More siding, more rain.

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We got to the job site about seven again this morning and started off on the front porch – the most difficult and challenging element of the whole house. It was pretty high up and I did not enjoy being on the ladders. It took us about two hours and I was glad to be done. We also did more on one side of the house, and started up the back wall as well. That area was a muddy mess, but we still made good progress. I had to run out for nails, safety glasses, and water, otherwise we worked without stopping. It started sprinkling a little after two so we packed up and returned to the cottage. Glad we did because it really started pouring. I showered, took trash to the dump, then headed home. The drive was uneventful. Liz and Luke were outside when I arrived. I played Legos with Luke until dinner. We had pie for dessert and he was thrilled. He did better than usual at bed time.

Herculean day of siding.

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It was a little drizzly when we got to the job site around seven this morning. After setting up I went to get us some siding. That lasted us until the remainder was delivered a little later. We started on the close end of the house and had it completed before noon. Then we moved to the front and got a lot before going to the far end. I was getting tired and didn’t want to do the big ladders. We will start on the remainder of the front tomorrow morning. We really got a lot more done than expected, and I think we can finish in two more days, even factoring in my trip home tomorrow. Our last task of the day was loading the last of the OSB onto the trailer. Once we did so one of the tires was really low, so I went to Ace for an inflator valve for the compressor since I couldn’t find mine. We took the OSB to the cottage and unloaded it, and are now relaxing. Tonight I will try to watch a couple more episodes of Magnum PI that I downloaded to my phone. I watched one last night and it was good.

Partial rain day.

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I slept poorly last night and kind of tried to sleep in this morning. My dad declared it a rain day so I didn’t feel bad about it. After finally rising I went to the bank, a couple of tire places, Dollar General, and Piggly Wiggly. I was going to the library to use the internet but forgot my computer. I started preparing a dish in the slow cooker for dinner, but my dad decided the rain day was over, and we went to work. We put trim and siding on the areas above the porches. That went well, but slowly, due to the height and mud. After that we put little siding pieces under the windows and organized the site a bit. I went to get the trailer and we loaded up some OSB and hauled it to the cottage. After showering we went to Piggly Wiggly for some food which we cooked back at the cottage. All in all it was a good day. I’m hoping it doesn’t rain tomorrow and we can get a lot done.

Still raining, still misbehaving.

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This morning was a bit of a mess. Liz was going to take Luke to the grocery store but he wasn’t behaving, so she left him at the house with me. He went nuts for a few minutes until I opened my office to organize it and let him play with my real tools. Then he had a lot of fun. After putting away groceries upon Liz’s return we went to Yanahli Park for a hike. She had read about a new trail online, but we couldn’t find it, so we just did the big loop. Luke enjoyed seeing lots of flowers and butterflies. It was humid out but not too hot. Back home Luke and I played with Legos while Liz prepared lunch. He ended up having a great nap after eating and I had a mediocre one. It was pouring rain this afternoon so we all just played inside more. We also ate incredible cinnamon rolls that Liz baked. Dinner and bath went well, but Luke really didn’t want to go to bed tonight. I had to go in with him until he was nearly asleep, which was about nine. Then I chatted with Liz for a while and didn’t get to leave the house until 9:30 to drive to Monteagle. Thankfully it didn’t rain on me, and due to my nap I wasn’t tired.

Active Saturday.

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Luke woke up when it was still dark this morning and didn’t want to go back to bed. Liz made muffins while I built a Lego tower with him. We went to the farmers market once they opened and after taking our bounty home, took Luke to yoga. I walked around downtown a little while waiting for him to finish. After yoga was over we went to the playground with his friend Ellie and her mother, who were at yoga also. They kind of played independently of each other, but did seem to have a good time. We went home for lunch and Luke and I both attempted naps, without success. He went with Liz to get coffee at the Dotted Lime, and I took trash to the dump. We all went to Co-op and then Home Depot before returning home for dinner. I must mention that Luke drove up and down the driveway every time we left or arrived at the house today, and loved it. He did well at clean up and bath, but was a terror at bedtime.