Homecoming Prep

Last time, we "hickory-ized" C's room for the long convalescence. Hick has a habit of chewing...not all the time, but every now and then, so you aren't expecting it.

Coming home from WI last week, he helped himself to some wrapped cheese that was meant to be a gift for M's admin. Cheese, wax coating, plastic wrap...all gone. For some reason, we never get mad at him, tho. We just shrug and say, "that bad boy" and laugh about it. He is such the "baby" of the family.

Neither Hick or Holly ever get on the beds. They have been caught getting on the couch, even though they aren't supposed to. After surgery, it's VITAL that Hick not put too much pressure on his leg. I decided last time to put C's bed on the floor, but even with Hick's long legs, it still seemed high w/ both the box spring and mattress, so I ended up just leaving the mattress in the room.

I removed anything else that might be a temptation: trash can, laundry hamper, book and bookcase, stray toys, and just try to keep it very sparse.

When he comes home tomorrow, we won't get him any further than the family room, just past the kitchen. I'll washing all his bedding now, and will have it ready for him tomorrow. He'll zonk out there, and that way, it won't be too far for M to take him out, through the garage, when he needs to go outside. At bedtime, we'll put him in C's room, and will mostly keep him in there. It keeps him confined, but with the ability to move around.

Right now the waiting is terrible...