We had more much needed rain overnight and it continued through mid-morning until the clouds broke up and the sunshine came through. It turned out to be a beautiful day and we all appreciated seeing the sun again. The trees have been dropping their leaves and are starting to look a little bare now. We'll probably have to rake the yard one more time.

The Mesquite trees are dropping their leaves.
It's like seeing fall for the second time this year.

John was finally able to sleep the entire night without pain waking him up. We're not sure if the pinched nerve is healing or if it's the medicine he's taking that's giving him relief--we're just glad things seem to be settling down and he's able to get around. We're still waiting to hear from the Urgent Care doctor about the MRI.

Since he felt so good this morning, John headed off to wood carvers while I did some cleaning up around the house. Sandwicks invited some folks over for Christmas dinner, so after lunch we decided to stop over their place and see what they wanted us to bring. Our plan was to stay for only a few minutes and then head into town and the post office. We ended up visiting the entire afternoon and got home just in time for supper. We spent a quiet evening watching the Monday night football game.