The temperature was 36 degrees when we left the house for our morning walk, but the sun was shining and there was no wind. As they day went on, the temps warmed up very nicely and we had a beautiful afternoon.

John and I spent the morning baking more cookies--this time we made some applesauce/raisin drop cookies. Actually, John did most of the mixing and baking while I worked on laundry and finances.

After lunch we decided to head down to the Par 3 so I could play some golf. John was going along just to watch and maybe do a little putting. While I was getting ready, he happened to walk around the side of the house and saw a puddle on the ground where our water line comes into the house and outside faucet. He turned off the water at the street and then dug a hole down through the mud to the water line--there he found a crack at the joint where the pipe comes up for the faucet. It just so happens that our neighbor across the street is a retired plumber. He was outside working on his truck and came over to see what was going on. He diagnosed the problem right away and knew exactly what was needed to repair it. Steve and John ran into town to pick up some parts and had everything fixed and the water back on in a couple of hours.

John and Steve working on the leak. Fortunately
the water line is only down about 12 inches.

By the time the leak was repaired and the ditch filled back in, it was too late in the afternoon for golf. Hopefully the weather will be nice enough tomorrow to try playing again. A bit of good news--the MRI has been approved and now just waiting for a call to let us know when it is scheduled.