The winds were so strong this morning, that we decided to skip our walk. The sky was overcast with a misty rain that lasted until early afternoon. Since the weather was so poor and the stores were having good Labor Day sales, we decided to head to Bemidji and finish up our birthday shopping. On our way we stopped at Matt's place to visit Sam and to see how he was doing. It seems he had a fairly good night--Sara kept up with the pain meds, so that helped him get some rest. He has to keep his arm elevated and apply ice several times a day. Rachel and Hanna are doing a good job taking care of Sam and getting him things that he needs. It's great to see Sam smiling.


When we got to Bemidji we did a couple of errands and then went to the mall where we found everything on our birthday gift list. It sure feels good to have that job done. I also found a nice jacket for the fall that should also work well for wintering in Texas. We were both getting hungry, so our next stop was Burger King for lunch. Our last stop was Wal Mart to stock up on a few groceries and where John took care of an errand for Sara.

John and I did a few chores around the house this afternoon and then spent a pretty quiet evening watching the Twins game and an old John Wayne movie.