a roll on the floor, a bath

After a tough afternoon with a lot of pain & medication for pain, Lars had one heck of a great evening! His IV died (because he chewed on the line again? I don't know...) and so he got out of it for a while. Yahoo. After way yummy pad thai, Carylbeth & I took Lars over to the meditation room where they have carpet & he was quite happy to roll around on the floor.

Because he didn't have his IV line in, we actually got to give Lars a real, live bath in a tub with water and everything. What a treat. He was sooooo happy and relaxed. Such a beautiful thing.
Whenever Carylbeth is around, he puts his little hand up just like that. He's done it since he was born. It's uncanny because he doesn't do it much otherwise.

I'll write more tomorrow--too tired now--but we had a wonderful, calm, relaxing evening with Lars, the first I can remember in a very long time. And after he went to sleep, Carylbeth & I played with the laptop camera.

Joa's Fairy Godmothers Denise & Kali have once again swooped in and filled him up with everything wonderful. They performed a major miracle rescue mission on Sunday and Sunday night, remolding and shaping a puddle of a boy into the bouncy bright-eyed one we know & love. Fixed up his fort with him, added a rod & curtain, bought him a cool moon thing for his wall; he can change the phase of the moon via remote.

Last night Denise came & took care of Joa when I called and stammered incomprehensible things into the telephone, stayed over night, got him ready in the morning, took him to school & Kali picked him up after school & undoubtedly they did many wonderful things together. Joa called us--from his very own cell phone, mind you--from the mall to describe this & that. Good thing one of his Godmothers enjoys being a mallrat with him.