Today was another cloudy, cold damp day--we haven't seen any sunshine for a while, so we hope to see some tomorrow when we head south.

We spent the day running some errands. This morning after the boys were off to school, we headed to Hobby Lobby for some scrap booking supplies that are needed to work on a photo album while in Texas. I found exactly what I was looking for and, best of all, it was 50% off. From there we headed back to the school to pick up Noah and then on to home for some lunch. We had time for a couple of games of UNO before we had to leave again.

John wanted to pick up some dry ice to repack our frozen foods for the rest of our trip. Amy did an internet search and found an ice supplier not far from their home. After lunch, we all got back in the van to finish up our errands. First stop was the chiropractor for a back adjustment for Amy's--she felt much better after her treatment. Then it was on to the library to return books and to let Noah pick out some new ones. Sioux Falls has a beautiful public library--coming from a small town, it was amazing to see such a large library with so many books to choose from. Amy did a good job of navigating and we found the ice company without getting lost. John ran inside and picked up a 15 lb. block of dry ice and stored it in a cooler we brought along. We had a little time to kill before picking up Caleb and Isaiah from school, so we stopped at a Goodwill Store to look for kids' winter jackets--none were found.

When we got back to the house, John chopped up the dry ice, repacked all the frozen foods, and then put the cooler back in the Honda. He then took a little trip to the local gas station to fill up the car so we won't have to stop tomorrow morning and can just get right on the interstate.

Our evening was spent helping with homework and watching a little TV.