For some time John has been wanting to build a permanent storage area for our firewood--something with a roof to keep snow and rain off, but open on the sides to stack and remove wood. Matt worked up a plan and figured how much wood and steel sheets we would need. We decided to head to Menards first thing this morning and get all the needed materials. John wants to get the posts for the covering in the ground so then he can continue to stack firewood and not have to be concerned about trying work around the wood pile.

When you get wood from Menards, you order and pay for it in the store and then drive around to the warehouse where they have people to help load it. They were a little busy this morning, so John loaded most of what he needed. The only thing left to get was the steel sheeting for the roof. While helping the guy pull out the sheets, John's back went out--he has been laying on the ice pack since we got home. We did manage to stop at Burger King for some lunch before heading home.

This evening Julie had a dance recital at the Bagley High School, so I went in by myself since there was no way John could sit for any length of time. Julie has been doing dance for a couple of years and is really improving--she did a great job tonight.

Our dance star

When I got back home, John was still resting his back while watching NCAA Women's softball. I watched a little of while while working on the laptop before calling it a night.