We had thunderstorms over night and since they continued through most of the morning, we skipped our walk and got some extra sleep.

After eating breakfast and doing his PT exercises, John headed into town to meet up with Ralph Ramsey. They took Ralph's dog, Mandy, to the Animal Clinic in Bemidji to get her coat trimmed up. They had to leave her there for several hours, so they headed off to McDonald's for a cup of coffee and conversation. Ralph decided he needed some more clothes, so they stopped at Gander Mountain were he purchased a couple of new shirts. John then took him on a little tour of Bemidji and to see the Babe and Paul Bunyan statues down by the lake. By then it was lunch time, so they stopped at a little restaurant where they enjoyed a nice meal and coconut cream pie for dessert. Mandy was ready to be picked up, so they got her and headed back home.

While John was off on his adventure with Ralph, I changed the bed linens, cleaned the upstairs, and made a big dent in the laundry--all the jobs I had wanted to get done yesterday. Even though it rained this morning, by the time John got home the skies were starting to clear a little so he decided to try and get more of the grass cut. The yard is finally starting to look good again. I made a quick trip into town to return some books to the library and picked up a new mystery.

After supper, we headed up to church for the Wednesday night Bible Study. We then spent a quiet evening--John watching the Twins while I started my new book.