A cool and fun Saturday.

Posted on by David Maxwell

Last night’s thunderstorms brought an end to the heat. This morning my parents came down and met us at the farmers market, after which we went to Cars and Coffee in downtown Columbia. Luke really enjoyed seeing them. We all came back to our house and played and read a bit. Luke gave my parents some pears and squash when they left. I lay down for a bit during the middle of the day and Luke had a little quiet time. After that we went to a pumpkin patch in Chapel Hill. We actually didn’t get a pumpkin, but Luke did do a bunch of fun activities and pet some cool animals. We had to leave a little earlier than ideal since it was getting close to dinner time. Luke was extremely tired so he went to bed almost immediately after bath. I went to Kroger for a bunch of stuff and will hopefully go to bed soon.

Finally ending an unproductive week.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I got to the job site at eight this morning. The plumbers were there but not really working. I worked until about 1:15 with a couple of trips to the lumberyard and Ace Hardware. Back at the cottage I showered then hit the road. I drove to the mechanic’s in Columbia and paid for the work done to the landscaping truck. I will try to drive it home tomorrow. Back at the house I played with Luke until dinner. Liz is putting him to bed now.

Even more marginally more productive.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I didn’t get up as early as Luke and Liz this morning, but did rise earlier than I have been. After breakfast I helped get Luke ready for school. He was more excited than usual (not a high bar) because he was taking little squashes to all of his classmates. I drove up to the Mountain via Lynchburg, changed clothes at the cottage, then headed to the job site. The plumbers were there when I arrived. I worked off and on until a little after five. I stopped next door and chatted with Debbie for a while before showering and eating dinner at the cottage. Now I am just relaxing.

Marginally more productive.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I got to the job site about 7:40 this morning and worked for a couple of hours before returning to the cottage for some oatmeal. Back at the house I worked until a little after one, returned to the cottage for lunch and a shower, then drove to Columbia. I went by the mechanic’s to check on the landscape truck first. He wasn’t there but his assistant said it was repaired. I’ll return on Friday to pay and pick it up. He said it was a pretty quick fix. Feeling good about that I drove home. Luke was happy to see me and we built a Lego tower before dinner. He had a lot to say while we were eating, and stretched out the meal quite a bit. He just finished his bath and now Liz is reading to him. I will probably finish putting him to bed.

Mixed day.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I got going a little earlier this morning and arrived at the job site around 8:30. I worked for an hour or so and then got hungry, so I returned to the cottage for some oatmeal. I also watched an episode of Jack Ryan that I had downloaded to my phone. Then I went on a hike at Sherwood Forest. Yes, that’s its actual name. Back at the cottage I had lunch and relaxed a bit before returning to the job site for a couple more hours of work. After showering I went to Piggly Wiggly, ate dinner, then watched another episode of Jack Ryan. I am about to start a third.