Working hand in glove

Count the stitches. The dressing came off today. There's been no pain. You can still see the autograph from D.M.

Pork chops, baked potato, salad. Stan opened the cokes.

When Kathleen was checking out after her carpal tunnel release surgery on Monday, the discharge nurse solemnly told Stan that he would now be taking care of Kathleen during her recuperation, and that, among other things, he'd be washing the dishes for weeks, or until Kathleen said she was ready.
Then Stan's sister wrote him to opine that Stan should be preparing breakfasts in bed, doing the dishes, making meals and doing anything else Kathleen desired for the next near term.
Bullpucky.
Three hours after surgery on Monday, Stan drove over to Lowe's, went directly to the paint department and got a $5 bag full of blue latex gloves.
Things immediately got back to normal.