John had to be in Bemidji by 9:45 a.m. for his annual eye exam.  He was pretty certain his eyes would be dilated so he asked me to go along to drive after he was finished.  The doctor found some scratches on the lenses of his glasses and told John they were still under warranty.  They are going to order news ones for him, but they won't be in until after we head south.  If we waited until April to order them, the warranty would be void by that time.  So they will order the new lenses and we will have them installed in his frames when we get back.  John had a good report, but has to have another eye test on Monday.  He couldn't have it today for insurance purposes.  I don't even begin to understand what that is all about, but he will return Monday get the eye test.

JD needed a new battery for his pickup truck, so after leaving the eye doctor we headed to LM Fleet where we found the battery he needed.  By then it was time for lunch, so we stopped at BK for a quick bite before leaving town.

We returned home via Matt's place so John could pick up his 22 rifle that Matt had borrowed.  We ended up visiting for a while with the guys talking about the opening of deer hunting season this Saturday morning.  John decided he wasn't hunting this year, but Matt and Sam are all set to go.

This afternoon I did a little light cleaning while John got JD's truck running again.  We are pretty well packed for the trip south--just have those few items you can't put in until the last minute.  With the temps in the 30's and snow in the forecast, we are ready to head to Texas.