Bees!!

This was not the best week for me, health wise! No I'm not sick or anything like that..

Tuesday in the middle of the night, I had to let the dog out and as I walked back down the hallway to the bedroom, I hit a TV with my right foot, instant burning and pain in my toes, I got'r good! :( It was incredibly painful, Derek was trying to ask if I was okay, and all I could seem to mutter out was "Shut the F* up, I dont want to talk right now!!!" or something like that.. lol

The next day was our bowling night (we joined up with Jen/Johns bowling team) and it was my night to bowl, but was unable to since my toes hurt so badly I could barely get my shoes on. I blame Derek, he blames me! See.... the TV came out of our bedroom, a very heavy old fashioned type and since it was so heavy he just set it outside our bedroom door. It was in the way of the guest bathroom so when Tyler spent the night the night before, I moved the TV slightly so he could get in/out of the bathroom. So technically it was Derek's fault for leaving the TV in the hallway for so long.. I will admit I forgot the TV was there and that I had moved it more into "stub-toe" zone than it had been previously.. BUT if the TV had been put in the garage, this all would not have happened! :) One of my toes still hurts pretty good, not sure if I suffered from a minor crack/break in it or what.

2 days later on Friday afternoon, I was anxious to come home and start working on a project around the house. I decided to go out and knock down berry bushes for the goats. Derek asked me not to, he wanted to relax and watch some DVR shows, but my butt had been sitting all day at work, I needed to get out/about! Plus Cooper wanted some attention so I thought I'd play with him in the pasture too.

I was out beating on the sticker bushes, the goats were right there with me, eating them as I hit them closer to the ground. I knocked them down in a couple different places then decided it was time to play with Cooper. As I put my beating stick against a stump, I looked down at Cooper with the decoy in my hand and told him to "heel". I noticed he was acting really weird and about that same second, I also realized he and I were being attacked by bees. I immediately went into panic mode, tried to run but fell flat on my face, got up and started screaming to Derek "HELP.. I'm being stung by bees.. Derek HELP!!!" well something along those lines. I ran through the barn and towards the house, screaming the whole way as I could feel the little bastards stinging me as I ran. I noticed Derek was standing by the hose, I knew that was very smart quick thinking on his end! As I got to him, the water had not yet come through, he started to run away from me and I'm thinking.. where the fuck do you think you're going, help me!!

I think he had a momentary thought of bolting himself as he got stung in the face, but he knew he had to stay and help and as the water finally came on, he sprayed me down all over, I couldnt get wet fast enough. I also stripped my pants off as I could feel them inside and he said I had about 30 swarming me. I got nailed atleast 15 times, Cooper got hit a few times, I think Ellie got a sting or two and I'm not sure how Russell came out without a bite, I think he was just off in lala land while this was all happening.

Me, Derek and the dogs ended up okay. Of course we had NO benadryl in the house or any topical cream to use, Derek is allergic to them, his face swelled up pretty good and mine swelled up a bit too. I think neither of us wanted to drive to the store to get any medication, he was afraid he might pass out and I was not feeling well either at this point. I got stung in the head a couple times and those really hurt, I felt a bit light headed with a headache and overall just tired, weak and lethargic. That night was miserable for me, I was awake every hour from the burning and stinging and itching feeling all over me, plus when I ran I really tweeked my left foot and it was throbbing and hurting really bad.

An experience for sure, made me really appreciate my horse when we end up in a bee situation on the trail. Although I've not had that happen with Red (yet), he's so sensitive that I worry in a bee attack, he might just buck me off! I was never so afraid for myself, it really scared the crap out of me because as I ran, I had no idea how Derek was going to be able to help me or how I was going to get it all to stop. I think it took me a good 20 minutes to get my breathing under control, I was hyperventillating long after the bees were gone and even as I showered, I couldnt stop.

2 days later, I still have some bumps that itch pretty good every now/then but it is slowly getting better. We went out to the pasture today to find the bees, took a while as they were not where we originally expected them to be. Derek threw rocks at different areas we thought they might be until we saw movement. They are ground bees in this dirt/stump pile. Once we saw movement, we bolted into the truck and drove up to it, unable to really pinpoint where the nest part is, but decided to back off for a while, wait til dusk when they settle down and we'll get Derek all decked out in his thick hunting gear so he can go out and spray them, hoping to find the actual nest.

The plan for the day was to get the barn ready to bring our hay and horses home, but that is on hold until we can deal with these bees as they are very close to the barn. I'm hoping to have a better week!