Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[frustratedearthmother]

Oh wow - sorry about the hand. My daughter got bitten by spider between Thanksgiving and Christmas last year...it was a nasty, open wound for about 4 months. Thankfully, didn't get much larger in diameter than a quarter, but it was deep and definitely not pretty. She needed antibiotics to help with secondary infection and the scar is very prominent.

Hope yours doesn't turn into that. ugh.

But congrats on getting a bunch of stuff done. I need to have a work weekend around here...it's been too wet to do much and the yard is a jungle!

 

[Latestarter]

Thanks H&R and FEM... The bite is a little raised/swollen, it's a bit tender and I can feel it there but not really sore, and no discoloration, so maybe I lucked out.

I stopped burning around 11pm last night and let it burn down till a bit after midnight then poured water on the entire pile from the hose for 10 minutes or so. When I left it and came in, there was just steam, and not much of that, coming from the pile. So I slept in this morning and went to feed the chickens a short bit ago and smelled smoke. Yup, it re-lit after I left it last night and while mostly just coals and smoke, I did see a couple of flames... 12 hours later... I raked the burnable stuff away from the edge, stirred the coals up, and will just let it finish on its own.

It's completely overcast and damp outside, feeling like rain is coming any time. I'd re-start it and finish, but there's too much wind. Don't want to risk it. SO, looking and feeling like a lazy day today... Better get rest today as I'll be doing a lot of driving tomorrow and Monday. I'll be taking my Favorite oldest daughter and her aunt (1st wife's sister) on a tour of Rocky Mountain National Park tomorrow, https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm and then to a hot springs on Monday. http://cottonwood-hot-springs.com/colorado/

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Have fun

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Woo hoo - road trip!

 

[Latestarter]

Happy mom's day to all you moms out there (to include animal moms with no mini-humans to care for)!

No necrosis at the spider bite site, just the same small bump that has become very itchy. In addition, I'm developing swollen and sore joints all over and am not sure if the bite is responsible. My right hand and wrist have been giving me fits for weeks, today to the point that I virtually can't use it for anything more than clicking a mouse button. Hurt so bad when I got out of bed that I actually took a prescription pain killer and prescription analgesic for the swelling. Brings to mind empathy for those who are missing a hand... Amazing how many things become pretty difficult that I take/took for granted.

 

[Baymule]

I think a trip to the doctor is in order, or a trip to a 24 hour clinic. Like......NOW!

 

[Hens and Roos]

I think a trip to the doctor is in order, or a trip to a 24 hour clinic. Like......NOW!

I agree !!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I third that opinion- and please let us know how it goes!

 

[OneFineAcre]

Take it from another man who hates to go to the doctor
Go to the doctor

 

[Ferguson K]

I fifth this notion.