Poison IVY blues...
It was a nice weekend so I decided to mow the lawn. I usually leave this job to the hub or our son. But, they were both busy helping someone build a shed. Such handymen to have around and I have two of them. Well, anyway, I couldn't figure out how to make the mower move once I started it and ended up calling Mike to ask him how to start it. Possibly my blonde was coming out. He says "mom, all you have to do is start it and take it out of neutral. I told him I knew that much and had it out of neutral but it wouldn't move. So he kindly walked me through it on the phone and laughed whispering to his dad what was going on. Boys will be boys.
I got it started and I was enjoying the ride and managed to mow it all in about an hour and a half. Not bad except I was too afraid of the two little hills we have and left those for Mike to do the next day. I'll have to take some pictures because you would laugh if you seen them. The entire time I mowed the lawn, I was on the lookout for the dreaded poison ivy. I thought I saw a couple of patches of it and stayed clear of it.
That night my left arm started itching like crazy and man, was I miserable. I only got 3 hrs. of sleep and had to get up to work a 12-hr shift the next day. ICK! Well, it is now Tuesday and I am even more miserable and it has spread all the way up to my shoulder. I have to work tomorrow and Thursday too. I finally have a doctors appointment on Friday morning to have a steroid injection if need be to get rid of the stuff. So, now I am singin' the poison ivy blues........ My husband is too cute, he says "don't touch me with your arm and geesh, you better go in, that is really swollen and looks nasty." Thanks hon, for the love and support. Just thought I would share my lawn story and my poison ivy with everyone so we can all comiserate together.