Tom's figuring out/getting used to the boot/brace. As I've said, it feels a LOT different than the cast and, because it's bigger, he gets snagged on stuff. It's as bad as the adolescent Little Brown Bats who come home on wings that are 1/8-1/4-inch bigger than the wings they left on.

On days that I work, it's hard to fit in TWO times a day to take the boot off, rub oil into the skin that's been encased for several months, massage his leg and then get him all strapped back into it.

No A/C again at work today. Had a fan to push hot air around, but the few customers who came into the shop found the temperature uncomfortable. Ach! Retail! It was a gorgeous day...and a holiday...what were people doing at the mall, anyway?!?

Linn