Angelharp and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
So yesterday while Con-man was taking his nap, the power went out. I called FarmerD and asked if he paid the bill. He said no. I started cussing. He then explained that it wasn't even due yet. Oh. Must be a power outage. Hmm. I called it in to the power people and they said it was just in our area and they had someone working on it. Our 'area' encompasses a lot of land, and about 3 houses. It's sort of sparsely populated out here. Since we weren't THAT important, they took their sweet time getting it back on. 2 hours later I called back, got their recording saying they were working on it, and it should be back on by *garblegarble*o'clock. Like they were intentionally not telling us when, in case they didn't get it working. I listened to it 3 times, there is no way they were saying any sort of actual number in English. I trooped the kids outside where it was cooler (not much) and less boring. By the time FarmerD got home, I had the grill going and was cooking potatoes and corn, waiting to put the hamburgers on. He and Julianakin decided McDonald's was in order. Fine, then. So much for my creative dinner solution. We ate, then went back outside. The power came back on at 8:07 pm. We had been without power for 4 hours. That sucked.
What sucked even more was when I smelled a skunk. We let Cookie (dog) inside so she wouldn't get sprayed. That's when we realized it WAS Cookie we smelled. She took a direct hit to the neck. OH MY GOD THE SMELL. She was shooed outside with a quickness. The smell ceased to be a smell and became more of a weapon. The burning sinuses, the watery eyes! It went from that bad coffee smell to the stench of tires burning. In Hell. Tires made of Sin and burned popcorn. But mostly Sin. It was AWFUL. We put drops of eucalyptus oil under our noses, and that helped. Some. When I bathe her, I'm putting baby Vicks under my nose, just like those autopsy guys. If it works for Scully and Mulder, it should work for me!
So now I have to gather my supplies and get the dog clean. I'm thinking peroixide, baking soda, and dish soap. Skunk spray is oil based, so the dish soap should break it down. The scrubbing bubbles of the peroxide and baking soda should take care of the smell. At least that's what I've read on the intarwebs. I know tomato juice doesn't work. Only thing is, it will bleach her fur. She will probably go from black-and-white to brown-and-WHITE! I will not do this alone. I will wait for FarmerD to help me. Or Mom. Whoever is willing.
Add to this the stubborn (really painful) kidney stone that I'm starting to think is really a (really painful) kidney infection, and you have my terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.