We had another very chilly day with strong breezes.  This morning's low was nineteen degrees with the highs only reaching into the forties.  It's suppose to warm up into the fifties over the next few days--we certainly hope so.  We need to spend some time outside to finish clearing the porch and winterizing the shrubs.

Matt call first thing this morning to ask John to accompany him to a customer's house to look at what the home owner wanted done so he could give a bid.  This job, if Matt should get it, would be putting an addition on the house.  When they got back to our place, Matt stayed and visited for a while.

John bundled up and did some work in the garden cutting the grape vines back and then put our potato harvest into storage containers.  I kept busy in the office doing some sorting and cleaning.  We were out of milk and cereal so we decided to make a quick run to Bemidji to restock the few items we needed.  Our first stop was the mall where I managed to find a nice dressy jacket --best of all, I had a coupon for 40% off.  From there we went to our favorite pizza parlor for some supper and, after eating, headed to Wal Mart to pick up the few items we needed.  As we plan to leave in about three weeks, we are trying to keep our purchases at a minimum so we can use up most of our food before we hit the road south.

Our evening was pretty quiet--Matt and Rachel stopped over so she borrow John's 22 rifle so she can practice shooting.  Rae is taking her firearm safety course so she can rifle hunt this fall.