We started the day with Legos and pancakes. Then we played some more, video chatted with my mother and Lauren, ate lasagna, read, video chatted with Liz’s parents, then my parents again, had dinner, and did the bed time routine. Unfortunately the rain kept us inside.
Making the most of the week’s last work day.
I got to the job site around seven this morning and worked on the back porch ceiling for three hours or so. I made great progress and am hopefully just a day away from finishing it and the front porch. After packing up my tools I went to the dump, gas station, and lumberyard. Next I went to the cottage to clean it and pack up. After another stop at the Lumberyard and a visit to Dollar Tree for some munchies, I started to prepare for painting. Covering up all the windows took a little longer than expected, but eventually I finished. Setting up the lights and heater went quickly. Finally I was ready to paint. I didn’t bother with the closets, but everything else took a little under two hours. After painting I sealed up the house and let the heater run. In the meantime I brought over the rest of the pine porch ceiling lumber from next door and set it on the back deck. After packing up I went to the cottage and chatted with Lauren for a bit. I also played with Wild Dog. My parents returned from campus and I talked with them for a bit before returning to the cottage to shut off the generator and heater. I drove home via the Chick-fil-a in Tullahoma. My shower felt great and I hope to go to bed soon.
Not the day I had planned on.
This morning I was preparing to go to work when Liz texted saying that Luke was sick, and asking me to call her. I did, and it was determined that I would come home and watch him while she worked. The drive was uneventful, with a stop at Marcy Jo’s bakery in Chapel Hill. It was unimpressive. At home Luke and I played until lunch, then he took a short car nap afterwards. This afternoon we had a video chat with my parents and played some more. When Liz got off work I drove up to the Mountain. I’ll just read and clean some at the cottage this evening. Hopefully tomorrow will be a very productive day before I head home for Thanksgiving.
A cold, but productive start to the week.
Last night I arrived at the cottage a few minutes past ten, watched the latest episode of Magnum PI on my phone, then went to bed. This morning I was at the jobsite at 7:30. I started by insulating the flat ceilings that will be covered with cedar. Next I moved the porch ceiling wood over from next door, a task that did not go at all as planned. The tractor got stuck with the full load, so I had to offload and sort through a bunch of boards before hauling them over in segments. That was frustrating but didn’t take too terribly long. Finally I started on the porch ceilings. That was a real challenge to work on alone, but I made pretty good progress. I worked until nearly dark, then returned to the cottage. At some point I will drive over to campus and have dinner there. I am looking forward to that, although I’m not excited about going back into the cold.
The adventures continue.
This morning Liz made pancakes while Luke and I played. After breakfast Luke and I worked to replace defective smoke alarms. That didn’t go too well, as I am going to have to do more work on the wiring than expected. Next we hung lights on the front porch for Liz. Since the weather was nice we went for a hike at Yanahli Park. Luke brought his “claw” and found all sorts of cool things. Back at home we ate lunch and played for most of the afternoon. Unfortunately it started raining so we didn’t go outside. Luke ate a lot at dinner and went to bed without too much fuss. I know he was tired since he didn’t have a nap. I’ll chat with Liz for a bit before driving up to Monteagle.
