Home Again and Back Into the Old Routine

After three long days on the road from Sacramento, we pulled into our driveway early Tuesday evening.  I must say it felt good to be  back in the cooler temps of northern Minnesota after the extreme heat of California.

We weren't home very long before Matt called and asked John if he could provide an extra pair of hands on his current job.  He would only need him for a an hour or so.

Bright and early Wednesday morning John headed out to help Matt and I began the task of unpacking the suitcases and sorting through what needed to be washed and what could be put right away.  When John returned home, he spent the rest of his day mowing and trimming the lawn and weeding the flowerbeds.  We discovered a bit of a problem with the garden--the deer attacked the grape vines and stipped them down to the bare vines.  They also managed to snip off the strawberries and beans.  We have never had a problem with the deer bothering the garden in the past, but I think with us being gone for almost three weeks, it was pretty quiet around here and they discovered our garden.  

Today John went back and worked with Matt for a few hours this morning while I attacked the large pile of laundry.  Following a quick lunch, we headed into town to play a round of golf.  The weather was pretty nice, but we're not use to the humidty after spending the past couple of weeks where there is almost none.  When we returned home, we got cleaned up and then headed into Bemidji to restock the pantry.  Just about everything from our trip is put away and now we need to get back into our regular routine.