The heavy rains of last night became light showers by early this morning. It was so wet outside that we decided to skip our usual walk.

Right after breakfast we headed into town for John's PT appointment. His therapist was very pleased with his progress--his range of motion has continued to improve. She assigned additional exercises and said that he will probably be able to start strengthening exercises after he sees her again in two weeks. Before heading home we stopped at the local grocery store to pick some fresh fruit--John wanted some peaches for his cereal.

Matt needed a little help this afternoon, so John went to give him a hand for a couple of hours. While he was gone, I did some financial work and more picture sorting on the computer. Sam's football team had their first game at 5 p.m. this afternoon, so after John got home, we bundled up in winter coats, hats, and mittens--the sky was overcast with temps in the low 50's with wind that made it feel even colder. The Bears played good and won the game. The coach chose Sam to be an honorary captain, so he was part of the opening coin toss (Sam is #30).



Sam walking with his friend Ben, who is the quarter back of the team.

When the 7th grade game was finished, we stayed and watched the 8th graders play for a few minutes, and then headed on home. First thing we did when we got there was to put on the kettle and make a couple of cups of hot tea to help us thaw out. We spent the rest of the evening just relaxing and watching some TV.