Senoufou, I've made several passes through the closet and dresser drawers in the past month taking out pants and shirts that were way too large now. I also weeded out work-style clothes that I don't need ("office casual"). I love that French accented remark from the Mister! I'm just about to size 12, it depends on manufacturer of some or if they're Women's or Misses. And right now I'm looking for pants that won't rub on the fresh scar on my knee, so it's mostly shorts.

Dorothy, a broken joist is a good thing to know about and respond to before the floor falls in! Good call on that one.

The social worker who oversees the physical therapy home program came by today to wrap up the home part of the PT; he's impressed with the scar because apparently some of the folks he has seen with the same surgery on the same date are still having drainage and such. And walking with walkers. I use the cane at night if I get up to go to the bathroom or kitchen, because my knee is particularly stiff then. (Or to shoo dogs out of my path.) I prepared for this with exercise way in advance for this very reason, to make the recovery easier. It's what the doctor recommended and it works. All of that progress aside, it is just as much a struggle for me to get past the pain as it is for the others. I use the ice pack several times a day and usually have to apply it at bedtime so I can fall asleep.

I've been looking over my eBay stash of stuff to list, in case Don is keeping track. I'll set something out this evening to work on tomorrow. Now to limp into the back yard and put fresh rubber washers on the faucet attachment with the garden watering timer thing. It has been dripping. I think I can handle this small chore.