Luke slept in a little this morning. Unfortunately it rained intermittently all day so no real outside time. He went with Liz to the grocery store first thing, then we built towers and he made a “burn pile” in our room. I was not feeling well and did a lot of sleeping. He had a good nap too. Mr. Jerry came by this afternoon with some jam, and we gave him a bottle of cherry wine. Not much else happened. I’ll drive to Monteagle in the morning.
I woke up early despite staying up very late last night. After packing I went to Meijer and Bill’s Shop and Save. It was a little difficult to find cherry wine, but easy to get snacks. I did get a special root beer to help me stay awake. Back at the farm Liz and Luke were sort of packed, and I loaded the car as items became available. We hit the road about nine. The drive was uneventful; Luke was happy to see lots of construction equipment in the work zones and he sang a lot. We picked up lunch at Panera in Carmel and ate it at a nearby dog park. Storms hit us in Kentucky but we made it through okay. We arrived home around seven. Luke and Lily were both happy to return. I am glad to be back too.
This morning was a little slow. John and I took down some shutters and painted them. After lunch we reinstalled them. Later this afternoon we all loaded up in two cars and drove to Lake Michigan. It was a lot of fun and Luke really enjoyed himself. From there we returned to Fremont and picked up pizza to take to the farm for dinner. Ryan and his family came over for a bit and we all ate peach pie. We ended the night out at the fire pit, or “burn pile” as Luke calls it. I hope that tonight we can go to bed at a reasonable time as we have a long drive ahead tomorrow.
This morning we just played around the house a bit. I took a nice nap during lunch and beyond, then did some work on the computer through most of the afternoon. After that Liz, Luke, Becky and I took the Cushy towards the back of the farm and had a picnic snack and nature walk. Luke really enjoyed that. This evening Liz and I had dinner at the golf course just down the street. That was nice. Afterwards we drove around town looking at the houses. Luke was thankfully in bed when we returned.
This morning after breakfast Liz, Luke, and I went to the grocery store. We left and drove back to the farm, but as we were arriving I realized I had left my phone in the grocery cart. So we raced back and got it. We spent the rest of the morning playing in the yard until lunch time. Luke and I both napped, and then he played outside some more. This evening we had a bunch of guests over for a huge meal – both Evan and Ryan along with their families came. We ate outside and then had a fire in the fire pit before Uncle Matt shot off some fireworks. Luke had so much fun with his cousins, and after warming up was the life of the party. He had a lot to say and really engaged with everybody. The down side to all the excitement was that he didn’t go to bed until about 11:30. Hopefully he will sleep late tomorrow.