Hi All, Tony is much better although still eating mushy food.  He doesn&#39;t have pain unless he bites down on something hard, so he&#39;s eating lots of yoghurt, cereal with hot milk and pasta.  He tried to eat lettuce (salad) the other evening and just couldn&#39;t chew it.  It&#39;s a week now so this week should be much better than last.<br /><br />Kareen, I&#39;m so sorry to hear about your MI, but happy to hear the you&#39;ve recovered well since the procedure.  Also Kudos on the weight loss.<br /><br />Today Tony is staining the deck, but wont be able to complete the job because rain is threatening.  He still has to stain our walk way to the front door, the step down to the back yard and the dock.  So guess what he&#39;ll be doing next weekend.<br /><br />Take care everyone.