We had another early morning as everyone needed to get on the road--Dave and Amy to Gillette and John and I to home.  

The van loaded and ready to be towed

We said our good-byes and pulled out around 7:30 a.m.  Our first stop was McDonald's for breakfast and then we hit the interstate arriving in Fargo just in time for lunch.  We made one final stop at DQ before driving the last 18 miles home.  

The first thing we noticed as we drove in the driveway was the grass needed to be mowed again.  I unloaded the car while John got a fire going in the outdoor furnace and then got busy with the lawn mowers.  Matt got the bathroom tiling done while we were away, so I spent a few minutes touching up the paint around the tiles and also painting over some spots I missed before. I took a walk down by the shop and saw that the wildflowers planted in front were in bloom.

Tomorrow we need to start restoring order to the upstairs--that means counting tiles to be returned to Home Depot, hauling trash to the dump, and getting the bathroom back in working order.