Cold Day with A Little Snow

John needed to get a fasting blood test this morning, so we were up bright and early and off to the clinic in Bemidji.  There was no wait at the lab, so we were back out the door in about 15 minutes.  Since we didn't have any breakfast, we headed off to Country Kitchen for something to eat.  

After a leisurely breakfast, we took care of some errands.  John had an old socket wrench he purchased from Sears many years ago and the last time he used it, it broke.  There is a lifetime warranty on Sears tools, so we stopped at the Sears store and they fixed it right away at no charge.  Our next stop was the AT&T store where we found out what we need to do to get internet service while in Texas.  We'll be setting that up the end of December right before we leave here.  From AT&T we stopped at Home Depot and Menards. We are contemplating replacing the carpeting in our downstairs hallway, and since it's such a heavy traffic area, are looking at tile.  We found some that we liked and, best of all, it's on sale till the middle of November.  That will give us plenty of time to take measurements and check on the cement and grout left over from our bathroom project.  The final stop was the grocery store to pick up some fresh fruit and produce.

This afternoon a representative from a security company stopped in to tell us about the different packages they offer.  We settled on one that will monitor our house's temps and also have an alarm system.  This will be installed next week.  John said his biggest problem will be remembering the alarm code.

This weekend is opening rifle season and there were hunters and campers with four wheelers everywhere.  With the light dusting of snow we had today, the hunters should be pretty happy.  Matt, Sam, and Hanna will probably be out in their deer stands bright and early tomorrow morning.