It’s now been five full weeks since they glued me back together. It’s truly a one-day-at-a-time process, although I used that title in a much earlier post, but it was about running – not recovering. One step, one day, they all add up to progress, but often too slow for me. We broke up the monotony of limited activity by going to a movie yesterday, Argyll, at the Venice Spotlight Theatres Luxury Stadium 11. I was a big step up from Regal with reclining seats and food service. It cost $12.50 for the two of us Seniors with the Tuesday special, so I plan to drop the Unlimited Pass, since we don’t seem to be going as much. Plus, it saves all those drives into Port Charlotte. 

As we were leaving the theater, my wife ducked out the exit door while I went to the rest room. When I went to join her, I exited through the wrong door and ended up behind the theater rather than the front parking lot as planned. The mall surrounding the theater went on and on, seemingly endlessly, so I ended up with an unexpected 15-minute walk. After another fifteen minutes searching for Grits in the grocery store, there was no need for the evening stroll. We had dinner and watched another episode of Death and Other Details followed by the start of True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of this show on MAX. 

My wife hasn’t substituted at the school this week because of the President’s Day holiday. Teachers don’t get paid for the holiday if they are absent the day before or after, so there was no need for her services – they all naturally showed up. We were supposed to have company this week, her sister, but that all changed due to the flu bug, and we had to alter our plans. We’re still looking forward to driving down to Punta Gorda on Saturday to have dinner with my friends at The Perfect Caper, my wife’s favorite restaurant. Other than that, I have grandfather duty tomorrow morning with Nora, so I’ll have to get up early and also drop my wife off at school, should they need her. For now, it’s time for my morning walk! I’m still sore, have achy shoulders, and in general still a bit uncomfortable from the surgery ordeal but life is slowly returning to normal – day by day.