I wasn’t very motivated this morning, and didn’t get to the house until about 9:30. I moved a bunch of materials around and spent the day trimming out the windows. I feel like they look pretty good. I left about 6:30 and planned on going down to Lowe’s in Kimball, but one of my headlights was out and it was very foggy, so I decided not to. Instead I went to the library parking lot and surfed the internet.
Lauren and my parents came down around 11:30 to celebrate her birthday. We picked up pizza at Red 7 and brought it back to the house. Luke seemed to really enjoy the festivities and I think everybody else had a nice time as well. We just sort of relaxed this afternoon. I made white bean chili in the slow cooker. In a little bit I will drive up to the Mountain.
Luke didn’t wake up too early this morning, and was in a great mood when I went in to get him. Liz’s parents left after breakfast and we went to pick up bread at the farmer’s market. After that we went by Kroger. Then it was lunch time. Then nap time. For Luke, not for me, unfortunately. I went to the dump and Big Box to pick up the last of my flooring. When Luke woke up we went to the park in Spring Hill. Then the Kroger in Spring Hill, because it has stuff that the Columbia one doesn’t. We had dinner together, then I vacuumed while Liz bathed Luke. He went to bed with minimal fussing.
It was super cold this morning, and I wasn’t too motivated to work, but I managed to get going at about 8:30. The first task was moving lot of stuff around and out of the way. Once that was complete I started putting down underlayment, a task I pretty much despise. Then After attaching spacers to the walls I was finally able to begin installation. The new table saw was a huge help and I made good progress. In the afternoon I went by the bank and the Goat Market, then returned and worked until I used up all the flooring. This was about seven o’clock. Then I went back to the cottage and showered, hooked up my flatbed trailer, and headed home. The drive was uneventful but I arrived pretty late.
There were some pretty big snowflakes falling in Columbia this morning. I had been planning on renting an enclosed trailer to haul flooring and doors, but the weather deterred me. Instead I went to Big Box and picked up half of my laminate and loaded it in the car. That didn’t give as bad of a ride as expected. I went through Lewisburg and Fayetteville and the snow turned to rain. I didn’t see snow again until Sewanee. I unloaded the flooring at the house then drove down to Manchester to buy underlayment. It cost a little more than planned but is good quality. I went into Home Depot and looked around but didn’t buy anything. Back on the Mountain I drove around a little bit looking at lots for sale, then picked up a few groceries at Piggly Wiggly. I spent the rest of the late afternoon and evening planning out the rest of the house construction – tasks, materials, and such. I will finish that shortly, then have some fun making new house plans. The snow has stopped, but it is mighty cold out. Tomorrow probably won’t be very fun.