Unfortunately, we didn't go to Florida with the California Duncan's so I didn't get any lessons on wrestling alligators. Today it would have come in handy. Taking a shower has not been an activity that Grandpa was interested in and it was definitely something that he didn't enjoy. By the time I get him in the shower and cleaned up, he and I are both soaking wet and both of us are exhausted. This morning I gave him his breakfast and then got everything ready to have him take his shower. I told him that it was time to take his shower and he told me NO! I tried several ways of coaxing him but to no avail. I finally turned off the water and decided I'd have to come up with a Plan B. Today Grandpa had a sponge bath and I suspect that this will become the new normal. Believe me he wasn't happy about that either! I think he said Owww, your hurting me about 50 times in the process of cleaning him off. The next challenge was how to clean his hair. I knew I couldn't get him to lean over the sink so I could shampoo him so I sat him in a chair, wrapped a big towel around him and then sprayed his head with my mist bottle. I then applied shampoo and gave him a good scrub. Once I got all the shampoo out and combed his hair he looked pretty good! I have to admit it was kind of nice not being soaking wet.
Moral of this story is: If you have an alligator to wrestle, don't!
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