I also made it home safely, though I guess I'm lucky: I had two days in the car to transition between Ohio and Minnesota, a much shorter distance than Ohio-California. I got home about 6 pm (central) on Saturday, got up in time for church on Sunday. It was lovely. I watched Borat and Shrek, and started a couple of books and a new knitting project.

Blaine has a lot of new developments these days. Every time I come home there are all sorts of new buildings. The best of all of the changes though, is the addition of a new restaurant on Highway 65:

Space Aliens Grill & Bar.

Apparently there's six of them, three in MN and three in ND. I hear the music isn't as sci-fi-y as one might expect. There was a complaint that, like many other bar & grill joints, they had baseball on. But, of course, we know that baseball has quite a bit to do with aliens. Perhaps they've done more research than the populace expects? I shall (hopefully) venture within and find the truth. Or at least a tasty meal. (They're well-known for their ribs?)

grace and peace,
Bethany