Monday

Had a bit of a rough night last night. My foot ached, not the operated toe but the outside edge of my foot. I kept imagining how painful the bound foot of Chinese women must have been. I was up and down all night but...tomorrow is my follow-up visit to the podiatrist and they will redress the foot. Ought to be better then. Meanwhile, I slip an ice pack in the walking shoe, it fits nicely and the shoe holds it in place and ice feels GOOD!

I had my visit with the endocrinologist today. He re-ultra-sounded my thyroid and we will probably have the left side removed and the right side, which is small, will take over production of thyroid hormone. It seems a better bet then having repeated needle sticks and waiting for the thyroid to grow large enough to interfere with swallowing and end up needing to have it removed at a later date, when perhaps, being older, it will be harder on my system. After watching mom, all I can say is, the younger you are for some procedures, the easier it is to endure and recover from.

Meanwhile, I've been knitting, I've started a new prayer shawl in Parfait, a pink Homespun yarn and I'm knitting it in a seed stitch rather then the usual stockinette stitch. It seems a bit tighter but I like the effect of the seed stitch. Well, heck, it could be moss stitch too. I'm not sure, it's just knit over purl and purl over knit.
We've got a cold front rolling in. Low temperatures (maybe 9 at night) and chance of snow! I love snow! Sadly, John's got to fly out and will miss our weather.

Dogs are fine. Snuggled on the sofa with me while I watch tv and knit. Yesterday Mr P was real pisser. We took him out to chase balls, which went great but then while he waited in the truck for us while we did a few chores, he peed on both seats and in the back. I think he must have been mortified at doing it but couldn't hold it so was traveling all about the truck while he went. Quite shocking, got our pants good and soaked! Still, got to love Mr P.