After three days of rising with the sun it sure felt good to sleep in this morning. We spent some time unpacking and settling into our new surroundings.


John's longtime friend, JB, had called last night inviting us out for lunch today, so we made arrangements to pick him up a little after noon. We fixed lunch for Pop and then headed out. JB took us to a little eatery in the mall known for its pizza. He was right, their pizza was some of the best we have ever had. You can't go to a mall and not spend some time in the stores. John scoped out all the clearance racks and found a couple of good buys--I also found one or two good sales. JB managed to resist buying anything, but he sure encouraged us to stimulate the economy.


After dropping JB back at his apartment, we stopped at the grocery store to pick up some milk and one or two other needed items and then headed home. We just got in the door when it started to pour. It had been raining off and on all day, but nothing heavy until this afternoon. The rains are very welcomed here as they have been in a long dry spell. Bill, our brother-in-law, had redone their entire lawn with new sod last fall, and now it is brown and crispy--no life left in it at all.


We all spent a quiet evening visiting and catching up on emails and blogs.