After preaching both morning and night on Sunday, we headed out to visit my mom and dad. Mom is 8 weeks into her recovery after hip replacement surgery. She is still using a walker for their walks at the mall, but is getting around the house mostly by just having a table or counter nearby. She will be 83 on April 5th, by the way! We played skipbo and dad joined us several times -- we had a lot of fun! The weather was incredible, about 20 degrees F higher than normal. It felt almost like summer. Evita and I went for coffee to a Starbucks that is in a specialty food store in the village. They don't have tables inside, only in a fairly protected patio area. We sat out for over an hour in the sun without our coats on! Remarkable! On the way home, we stopped over with Omie. Irene and her kids were away to Evert's cottage where they were doing some winter cottaging -- they hacked a hole in the lake with an axe for cleaning water!