Today, I was late getting to the farm yet again. I worked until almost 1:00! But, we were doing something that we couldn't leave half done. KN got to the farm just B4 I did. She called me B4 she got there since she was at a local convenience store. I had her grab me an iced tea and a hot dog. No sooner did I get my food from her when she got a call. She's still been doing some driving of her school bus during the summer, and had to do a run. So, she didn't have time to feed the animals she normally does. So, that meant that once again I had to feed them.
Once they were fed, I ate my dog, then started on the work that I had planned for today. I had the frame up for a portable garage. The cover had been destroyed when we had a really bad wind storm because it wasn't fastened down properly. My hubby wants the frame to put up in front of his shed. Then, when he's working on a vehicle, he can drive it under there and put a tarp over the frame so he's in the shade. Plus, the frame was in my way for building my lean to. I get a wrench, and start to take the nuts off and the bolts out.
I get most of this done when I notice some yellow jackets going in and out of a hole in the frame. So, I decided I'd better get down and go and get my wasp spray. It was so hot, I was in bare feet. I had tried to wear my flip flops, but I need to fix them, so they weren't staying on. I have a pallet down for a deck in front of my tack shed. I step on it, and felt something sharp in the bottom of my foot. My first thought was that I had stepped on a piece of spiny pig weed. So, I turned around to find where it was so I could get rid of it. No pig weed, but there was a yellow jacket and my foot was starting to burn. Oh great, I had stepped on the stupid thing and it stung me! I'm allergic, and I didn't have my epipen. Called my hubby and let him know, then went over to RU's house. I didn't know if I was going to need to get to the ER or not. She got me some ice, and I held it on my foot for about 15 minutes. Other than feeling a bit funny and tired, I didn't have a reaction! The shots are working!
So, I walked back over, put my shoes and socks on, sprayed every place I knew where there were yellow jackets, or I thought there might be, and went back to work. It's down and in the back of my truck. I'm relaxing now, and will get something to eat soon. I might get to bed early tonight, don't know yet. But, w/that done, I can move all the lumber that's there, then get a bunch of really tall weeds dug out. Plus, I can get the back at least of my tack shed built. Then, on Friday, I can make the lean to, then start working on cleaning another area up.
And, once I'm done, RU and I are talking about going canoeing/kayaking. I own a solo canoe, she owns a solo kayak. I am so looking forward to it.
