Comments on: The Week That Was http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/ Unschooling, Writing and Living in Maine - Mostly Humorously Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pencilwizard http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/#comment-290 pencilwizard Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:31:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=111#comment-290 Gosh Lill what a week....just plain manic...hope things calm down and you do make it to the seaside before the summer ends. Gosh Lill what a week….just plain manic…hope things calm down and you do make it to the seaside before the summer ends.

]]> By: Elisheva Hannah Levin http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/#comment-289 Elisheva Hannah Levin Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:02:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=111#comment-289 Last spring, when we were painting our new house, Bruce had a spider bite. At first it seemed like nothing, but then he was in real pain and the darn bite grew instead of healing. It took a doctor's visit and antibiotics to finally make him all better. And guess who did the painting in the meantimne.<br/><br/>It was a brown recluse. <br/><br/>Hope Geekdaddy's home remedy worked. And I hope next week is better for you than this one.<br/><br/>Finally, do you already have a new house picked out to move into? Or are you going to be looking once you have contract on the old one?<br/>Good luck with it either way! Last spring, when we were painting our new house, Bruce had a spider bite. At first it seemed like nothing, but then he was in real pain and the darn bite grew instead of healing. It took a doctor’s visit and antibiotics to finally make him all better. And guess who did the painting in the meantimne.

It was a brown recluse.

Hope Geekdaddy’s home remedy worked. And I hope next week is better for you than this one.

Finally, do you already have a new house picked out to move into? Or are you going to be looking once you have contract on the old one?
Good luck with it either way!

]]> By: The Shepcarpclan http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/#comment-288 The Shepcarpclan Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:25:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=111#comment-288 Poor cat, he probably just doesn't realize how bad he smells. I can tell you what we used when I worked on the northern end of the state, I was a vet tech in a clinic. This sounds wild but does help remove the odor. I had to buy this in large quantaty for the clinic, I got some very strange looks. Massingale douche powder or I guess any brand, mixed poured on animal allowed about five minutes then rinsed. It does work. Poor cat, he probably just doesn’t realize how bad he smells. I can tell you what we used when I worked on the northern end of the state, I was a vet tech in a clinic. This sounds wild but does help remove the odor. I had to buy this in large quantaty for the clinic, I got some very strange looks. Massingale douche powder or I guess any brand, mixed poured on animal allowed about five minutes then rinsed. It does work.

]]> By: Lill http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/#comment-287 Lill Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:51:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=111#comment-287 Kim, please don't mention the "S" word. We've already had the "F" word - frost - north of us this week, so "S" can't be far away. And speaking of "S" words, my cat got sprayed by a skunk last week and still spells pretty rank. He doesn't understand why no one loves him anymore, so I'm letting him get on my lap while I read at night, but I put a towel under him. We've used the de-stinker enzyme stuff and it helped, but only time really removes all the scent. Then there's the porcupine that shows up in the backyard every night. It's only a matter of time before the dog gets stuck again. She's stupid about porkies and got stuck by one seconds after we let her out of the car on the day we brought her home. Apparently she liked it so much, she's made it a habit. Yeah, Maine is just crawling with Nature, as the geek says.<br/>Shine On,<br/>Lill Kim, please don’t mention the “S” word. We’ve already had the “F” word – frost – north of us this week, so “S” can’t be far away. And speaking of “S” words, my cat got sprayed by a skunk last week and still spells pretty rank. He doesn’t understand why no one loves him anymore, so I’m letting him get on my lap while I read at night, but I put a towel under him. We’ve used the de-stinker enzyme stuff and it helped, but only time really removes all the scent. Then there’s the porcupine that shows up in the backyard every night. It’s only a matter of time before the dog gets stuck again. She’s stupid about porkies and got stuck by one seconds after we let her out of the car on the day we brought her home. Apparently she liked it so much, she’s made it a habit. Yeah, Maine is just crawling with Nature, as the geek says.
Shine On,
Lill

]]> By: kim http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/#comment-286 kim Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:03:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=111#comment-286 Geez, I'd say just stay at home and don't move much, but apparently nature attacks you there too! I once had a friend visiting from Germany and after being escorted by us all over America, witnessing bee stings,fire ants, tornadoes, hurricanes, wild skunks, poison ivy,and so on he asked us quite seriously one day "Is there any place in America where nature is NOT your enemy?" That was the funniest question I ever heard. But true, because in Europe the most they usually have to cope with is an odd flood. <br/><br/>Hnag in there momma! Soon you'll only have to deal with being snowed in from that long driveway of yours. Geez, I’d say just stay at home and don’t move much, but apparently nature attacks you there too! I once had a friend visiting from Germany and after being escorted by us all over America, witnessing bee stings,fire ants, tornadoes, hurricanes, wild skunks, poison ivy,and so on he asked us quite seriously one day “Is there any place in America where nature is NOT your enemy?” That was the funniest question I ever heard. But true, because in Europe the most they usually have to cope with is an odd flood.

Hnag in there momma! Soon you’ll only have to deal with being snowed in from that long driveway of yours.

]]> By: Lill http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/#comment-285 Lill Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:32:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=111#comment-285 Geez, S., who knew you had to register spider bites? I'm glad you recovered, but sorry you had to go through the ordeal of being bitten. I'm breathing, Heather, through two days of taking Son's geriatric cat to the vet's for complications from vaccinations. It was touch and go, but I think she's going to make it. So am I. And keep holding that thought about life winding down, Beth. I'm all over that.<br/>Shine On,<br/>Lill Geez, S., who knew you had to register spider bites? I’m glad you recovered, but sorry you had to go through the ordeal of being bitten. I’m breathing, Heather, through two days of taking Son’s geriatric cat to the vet’s for complications from vaccinations. It was touch and go, but I think she’s going to make it. So am I. And keep holding that thought about life winding down, Beth. I’m all over that.
Shine On,
Lill

]]> By: Beth http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/#comment-284 Beth Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:17:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=111#comment-284 Oh my. Well, yes, just keep breathing, take each day as it comes etc. But you know that I'm sure! Sounds like things a very intense -- luckily, life has a tendency to wind back down. Oh my. Well, yes, just keep breathing, take each day as it comes etc. But you know that I’m sure! Sounds like things a very intense — luckily, life has a tendency to wind back down.

]]> By: Anonymous http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/#comment-283 Anonymous Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:06:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=111#comment-283 (Hi, found your blog a while back through unschooling maine and have been reading regularly since. I love your writing!)<br/><br/>Your life sounds very familiar! Been there quite often. Dh likes to get the weird injuries, too. When he gets home from Iraq he will be getting the sesamoid bone removed from his left foot because he broke it who-knows-when (like over a year ago) and it has never healed.<br/><br/>I was bit by a brown recluse about a year or so ago (it bit me on the inner thigh in my sleep). And yes it is painful and festers and does rot. I still have a blackish/purple area on my leg to this day. It is about the size of a quarter and the drainage scar in the center is about the size of a pencil eraser. <br/><br/>The biggest the inflamation on my leg got from the bite was the size of a tea-cup saucer. It became red and raised and VERY painful within 24 hours and had necrotizing tissue in the middle was the size of a half dollar. Lots of antibiotics (suspected MRSA) and a few weeks later my leg was almost as good as new.<br/><br/>Interesting that they say that there have not been any documented brown recluse bites in Maine. Mine was diagnosed, but was probably never "registered" or whatnot.<br/><br/>~S (Hi, found your blog a while back through unschooling maine and have been reading regularly since. I love your writing!)

Your life sounds very familiar! Been there quite often. Dh likes to get the weird injuries, too. When he gets home from Iraq he will be getting the sesamoid bone removed from his left foot because he broke it who-knows-when (like over a year ago) and it has never healed.

I was bit by a brown recluse about a year or so ago (it bit me on the inner thigh in my sleep). And yes it is painful and festers and does rot. I still have a blackish/purple area on my leg to this day. It is about the size of a quarter and the drainage scar in the center is about the size of a pencil eraser.

The biggest the inflamation on my leg got from the bite was the size of a tea-cup saucer. It became red and raised and VERY painful within 24 hours and had necrotizing tissue in the middle was the size of a half dollar. Lots of antibiotics (suspected MRSA) and a few weeks later my leg was almost as good as new.

Interesting that they say that there have not been any documented brown recluse bites in Maine. Mine was diagnosed, but was probably never “registered” or whatnot.

~S

]]> By: The Shepcarpclan http://lillhawkins.com/the-week-that-was/#comment-282 The Shepcarpclan Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:47:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=111#comment-282 Breathe Lill breathe. That said I can fill you in on the widow thing a bit. We are full of them in this area, both black and brown. Treat it like a bee sting is the medical advice here as long as it is an adult that has been bitten. Also unless person is allergic to bee stings then seek medical attention ASAP. Brown recluse and Hobo spiders cause very painful bites that begin to fester and well rot. Lovely things those are. Poor Geek Daddy he does have a knack for unique injury. Where are you headed when your house sells? Just curious. We are doing the stay and add on, rent and buy move north or stay south thing. Good luck.<br/><br/>Heather Breathe Lill breathe. That said I can fill you in on the widow thing a bit. We are full of them in this area, both black and brown. Treat it like a bee sting is the medical advice here as long as it is an adult that has been bitten. Also unless person is allergic to bee stings then seek medical attention ASAP. Brown recluse and Hobo spiders cause very painful bites that begin to fester and well rot. Lovely things those are. Poor Geek Daddy he does have a knack for unique injury. Where are you headed when your house sells? Just curious. We are doing the stay and add on, rent and buy move north or stay south thing. Good luck.

Heather

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