Tuesday, 08/22/17
10:13 Wasps
So yesterday was sort of lost. On Sunday Jane came tearing up to the house to crying and having trouble telling us that Silas was in trouble. Emma and I tore around the side of the barn to see Silas standing in the sheep pasture between the barn and the stable surrounded by wasps. He must have gotten stung close to 100 times. It was terrible.
While we initially tried to calm him down and get him to take pain killers, mom showed up eventually with benedryl. Right before dinner he threw up and, after talking with Amanda, we took him to the ER. The attending doc said he'd never seen such a terrible non-allergic response to a wasp attack. After watching him for a few hours they released us with prednizone and intructions to watch him.
Today Silas is doing great, but I do wonder what sort of trauma response he's going to have to going outside by himself now. The memory of it must be horrible.
11:06 Today
Nice to get back to work. The best thing that happend so far today was getting the kitchen cleaned up so it's not a disaster after my errant attempt at a mirror cake yesterday. The cake is delicious, but a few things went wrong and it's a bit of a mess.
Also, Jane was being very selfish this morning, and I'm not totally sure I handled the situation well. I tend to curse at her a lot when she's not behaving. And while it's not direct cursing, it is cursing to express my frustration and that's not good.