Shopping!

By the time we were ready to work, the office was nice and toasty. The unvented gas heater was turned off and just the small electric kept the room plenty warm. Once the studies were processed Eva Jean worked on making copies. This new machine spits out double sided copies faster than any other copier we have ever worked.

We quit for lunch and took off for Denny's without the guys, we wanted them to drive separate as Eva Jean had a store she thought we should visit after lunch. The store was in Washington, IL and named Cato's. There are rows and rows of jean skirts, dresses, dress skirts and blouses. I bought 3 blouses, a skirt and a watch but tomorrow will go back and return one of the blouses. We are going to a wedding over the weekend and I found suitable clothes. Once back at the shop Mark helped load boxes of Bibles into the car filling the back completely to take to the Skyline home. The first of the month bills were paid a couple of days early then finally made it back by 4:00pm. The dogs were VERY ready to go outside and the apartment was a cold 62 degrees. The wood burner was fired up and by the time Mark got home from work it was up to 74 degrees.
We left for Skylines at 6:30pm for choir practice. Ida Schwenk joined us again, I think she is 98 or 99 years old.

We had a good practice, Mindy and Myrna brought lunch and it was delicious.

The disadvantage of practicing at Skyline is the drive, it took us 50 minutes to get home driving through the South end of Peoria. If we take the interstate we can make it in 40 minutes but the drive is 6 extra miles. Next time we will spend the gas and save the time!