One of These Days...

Today, I was taking care of...let's call her Jane. Now, Jane is a sweet little lady who rarely ever speaks. Instead, she's content to quietly watch the goings on around her from her little chair. She can stare holes in you, but it is a rare occasion to hear her speak or even have her react to what you say in any manner.

Well, I've finally won Jane over, and I can get her to giggle at any given moment. Today was no different, but today was odd. Today, while I was bathing her, Jane was staring me down as per our norm, and occasionally she would smile at me...

Another thing I should tell you about Jane is that she is one of those ladies you can tell is just riddled with mischief. That little grin of hers hides years worth of planning on evil schemes.

It's always the quiet ones...

Anyways, back to the story, Jane was watching me carefully as I washed her feet and legs, and suddenly, she spoke. The sound of her voice startled me since she's always silent.

"One of these days..." she started with that little half grin, "I'm gonna bite you."

I was a little taken aback by this statement, thinking I was hurting her or something, but no...it seemed to be just a passing thought. I wished for a bit of clarification, though so I asked her why she was going to bite me.

To this, she simply shrugged, and replied, "I'm just gonna bite you."

"Okaaaay..." I nodded, watching her smirk, "Thanks for the warning..." It was then that another thought crossed my mind, "By the way...I'm keeping your teeth until I'm finished bathing you."

This sent her into a fit of the giggles.

It really has been crazy around here today. I had another lady sitting over by the window squealing, "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!" All. Day. Long. And another crying because we wouldn't let her sit in the chair she wanted because it belonged to someone else. I also added 8 marks to my journal counterpart to this blog on the page tallying the number of times I hear an old lady say curse.

I don't know if it's the moon's phase or just something in the water, but it's crazy around here...guess it's just another day in my Life With the Residents.