We had some rain overnight which left our gravel road rather muddy so we decided to skip the morning walk. We ate a late breakfast and then headed off to church. This was our first Sunday back at our home church and it was good to see everyone again. When we got to church, we found out there was to be fund raiser lunch after the service, so we decided to stay and eat at the church. They served a nice little meal of sloppy joe's, potato salad, veggies, and dessert. The church is raising money to purchase new hymnals.

Since today is my birthday, John took me out for supper. We drove to Bemidji and had a very nice dinner at Applebee's. I had my favorite--medium rare steak and baked potato. It was such a nice evening out when we returned home that we decided to start cleaning up the backyard. We raked the leaves into different piles so John can bag them up with the riding lawn mower. He hopes to get that job done tomorrow.


We spent the rest of the evening watching The Amazing Race and the new Hallmark special. A big thank you to the Fort Clark friends that called and wished me Happy Birthday!!