Finally out of the house.
This morning I went to Kroger. It was my first time out of the house in a week. Our road was still a mess but Bear Creek and Nashville Highway were fine. The store was restocking but most of what we needed was there. A little later we all drove up to Nashville to celebrate Lauren’s birthday. We played in the back yard and ate pizza. We drove for a couple of hours to get home so that Luke could get in a good nap. At home we unboxed and played with a delayed Christmas present from my parents – building blocks. They were a bit slow in assembly, but Luke enjoyed them. This evening I rode my exercise bike and watched the first 30 minutes of The Expendables 2. That was pretty entertaining and it felt good to get some exercise.
Slow Saturday.
Nothing too out of the ordinary today. Liz and Luke played a lot while I worked on the computer. They went outside as there is still a bit of snow to play in. I watched some online auctions but all of the vehicles I was interested in went too high. Luke didn’t take a nap and was a bit of a challenge for much of the day.
Another snow day.
It was nice and sunny today, along with a little warmer. Luke had a Zoom meeting this morning and afterwards we chatted with my parents and played in the snow some more. He had a great nap and went outside with Liz after she got off work early. He was again a little late going to bed. He was mostly in a good mood today, with a few spots of mischief. He is still pretty congested but is a good sport about it. This evening I pretty much finalized materials lists and cost estimates for the next two houses.
Snow day!
Well, the snow finally came in earnest nd it is pretty cool. Luke had speech therapy remotely this morning, then we all went outside. I rigged up a sled out of a garbage can lid, and pulled him around on that. He had a blast. We came indoors once we were too wet to take it any more, then played until lunch. He actually took a nap without too much difficulty. We went back outside after Liz got off work. It was pretty special to see Luke having so much fun. He went to bed without too much trouble after being a bit of a pill at dinner.
Getting back to normal.
Liz was feeling better and went back to work today. Luke and I did a lot of playing. We also did a video call with my parents this morning, which he really enjoyed. He was a little bummed that we didn’t go outside due to the cold. We read some books too. After lunch we tried for an hour for him to nap, but no dice, so we came to the sofa and read some more. I sensed that he was really tired, kind of moved away from him but kept reading, and he was asleep just a couple of minutes later. He slept until nearly five, when Liz woke him up. He was pretty grumpy for the rest of the evening and didn’t go to sleep until after eight. I spent the evening working on house plans.
Still homebound.
Everybody slept poorly again last night. Luke not too sick, but Liz still feeling pretty rough, so she took the day off work. She napped in the apartment for most of the morning while Luke and I played with Legos. This afternoon we all tried to nap. Luke and Liz were successful, I was not. I did a bit of computer work before dinner, and resumed after we ate. Luke was a real handful today. Now they are saying it will be cold and snowy again tomorrow. Not sure when we will get back out.
Much ado about not much.
Luke struggled again last night and I was up until 5am working on house designs. Liz was a bit under the weather today too, so she pretty much took the day off work. There was a little snow on the ground this morning but not much (first picture). It snowed a little more this afternoon (second picture). Luke and I again both failed to take naps, though I stayed in bed for much of the afternoon just resting. He was a bit out of sorts and not in a very good mood. On the bright side he went to bed very early, as did Liz. Hopefully I will sleep well tonight.
Getting more ready for the snowpacolypse.
Luke had a really rough night, waking up a lot and being kind of sick. This morning I ran to Publix in Spring Hill for just a few more things. There was a little black ice in places and I slid a few times. We spent the morning just kind of relaxing. About 11:30 Luke fell asleep on the couch and slept for nearly four hours. I tried to nap but was unable to. We didn’t do much this afternoon either. Supposedly we are going to be home bound for several days. It is plenty cold now.
Getting ready for the snowpacolypse.
I didn’t go to bed until about 3:40 this morning because I was working on a new house plan. So I was in pretty rough shape upon getting up. After breakfast I went to Kroger for groceries since there is major snow on the way, supposedly. Later in the morning we had a video chat with my parents. Luke and I both failed at afternoon naps. Before dinner we swapped out some of our daylight light bulbs for soft white, and that was a really nice change. We will do the rest tomorrow. Dinner and bath time went well.
Cold, slick, and busy day.
After breakfast Luke had some sort of potty training session on a video call, so I took trash to the dump. The deck was covered in a layer of ice and was very treacherous. Upon returning home I showered and then took Luke back to the children’s museum. Today was a much better experience. Everybody was wearing masks and there were no bigger kids running around. Apparently there was no school yesterday. Luke was more active and I chatted with other parents while he played. We left without fussing, but he raised Cain on the drive home. He was in a mood through most of lunch, until he was surprised with some pumpkin pie. That improved his demeanor considerably, but did not help him nap. At two o’clock the attorney came by to close on our refinancing of the house. That went well and it feels great to be saving a lot of money. Later this afternoon we all went to Home Depot for light bulbs and air filters. Luke had a big time there. He ate a good dinner including more pie, and went to bed without issue.
