Son, fun, and sun.

Posted on by David Maxwell

The morning began when Luke woke up at 5:30. He was ready to roll. Liz made breakfast cookies and we played a lot. I had to go pick up some wood in Chapel Hill, and after that we went on a walk at the nature park. Luke loved pulling some big branches as we walked. Lunch was a pumpkin chili that I prepared in the slow cooker. It was quite tasty. Luke and I both napped after lunch. Then it was time for another walk at the park. Despite the sunshine it was still a little cool. Tomorrow will be warmer. Dinner was good and Luke enjoyed his bath, as usual. He was pretty rowdy afterwards though. I promised him that tomorrow will be another good day.

Lots of time in the car, almost none working.

Posted on by David Maxwell

This morning I started by getting some trash at the house then going to the dump. Then on to pay the power bill in Tracy City and the materials bill in Monteagle. After getting a trailer at the cottage I drove down to Southeastern Salvage in Chattanooga and picked up two countertops. The drive wasn’t fun, but I made it. Unloading the countertops was a challenge as well. I packed up at the cottage and then went next door to chat with Debbie for a few minutes. After that I drove to Cedar Direct in Chapel Hill, where I ordered some wood for the soffit, which I will pick up tomorrow. Finally I returned home. Before going inside I unloaded the scrap wood from the trailer to the dump pile. Then I was finally able to see Liz and Luke. We played with his new wooden blocks before dinner, ate dinner, then had bath time. He was in a great mood.

Lovely weather, low motivation.

Posted on by David Maxwell

Luke got up pretty early this morning, therefore Liz and I did as well. After reading books, eating breakfast, and playing with blocks I hit the road. My first stop was the dump, where I dropped off our trash, then I drove to Home Depot in Manchester. That took a little longer than expected, but I did get everything I needed. I arrived at the cottage and just wasted a bit of time before going to the house just after noon. Since the day was so glorious I started out by installing trim on the porch. Then I built cover panels for the crawlspace openings. Next I built and installed the beam supports and trimmed around the beams. After that I went and got some stuff from the storage unit and some food from the Goat Market. I chatted with Eric for a while before returning to the house. I organized things a bit more and loaded all of the scrap wood into the trailer and fastened the tarp. This evening I have just been relaxing around the cottage.

Busy day lacking in productivity.

Posted on by David Maxwell

My dad and I got an earlier start this morning and headed to the house. He worked on cabinets while I started cleaning things up and organizing. Eventually we both cleaned, until the place looked halfway decent. Then we went and organized the storage unit. Early next week I will move all of the plumbing and electrical fixtures to the house. After my dad headed home I ran some errands, made a few phone calls, showered, ate lunch, then hit the road. I drove to Columbia via Fayetteville and Lewisburg. My first stop was The Next Door, where I ordered new patio doors. Then I went to Kroger before going home. It was great to see Luke and we played with blocks a lot. We had dinner together, then after bath Luke went to bed. He was in a great mood all afternoon and evening.

More of the same.

Posted on by David Maxwell

My dad and I got going this morning and started by hauling trash to the dump. I worked on the bathroom floors and he built panels to cover the access holes in the bedroom ceilings. Then we installed some more cabinets, and a whole lot of cedar trim. Obviously I’m biased but I think it looks pretty good. After finishing for the day we drove down to Huntsville to get counter tops at Southeastern Salvage. Unfortunately they didn’t have the ones we needed. It was a pretty drive though.