Hoorrraaaayyyyy!!!!!! And cudos to your DH for helping when asked and to you for asking! Now, what are you going to use that drawer for? What things do you use right there sitting on the bed, or before going to sleep, or when you wake up in the night? For me it is reading material (what I currently read), notepad and pen, box of tissues, hand cream, shocks and pantyhose. I used to keep the piece I cross stitch and the pieces of material I handsew together to make a patchwork pillow there too, but the light is not that good, so I quit trying to sew or crosstitch a little before going to sleep and moved them elsewere, were I don't see and therefore don't remember them... oh well! Maria

Funny story: We were waiting at the airport for the 1st leg of a long overseas airplane trip to Germany. DH says, "What's that??" on our toddler's pants. "Well it can't be pee! I just changed him minutes ago!" Turns out, it was pee and his diaper was absolutely dry. I must have had his aim going to the side--oh, the joy of changing diapers in a tiny airport stall. Anyway, here he was, soaking wet and we hadn't even left our home city yet, still had 14 hrs of traveling. I didn't have a change of pants for him, tho I had about 5 changes for his baby "ThunderButt" brother. I fashioned a new pair of pants for him out of his sweatshirt, putting his legs in the arms and strapping it around his waste with the stroller strap : ) You wouldn't notice that they weren't pants, although DH kept telling him his "fly" (the neck of the sweatshirt, hee, hee) was open : ) Turns out, when landing in Germany, we discovered that he wet his pants, er, sweatshirt, this time just because the diaper was full. We had no recourse except to let him wear dad's coat like a dress. Also had to remove his wet socks. Boy, the German ladies let me have it, having a toddler out in the cold without socks and shoes. We were inside the airport of course, 70 degrees inside tho it was below freezing outside, and we were carrying him bundled up. I got him fully dressed again when we got our luggage. I wasn't going to let him run around in the snow with no pants or shoes : ) But, boy, those German women look out for kids like they were their own grandchildren. If you ever take young kids to Germany, add extra time for the older people to stop you so they can admire and talk to them. I guess the population growth is negative there and it's not common for Germans to have many children. The older Germans adore them. DH kept wondering what took me so long whenever I went to the WC (bathroom). Always had to fight past a herd of cooing, gooing old women when I had the baby with me : )

Definitely, back into counseling for this little guy. He's got so much to deal with and needs to learn effective coping strategies to replace the ones he's using now. One specific suggestion for the mean outbursts: Help him phrase his statements/requests/complaints in ways that are more positive and less hurtful. If he mutters "Move your fat butt!" respond "That didn't come out right. Please try it again using nice words and a nice voice." (Adjust to your child's age and understanding.) The key is to keep it short, NOT negative (he's already in a foul mood), but get him to express himself in ways that are socially acceptable. Help him find the words to say what he means, but in ways that are kind and polite. If he actually says the words (with proper inflection), it'll make a big, big difference. It's really hard to stay angry when your tone of voice has to be pleasant. The first few times, you may need to add explanations like "Your words and tone of voice were rude and hurtful. When you're asking someone to do something for you, you need to ask nicely" - but not for long. If SS sees you and Dad speaking kindly and respectfully to each other, he will know what's acceptable. He'll just need to be reminded that it applies to him also. When he rephrases his request nicely, praise him. If it's only marginally acceptable or still rude, have him try it again. Seriously! It'll get boring and ridiculous fast, but so what? The idea is for the kid to learn that if he asks nicely, he gets what he wants. If he's rude, he doesn't, and he has to try again (over and over) until he does ask nicely. (My kids are rarely rude to me anymore because it's just such a pain in the behind for them if they are.)

Isn't that just the hardest smell to get out of fur? Mom's Cavalier Spaniel was sprayed right in the face. She tried everything, even the groomer said she had no definite cure for it so don't bring him in. Finally it was just a matter of letting it "wear off". As mentioned, on wet days you could still smell it faintly. agmiss, how did you do the emoji? I wasn't aware they could be used them here on these forums.