Denim Deb Hay, hay, hay. Thank the Lord!

[Denim Deb]

So, when are you going to post your alter ego as your avatar?

 

[Farmfresh]

I think I'll stick with the peaches. They are as fruity as I am and they keep people from getting so afraid.

 

[Denim Deb]

This afternoon after church I head out to the farm on my bike. There was no evening church service tonight, so as much as I hate working on Sundays, I was going to finish getting the area cleared where I'm putting my hay shelter. I was more than halfway there when a bug hit my face shield at just the right angle, and got sucked into my helmet. I felt it in there, put my finger in and thought I got it flicked away. I've never had that happen B4 this year, and this is the 2nd time it's happened!

As I'm driving, my face starts to hurt, right on my chin. I put my hand up and there's a bee stinging me! I grabbed it and threw it off. I thought about going home, but I was closer to the farm, and I needed to get ice on it ASAP!

I get to the farm. CL is there. I grab some ice out of my cooler (actually a bottle of water that I froze and put in there), and put it on the sting, then go and find her and let her know what happened. And, once again, I didn't have my epipen w/me! It was in my back pack, and I forgot to grab it.

While talking to her, I put my hand up to the sting site to see if it's swelling. That's when I realize the stinger was still in me. So, I got that out, and continued to hold the ice on my chin. I thought I was going to be fine. It was more than 15 minutes, I wasn't really swelling, and I could still breathe. And, she had to leave. So, I decided to call my hubby and let him know. So, I walk back in my tack shed, put the ice back in and call him. In just that short period of time, the sting site starts to swell, and I can feel my chest and throat closing up on me. So, it was a trip to the ER for me.

So, all I was able to do today was care for my animals. I was supposed to feed the horses for RU, but couldn't. KN said she'd do it. I'm so glad I didn't have to put out any hay. Once I got back to the farm from the ER, I was able to ride my bike home. But, when I have a reaction, it takes a lot out of me. So, I'm going to be going to bed real soon.

 

[abifae]

OMG!!! Glad you are okay!!!

 

[savingdogs]

Holy cow, thank goodness you are okay! Take it easy! And shall we start nagging you about having your epi pen with you?

 

[Farmfresh]

CARRY that EPI PEN!!

So glad you are OK!

 

[Denim Deb]

Don't think you need to nag me, I think I've learned my lesson. Other than being sore where I got stung both times, I'm back to normal. (Or at least as normal as I get. )

In other news, I think I've mentioned on here B4 that KN and I do pony rides. This year, we've hardly gotten any calls. There are a lot of places now offering pony rides. Many of them are advertising on CL. I couldn't get KN to post an ad on there. I don't recall now what her reasoning was. The only ride we had scheduled got canceled, and we had to turn down a few due to trailer problems. Well, the trailer is fixed. I prayed and asked God to show me if we should continue. We got 2 rides scheduled. Then last night, I got a call. Someone that does moon bounces and that sort of thing. Someone had given her my phone number. One of her customers wants pony rides, and she frequently gets asked about them. So, anytime she gets a call for pony rides, she's going to contact us! This could give us a lot of business w/out the expense or hassle of advertising! So, we'll see.

 

[Farmfresh]

What do you all do as far as insurance for the pony rides?

We used to use a company called Brotherhood Mutual (it has been a LONG time, I am not even sure they still are in business??). How their program worked was you signed up with their company for a small fee and then when you gave rides you sent them a list of the names and a certain amount (pre-determined) for each rider AFTER the rides. They agreed to cover any accidents that you incurred up to a certain amount as long as you were a steady customer of theirs.

Most people I know around here quit the extra insurance when they changed the Missouri laws. If you are an "Equine Professional" you can not be held liable for the dangerous nature of a horse.

Do you all have something like that?

 

[Denim Deb]

Pony rides are a bit different. While a lesson barn, trail barn, etc cannot be sued, pony rides don't quite fall into the same category. And, that's one reason why we use Honey. She doesn't spook that easily, so there's less chance of someone getting hurt. We had a kid fall off another pony, but that was the mother's fault. She decided she wanted to walk on the other side of the pony, but didn't say anything. So, she let go of her young (as in maybe 14 months old) son, and attempted to walk BEHIND the pony! He spooked a bit, and the kid went flying off. Fortunately, he wasn't injured.

We have to carry insurance for it. But, we've gotten to the point where we only have it for one pony. That's about all anyone is asking for anymore. Plus, we've found that more often than not, one pony is plenty. And, it makes it easier on us.

 

[Denim Deb]

Seems like all I'm doing these days is weeding! I'm still not done all the weeding at work. I didn't do any of it today. I was still feeling a bit out of it today. (And yes, I did have my epi pen w/me.) But, once I got back to the farm, I started doing more weeding. The area where I'm putting my hay shelter is completely weeded! RU has a truck body that she stores carriages in. It's about 5 feet from the fence in the parking area. My hay shelter will be going on the other end of the trailer. There are some very tall weeds there, including a few poke berry trees. OK, they weren't actually trees, but I wasn't sure if I could dig them out, so since it will be harder to get in there w/my mower once the shelter is up, I started working on them. I got about half way done.

I was getting ready to head for home when RU called. Since 3 of the boarders were there, she was hoping we could help her get RBs covered since there's a chance of showers. We were able to get the one tarp done, but not the other. One RB is partially on the tarp, and we couldn't pull it all the way out. We tried. I needed to leave, so I don't know if they were finally able to get it out or not.

Once home, I relaxed for a bit. After all, it was very hot today and I worked outside. I tried to stay in the shade as much as possible, but it was still hot out. Then, I went out and pulled more weeds. We have a ton of ragweed coming up. It seems like the only thing that really gets rid of it is pulling it out. So, I did some of that. Then, I started on my garden. W/the exception of some volunteer tomato plants, I STILL don't have it planted. Thursday is the only evening I'll have time to work on it, then again on Saturday morning. The problem is, I never have time to finish it completely. And, I know it's too late to plant most things now. But, I figure I can still plant squash, corn and beans. Then a bit later, I can try for some potatoes, peas and a few other things, just have to figure out what. So on Saturday, no matter how much is done of the weeding, I'm finally putting up my fence. Then, I'll start planting and putting down cardboard, old leaves, etc, and see how it does.