I left the house after seeing Luke this morning and drove up to the Mountain via the interstate and Fayetteville. It was a long and pretty miserable day of putting down screws. Fortunately Kent and Jacob joined me and we knocked it out before dark. This evening I’ve just been reading my new book, How Not to Diet. So far it is very informative.
This morning a woman from the state came to evaluate Luke for communication skills. That lasted about an hour and a half. After that I played with Luke for a while until my mother came. This was due to his normal childcare being unavailable today. I left the house at about one and drove up to Monteagle. I worked on my tool trailer for a bit – I reworked the wood deck to get more clearance above the wheels. After dinner I ended up driving home to take care of something, so I’ll stay here tonight and return to the Mountain in the morning.
Liz’s parents left just after breakfast this morning, and the house sure felt quiet thereafter. The rain finally stopped, but it was considerably cooler outside, so we didn’t go anywhere. Just lots of reading and playing, and an afternoon video call with my parents. He did have two naps and still managed to go to bed on schedule this evening. He really enjoyed some coloring and pulling toys around in his new red wagon.
The day started with me and my father-in-law going into town in search of breakfast burritos. We struck out and instead settled for delicious pastries from the Windmill Bakery. Matt and Krystal were at the house when we returned and it was good to see them for a little bit before they departed for New Orleans. We just chilled for most of the day, especially Luke who had a three hour afternoon nap. As it was getting dark we headed downtown for “First Friday”, a monthly event that we have been wanting to go to for quite a while. The square was pretty quiet, perhaps due to the anticipation of crummy weather, or maybe because everybody was maxed out from the holidays. We had dinner at a little cafe in one corner of the square, then got pie in another corner. Luke did great and really seemed to enjoy being out after dark, again.
