Despite my lack of any meniscus to repair, I have been helping Michael hang rock.

We moved the bed from the corner niche and Michael took out the door and frame on January 22. Then we took a Grand break.

These are the beds my grandparents bought for my mom and her older brother when she was about 6 years old. That makes them about 85 years old. My mom turned them into bunk beds at some point. The Grands loved the new duck-watching perch.

I picked up the sheet rock after dropping Michael off at the dentist on January 30th. Two yard guys loaded for me…but the gate guy didn’t know that. Ha! I didn’t enlighten him.

We covered the fiberglass up in time to host the Grand Guy and his family yesterday.

My dad would call this face “pucheros.”

He cheered up with a bit of Booma cake in him. Or maybe it was the great chicken soup and fresh rolls Boopa made.

Today we hung rock in the corner and on the other side of the now missing door. We ran out of drywall screws and time. Walls are more than 8 feet tall, so there is a strip at the bottom we need to add. Then I’ll start mudding.

I can tell I haven’t sheet rocked in a while. I totally blew measuring for this first outlet.

All my other outlets turned out well.

I’ll glue pieces of rock around this outlet. First I had to create a backing for that one side. A popsicle stick was just the right width. I drilled holes to give me a way to position and secure it while my glue dried. I cut the string and pulled it through when the stick stuck. Glue. I love glue.

The super El Niño has gifted us a warm and dry winter. I can negotiate steps and outdoor lumpy ground while wearing my knee brace. I can walk short distances without a brace, if I don’t bend my left leg much. Turns out I munched the last bit of meniscus left to me on that side. I’ll start PT later this month to see how much mobility I can regain. If that doesn’t work, I’ll be signing up for a knee replacement. In the meantime, I’m learning how to hobble really well. The upside is: my right side sciatica has disappeared!