Slow going Monday.
This morning I went to Kroger as Liz had a huge grocery list and no time to shop. Then I packed up my car and headed to the Mountain. I stopped at Lowe’s in Tullahoma to pick up some tile and reschedule my appliance delivery. The drive was easy and uneventful. I wasn’t planning on getting much done since the forecast called for 100% chance of thunderstorms. It wasn’t raining when I arrived so I went to the storage unit to unload from my car and do a little organizing. While doing that I got a call from the Daniel the excavator saying that he was on his way to do some grading behind the house. So I went and set up everything for him. Kent was already there caulking, so he helped as well. Daniel got the back all ready for the deck and then left, saying he would be back later in the week to prepare the driveway and get rid of the dirt piles. I was hoping he would finish today, but of well. I went back to the cottage to get my tape measures and spray paint, then Kent and I laid out and dug the deck footings. Ten of them, in hard clay. We went well into the dark, but it felt good to get done and beat the rain. Speaking of rain, it started not long after I returned to the cottage. Power was out for over an hour. The job site will be a muddy mess tomorrow.
Projects, playground, projects.
It was another great day. We hung Hatch Show prints in Liz’s office, set up her keyboard, and hung coat racks in the mud room. Things are really starting to come together. This afternoon we took advantage of the lovely weather and went to the playground in Spring Hill. Luke had a great time and was able to interact with a couple of other kids. Back at the house we played some more and read two new books that he got from Liz’s parents yesterday. I wanted to cook today but was missing some of the ingredients I needed. So we had leftovers. I’ll stay here tonight then head up the Mountain in the morning. It is supposed to storm all day tomorrow.
Pretty productive Saturday.
Luke slept until nearly six this morning, which was quite nice. Then we hit the ground running! I put the legs on Liz’s reworked shelves and hung a toilet paper holder in Luke’s bathroom. I went to Home Depot and bought a new wireless router system, along with some other things. The router is now installed, but when the Spectrum guy came out to set up our internet he said that he wasn’t equipped to run the cable to our house. So we’ll have to wait on that. Luke had a good day with a nice nap and lots of playing. This afternoon we went next door to see our neighbors and take them some Michigan apples. Tonight I hope to watch some episodes of Hawaii Five-0.
Rain, Goat Market, errands, some assembly required.
It was a wet and nasty morning. I went by the job site briefly, then stopped by the Mountain Goat Market for breakfast and to use the internet. After that I stopped by the cottage, packed, and hit the road. My first stop was Home Depot in Winchester, then Harbor Freight in Tullahoma, then Spectrum in Columbia. I also went to Kroger and CVS in Columbia. It was great to see Luke, and we read books for a while. Liz finished work and took the cat to the vet while I fed Luke dinner. While she bathed him I assembled some chairs she had bought from Wal-Mart and IKEA. Lots more projects on tap for the weekend.
Windy, lazy, and tasty.
It sure was nice to see Luke first thing this morning. Less nice was driving back up to the Mountain. But I needed to. I organized my tools on the trailer and at the storage unit a bit. Kent came and did a bit of caulking. A buddy of his came out to look at the dirt work we need done and said he can come early next week. That will make the driveway usable and get us able to build the deck. After that I went next door to see Debbie. She and Charles invited me to dinner at the campus dining hall. It was delicious and it was a nice evening of conversation. Aaron her ex-husband and Autumn her daughter were also there. This evening I just talked with my dad on the phone, then Liz.
Siding finished!
There were about three inches of snow on the ground this morning and it was pretty chilly. Despite this I headed to the job site. I spent a lot of time cleaning up, and hauled off trash as well as a big stack of 2x4s. Jacob and Kent came this afternoon and we got the last of the siding up. That felt great! Kent also got a lot of caulking done. After packing and taking a couple of pictures of the full moon up I drove home. Unfortunately Luke was asleep by the time I arrived, but I will get to see him in the morning.
Georgia on my mind.
I hopped in the car at 4:30 this morning and headed South. The objective was to pick up a military trailer that I had purchased online. It was dark and rainy, so the going was slow. Around 6:30 I stopped and slept for an hour and a half or so. I made pretty good time down to Albany and the pick up was easy. The drive back was slow but uneventful. I stopped at the Lowe’s in Kimball for some drain pipe, then came up the Mountain via Jasper. By Tracy City there was a lot of snow on the ground, but the roads were fine.
Errands and siding.
This morning I drove down to Tullahoma and Winchester. I stopped for trailer lights at Harbor Freight, lug nuts at O’Reilly, and caulk at Home Depot. I got everything set up at the house, but Jacob didn’t come. Kent came though, and we finished the siding on the back of the house. Below are a couple of pictures of our progress, as well as pictures of one of my military trailers that I’ve adapted to haul tools and the generator. It has been a big help.
More projects, more fun.
Another early morning, compliments of Little Man. I hung an ironing board rack that Liz bought yesterday and we spray painted the legs for a shelf she is making. We also hung three Hatch Show prints in her office. Luke was in a pretty good mood. Now we are trying to find an alternative to our crappy AT&T internet. It looks like Spectrum is the only option. We also want to sign up for YouTube TV. The weather was nice all weekend, and should be decent this coming week. I’m headed back to the Mountain after Luke goes to bed.
Scrape, errands, projects, grandparents.
Our day started early this morning when Luke woke up and started raising a ruckus. His morning got worse when he fell and scraped his cheek. No real morning nap because he fell asleep while nursing. I went to the dump and Kroger while he and Liz ate lunch. Then we worked on a few little things around the house. My parents came down just after Luke went down for his afternoon nap. They brought some of my stuff they had been storing and in return took some stuff of theirs from here. Liz went to Lowe’s for some stuff and we just chilled until Luke woke up. I also forgot to add that I cooked two meals in the slow cooker – a lentil dish and chili. Both were pretty good in my opinion.