Tennescenic

Luke slept through the night for the first time since we converted his crib to a day bed. This morning we went to the park in Spring Hill and walked on the path before going to the playground. There were a lot of kids but we managed to avoid them and Luke went down the slide a few times. We left before it got too hot. Back at the house we snacked, played while Liz went to Target, had lunch, and then he had a decent nap. After nap we went for a walk at the nature park. Dinner went well, as did bath, but bed time was a bit rough. Eventually he went to sleep though. It’s nice that tomorrow is a holiday.

This morning Luke and I drove up to Brentwood and met my mother at a playground next to the library. He enjoyed watching other kids, climbing on the dinosaurs, swinging, going down the slides, and eating his snack. It was a little warm out but not miserable. Cooler weather is right around the corner. We drove home for lunch and once he went down for his nap I drove up to Monteagle. I went by the cottage, house, bank, and supply house. I called the plumber but had to leave a voicemail. After doing all of that I went to the Goat Market. I chatted with Eric for a while and then went with him to deliver food over to campus. It was nice to do something different. After that I drove over to Tracy City where they were having a classic car cruise in, and walked around there for a little while. The sky started to look interesting, so I headed to the Templeton Library for sunset. That was lovely and calming. I’ve just been relaxing at the cottage since, and will try to go to bed soon.

Luke and I pretty much did our regular thing all day. About an hour before she was due to arrive this afternoon, our nanny prospect bailed. Said she was feeling sick. Since we already had reliability concerns with her, she is now out of the running. So we texted the girl from yesterday saying that the job was hers and asking a good time to call to discuss. She said she would talk to her husband this evening and let us know. In the meantime we went to the nature park for a nice walk. After dinner she texted to say that her husband was late getting in and she would be in touch tomorrow. My guess is that she is waiting for another job offer. Luke was a little challenging at bedtime this evening.

Luke woke up a couple of times during the night. I went in the first time and Liz the second. I guess she forgot to shut his door all the way, because around the time it was getting light outside he started zooming around the house on his little bus. That was quite a shock to both of us. After breakfast Luke and I drove up to Franklin for his speech therapy. That seemed to go pretty well. We returned home, ate snack, then drove to the playground in Spring Hill to meet my parents. Today is my mother’s birthday, so it was great for Luke to see her. Unfortunately it was a little hot and steamy out. I also had to talk on the phone for about half the time, which was a bit of a downer. Luke had a great time though.

We returned home for lunch and then an attempted nap. He stayed in his room for close to an hour but never slept. We just played until Liz got off work. It was raining hard so no trip outside. I was working on getting a contract on the house, but it ended up falling through. Rather disappointing. Oh well, lots more fish in the sea. Liz put Luke to bed but he was kind of creaming, so I went in to calm him down and he fell asleep not long after that.

Last nights storms didn’t do too much. The main casualty was a dead branch falling from one of the maple trees out front. It wasn’t even that big. I went to Kroger after breakfast to get several things that we needed. Lots of people there weren’t wearing masks despite signs out front saying they were mandatory. We all went to the farmer’s market after I returned and bought some bread and a small watermelon. Ourn next stop was a park on Iron Bridge Road that we hadn’t been to before. It was quite nice and we had it to ourselves. Luke enjoyed it a lot and I’m sure we will be returning. Finally we went to the nature park and walked the small loop. It was nice to get a little exercise.

Back at the house I gathered up a few things and hit the road. My first stop was a store in Estill Springs that sells wood burning stoves. Well, they don’t actually stock any and the salesman didn’t really know anything about them besides the fact that he can order some. So I’ll probably need to go down to Chattanooga for good service. Next I stopped at Home Depot in Winchester to pick up a squeegee head before driving up the Mountain. I first stopped at Debbie’s and chatted for a bit before going by the house. Upon seeing that the plumber hadn’t done any work I became enraged. I went by the Goat Market to get pizza for me and Debbie and talked for a bit with Eric while waiting. He said the way the plumber was treating me was ridiculous. I agreed, and will find a replacement. Debbie and I enjoyed the pizza, and chatted for a while about different things. I helped her label a bunch of candles and that kind of calmed me down. It was after sunset when I left and so I didn’t go photograph anything. I did go to the library to use the internet in the parking lot, but my laptop battery died after about five minutes. I picked up some stuff at Piggly Wiggly, then just came back to the cottage and wasted time on my phone. I talked with Liz for a while too.