Pearce Pastures: Where did I go?

[Pearce Pastures]

Took some aspirin and it helped. Just looked swollen and red. Can you bruise the palm of your hand? I'm sure you can just never done it before.

I just came back in from catching DinDin...I thought I'd open the door to let some fresh air in and he jumped the fence (he is a taller than my other goats and I guess he just discovered a new trick). That goat is looking tastier every day.

LOL, I am not getting an Anatolian! Maybe one more GP or three at some point

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Took some aspirin and it helped. Just looked swollen and red. Can you bruise the palm of your hand? I'm sure you can just never done it before.

I just came back in from catching DinDin...I thought I'd open the door to let some fresh air in and he jumped the fence (he is a taller than my other goats and I guess he just discovered a new trick). That goat is looking tastier every day.

LOL, I am not getting an Anatolian! Maybe one more GP or three at some point

Sure you can. I've done it before and it aint fun. Could have pulled something there too.

I'm ready for goat. I so want some.

WHAT!!?? Come on. If you would get more GP's why not just get an Anatolian?

 

[verkagj]

I call those lovely goat episodes a "rodeo day". When I have an appointment or need to be somewhere it always happens. Or I forget I have a pot on the stove and go out "for just a minute" and someone escapes.

I really applaud you and the other young people who are raising children and animals. It's such a great education for the children. My son still remembers (he's 40) about the goats and taking care of the chickens and homemade biscuits. I did remind him of the time he said, "do we have to have homemade ice cream again?" He denies ever saying that.

Hope your hand recovers fast. Muscle rub may help.

 

[Southern by choice]

Just saying HI. Oh...did you notice anything new under my screen name?

 

[Pearce Pastures]

I love it!!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

We had a two hour delay this morning due to the dangerously cold temperatures and wind. It has warmed up to a balmy 2 degrees. We were out early making sure everyone had water and was out of the wind. Chickens are fine, goats were a little shivery so DH put up some plastic over the windows (they need to be replaced because they leak badly). I have no love for winter.

My hand is okay, slightly bruised, but my back and right knee are not. Somehow between breaking up the love party and catching our walking pot roast, I messed myself up. The knee is annoying but my back . I am not entirely sure if it is muscular or an irritated nerve but regardless, I do not know how anyone can live with chronic back pain. Nothing touches it, not aspirin, Ibuprofen, nada. Kind of reminds me of when I had sciatica during my pregnancy without the tingling/numb feeling.

 

[Southern by choice]

Yikes pearce, and you don't even have the luxury of saying your getting old! I wonder if you did something to get your back out of whack.
...and the temp. what is that???? Crazy cold, I'd be an ice block. It says it is 30 degrees here but feels like 19. I don't think so, it doesn't feel that cold. But 2 degrees... no way!

I hope you can heal up soon. Sometimes our animals can be such a pain!

 

[CocoNUT]

Those Icy Hot patches are a godsend! Or the IH stick...it's like deoderant, but icy hot. I think they have it in non-scented too. But the REAL life saver? Tiger Balm! Have the DH slather that on your back before bedtime (very important...before bedtime) and normally, you'll feel MUCH better the next morning! Word from the wise: get the CLEAR/White Tiger Balm...NOT the normal stuff. That red color will stain EVERYTHING! If the knee hurts, it's normally cause something is "off" in the back (at least that's what happens to me)...so if the muscles in your back can relax...everything else will fall/settle back into place. GOOD LUCK!

 

[bonbean01]

Sorry you are hurting...yeah...back pain is something else

Before bed...take a super hot shower with the water targeted to the most painful areas...then, a backrub with icy hot, or other stuff already mentioned...get into bed and hopefully relaxing will help. Hope you wake up feeling better!!!

Those cold temps are not helping anything either...

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Tiger Balm is one I am not familiar with. I will have to look that up. I do have some old Icy Hot and that is getting put to use ASAP. I think I will have DH pick some up (or if they have clear Tiger Balm) on his way home from class since we are about out of it. I am sure I am sitting/walking differently so makes sense that that might actually be the root of the knee pain.