This morning we slept in a little later, but unlike last Sunday, we were up early enough to make church on time without having to rush around getting ready.

After lunch, we checked out our tile pattern one more time and found that we had room to add a few additional decorative tiles. So, it was back to HD to pick them up. Before leaving for Bemidji, we checked out our pickle making supplies and found we were short on a few spices and lids. We added these items to our list of things to get and took off out of town.

It didn't take us long to get everything on our list, so before we headed home, John decided to stop at BK for a couple of strawberry milkshakes. We then made one final stop to gas up the Honda and pick up some fresh corn from a roadside stand. Supper tonight was a garden salad (with everything fresh from our garden) and the corn. It was all delicious. While we were en-route home
Matt called and said he had to go bid on a job and fix something for one of his customers tomorrow, so the tiling got pushed back until Tuesday.

John's sister called this evening to let us know how they fared through Irene. They received about seven inches of rain and had high winds, but the power stayed on in their part of town. The creek behind their house flooded the entire lower level of their yard, and they were up all night bailing water out of the basement. Also, all their cut up firewood floated away. But all in all, they were very fortunate--none of their big trees were lost and their neighborhood came through just fine.