2 PM AND STILL SLEEPING

ITS ACTUALLY 2:45 PM AND DAKOTA IS STILL SLEEPING.HE HAS TURNED HIS SCHEDULE ALL AROUND.ITS CRAZY.  I AM OK WITH IT CUZ I AM A NIGHT OWL ANYWAY BUT IT HAS REALLY MESSED WITH HIM AND HIS SCHEDULE. HE WAKES UP AND WANTS LUNCH AND HE STILL TRIES TO GO TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT AT 1O, HE TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS AND TV BUT WITHIN THE HOUR HE IS HOLLERING "MOMMA COME HERE!"

 WITH THE BROKEN LEG I AM TOTALLY DOWN WITH LETTING HIM SLEEP BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN THE BODY HEALS ITSELF  - - SO BE  IT.  I KNOW THAT I AM LUCKY TO HAVE A SCHEDULE OR THE LACK OF SCHEDULE TO ALLOW HIM TO DO THIS,MOST WOULD BE NUTS BY NOW!!!  

OH AND THE SHOWERING--ITS AMAZING HOW CREATIVE YOU CAN GET OUT OF NEED.DAKOTA HAS JUST STARTED A TINY BIT OF WALKING MAYBE TWICE A DAY TO THE BATHROOM SO YESTERDAY I CAPITALIZED ON THE TRIP AND MANAGED A SHOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HE BROKE HIS LEG.   I PUT THE PORTABLE COMODE INSIDE THE SHOWER  HUNG HIS LEGS OUT SIDE AND DRAPED THE SHOWER CURTIN BETWEEN HIS LEGS. WRAPPED A GARBAGE  BAG AROUND THE CAST AND DUCT TAPED IT THEN TOOK A TOWEL AND MADE A GASKET AROUND THE LEG TO PREVENT WATER FROM DRIPPING  AND AWAY WE GO   YIPPPPPEEEEEE                         SO I ACTUALLY HAVE A SOMEWHAT CLEAN KID  AND I THINK HE ENJOYED IT!!!

AFTER SHOWERING  HE STARTED GETTING AGGREVATED  AND WAS LASHING OUT AT GRANDMA AND HE KEPT YELLING "AM I CHEWING MY HANDS????" SINCE HE HAS BEEN DOWN WITH THE LEG HE HAS MANGED TO COMPLETELY QUIT CHEWING ON HIS HANDS  THANKS TO THE BATMAN BANDAIDS--REMEMBER THE ENTRY ABOUT THE 4 HOURS IT TOOK ME TO GET HIM TO PICK UP THE BANDAIDS?? "AM I CHEWING MY HANDS???" AND HE WAS GETTING VERY IRRITATED. ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZED THAT SINCE HE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOWER THE SKIN WAS PEELING OFF HIS HANDS AND IT WAS FREAKING HIM OUT. SO I STARTED IN OH DAKOTA  THIS IS GOOD  .   LOOK AT THIS YOUR HANDS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL AND LOOK AT YOUR NAILS  I SAT ON THE EDGE OF THE BED AND DEVELOPED A COMPLETE DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW NICE HIS HANDS ARE AND I TOOK A TOWEL AND STARTED RUBBING OFF THE OLD SKIN AND TELLING HIM THAT I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM AND THAT GRANDMA WILL PROBABLY PUT LOTION ON THEM IF HE SHOWS THEM TO HER AND WE TURNED AROUND A ESCALATED BEHAVIOR INTO A POSITIVE EXPIERENCE. BY THE TIME IT WAS OVER HE WAS CALM AND INSPECTING HIS HANDS AND DID ACTUALLY SHOW THEN TO GRANDMA WHEN SHE CAME BACK IN TO THE ROOM.

SO THERE YA HAVE IT THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IN A NUTSHELL                        THERES A FEW MORE STORIES I WILL SAVE FOR LATER.                                                     FOR NOW I AM OVER AND OUT!