Things Happen

Just when you think all is running smoothly.........stuff happens! Most of the time it is minor stuff and you just handle it and move on. Occasionally you have some major stuff happen, but still you handle it the best you know how at that given time and move on. Hopefully you learn from most or all of the situations that God gives you so that the next time you are more prepared.
So on with today's post.......
About a week ago I noticed that Ladybug's ear (that is my mare's name) was kind of crusty looking. So I reached up to see if I could clean some of it off or figure out where it was coming from and just as I did she jerked......big time. So I knew something was up.....DUH!!!! I asked Jason to check on it Monday morning when he was here feeding, he called to tell me that half her face was swollen - WHAT??? WOW!!!!
I asked Stephanie if Joe could come look at it that afternoon. He did - he told me that she has a bad infection, probably from a tick (YUCK - can't stand those things!!) and that I needed to get penicillin and give her shots for at least 10 days. Well......I have never given a shot to anything, so how on earth was I going to do this? I was really hoping that Stephanie, Joe, Jason - someone - was going to come over every day and give the shots......but NO - they were all planing on being out of town in just a few days, so it would just be me - at this point I knew that I had to grow up and stop being a baby and learn!
Stephanie and I ran to TSC got the penicillin and the right size syringes, I already had needles. We came back and she showed me how to give a horse a shot. (Thought - as long as it is not in the vein I am ok.......) So I have learned that while I was upset and didn't know what I was going to do about giving her shots for 10 days, that I can deal with this too.
Here we are 10 days later. I have given her the shots and she is much better. Her ear is still crusty but no longer swollen - Thank Goodness!!
Things happen, you deal with them and you move on.......hopefully learning along the way. And you thank God for getting you through it.