Thank God for Big Pants

I've got a very comfortable pair of jeans that I've been trying to make last through the winter.  I figured if I could just make them last until we hit the sunny season then I won't have to fork out for a new pair for like another six months.  Now there's a plan.  The only problem with this plan is that I've worn these jeans out.  I knew they were on their way but I honestly thought they were going to make it.  I'm sure there's only a few weeks of jeans wearing weather left to go.  But they're officially kaput.  The material on this pair of jeans has been softening for a while.  Fading and becoming weaker and flimsier.  The seams were starting to strain.  The back pocket was weakening.  So when I bent over to retrieve a fallen bottle I shouldn't have been surprised when I felt a big rip and realised that a gaping hole had appeared in the back of my jeans.  All I can say is thank God I was wearing big pants!