Tennescenic

After breakfast Luke and I went to the playground in Spring Hill. He had a lot of fun climbing all the way up the big slides then going down them. He interacted a little with some other kids too. Unfortunately he pitched a bit of a fit when it was time to leave. We had snack at the house and a little later my friend Alex and his wife Maggie came by. They ate lunch with us and chatted for a while. Luke refused to take a nap and fought going for a car ride, so it was a long afternoon. He calmed down a little for dinner and bath. He is about to be put to bed, so we’ll see how that goes.

This morning after breakfast we drove to the park on the other side of town for a special treat. The Mid South Steamers were giving rides on their small trains. We played on the playground while waiting for things to get started, then stood in line for a bit before boarding the train. It was about a fifteen minute ride and Luke seemed to really enjoy it. After we rode Liz had a phone call for work, so Luke and I ate a snack and watched the trains ride by. He reluctantly took a nap, sleeping on the floor next to the door of his bedroom. We played with Legos until Liz finished work, about 45 minutes later than usual. Liz apparently hurt her ankle at the park and it got progressively worse throughout the day. By dinner she couldn’t really walk. So I did all the bath and bedtime stuff and it went pretty well.

Luke and I drove up to High Hopes for his speech therapy this morning. They did kind of an evaluation, which is apparently done every six months. This one was focused on his receptive language and he did incredibly well. From there we drove up to the playground and met my parents. Luke had a lot of fun sliding and throwing things into the creek. We had lunch back and home and then he refused to nap. I should have taken him for a car ride so he would sleep, but didn’t. So we had a pretty unpleasant afternoon. Liz worked late so we didn’t go to the nature park. I also burnt the rice we were supposed to have for dinner. On the plus side, bath and bedtime went really well. I will be going to Kroger shortly.

Luke went to bed without a whimper last night, and my drive was delightfully uneventful. This morning I did an Insanity workout before heading to the house. Upon arriving I was very pleased to see that the water and electric lines had been installed and covered. Additionally all of the exterior lights were properly installed, and progress had been made inside. I did some cleaning around the house and prepared for my ten o’clock showing. It was the same guy that came last Sunday. He arrived, along with his parents and realtor. They spent about an hour and the realtor stayed for another 40 minutes or so. He said an offer will be coming soon.

After that I returned to the cottage for a very late breakfast then went next door to chat with Debbie for a while. I left there and went to the Mountain Goat Market for a late lunch/early dinner before my next showing. The folks came by the house as scheduled and we talked for about an hour. They seemed pretty interested but I’m not sure. They are also looking at the tiny houses. I was returning to the cottage when I noticed that the Mountain Goat Market wasn’t crowded at all, which was rather surprising given that it was Saturday night. So I stopped in and hung out until close. Then I came back to the cottage and relaxed. I wish I had a good book to read. The weather was really nice today, it felt like fall. Tomorrow I’ll do some work on the house and try to be home for dinner.

It was a busy day. We started by all going up to Franklin for Luke’s speech therapy. From there we went to Cool Springs so Liz could pick up something, then we returned to Columbia. We visited a park with a playground near downtown while killing a little time before Luke’s hair cutting appointment. Liz took him in to it at the designated time, but left upon seeing that nobody in the confined space was wearing a mask. After lunch he failed to nap, so once Liz finished her only meeting we went for a drive over to Chapel Hill and Henry Horton State Park. At least he slept on that drive. He enjoyed their big playground that was especially designed for 2-5 year olds. Dinner was uneventful as was bath time. He went down for bed without even a peep.