A Truly Poopy Day

I awoke to the sound of our oldest German Shepherd retching, I rolled over and got out of bed called him into the bedroom and let all three dogs outside from the door in our bedroom that opens onto our back porch. The pungent aroma of dog poop filled my nostrils as I turned the corner from the hallway into the kitchen. Before I could discover that pile of poop I saw a huge area where he had urinated right in front of the entertainment center. Thank God that we have tile. I cleaned that up right away, and looked for the pile of poop. He had deposited a huge load on the mat in front of the back door that also opens to the back porch. He also had eaten some poop and vomited it all up in a massive frothy ooze next to the pile of poop.

I cleaned it all up, put the rug in the washer with lots of Oxyclean and Tide, then I let the dogs in and fed them before I peeked into Gwin's room to see if she was awake. She was, so I went in and got her ready for the day. I made her lox and bagels for breakfast, one of her favorite, and it looked like the day would be bright and sunny..

Gwin's bath aide was due in at 10 o'clock, which is great that she has someone coming in twice a week to bathe her. About an hour before she arrived Gwin told me that she needed to pee. So, we went through our normal steps:

1. Unfasten her depends
2. We clasp hands and I pull her up to a half standing stature.
3. I let the depends fall on the bed as she stands. (now this step has worked since she came home on Saturday).
4. She puts her hands around my neck and I move her over to the potty and sit her down.
5. Most times I can get her down in position the first time, but today I had to stand her up again and reposition her, the sit her down again.
6. Cover the legs with an afghan and leave her to do her business.

I heard her call my name and when I got into the room she said she didn't have to pee after all.  I had her lean forward so I could clean her up, and to both of our surprises she had joined Jake in loosening her load. I got that all cleaned up..it is absolutely awesome when she does go in the potty and not in her depends. She was resting comfortably in bed when the bath aide came and gave her a potty chair bath...that's the only way to describe it, as it is not a bed bath yet.

A good friend stopped by the bring Gwin some magazines and some other items, which is such sweet!
Thanks Jeannette!

I went outside to water plants and move a water fountain from the back porch to the front and another couple of friends stopped by with leftover meals-on-wheels they had. We are so incredibly blessed to have such compassionate friends. I went in and heated up lunch and went back to the porch to finish getting the fountain to flow right. I finished that project and went in to read my three chapters for book study next week.

I hear Gwin call my name and she tells me that she needs to pee. I follow the above steps, only when I step back to get the afghan to cover her legs I see that poop has slid out of her depends and landed on the floor. I have it on my slippers, Gwin had it on her left foot, squished in between her toes! All I could do is laugh. What else is there to do at a moment like this?

I finally got it all cleaned up..I love the Green Machine! Huge lesson learned...I shall always take the depends off in bed from now on.

.....and it is only 3:00 pm....the day is not over