NOW THAT'S GOTTA STING!

It was a lovely Saturday morning.  The sun was gently warming the day. 

Macy needed to go out, but the big dog, Otto (who doesn't like ANY other dogs) was in our yard...so the brave hubby took out Macy.  I went out to stand watch (in case I needed to throw something to protect Macy).  I slid out of the patio door in my pj's to stand guard.  And WHAM!  Some thing bit me or stung me.  I had no idea what happened except that it was painful...I felt like someone had shoved a six in needle in my right side.  I rushed in, followed by brave hubby...I was sure a brown recluse or a black widow had bit me.  I threw down a handful of benadryl.  Brave hubby found a bee sting kit and rubbed the ointment on my red swelling spot on my right side.  (Still hurting...)  I sit down. 

Brave husband goes outside to look for whatever stung or bit me...And WHAM he gets stung!  He sees the hornet and where it came from.  A hornet's nest is hanging on the far side of our deck!  He comes in and I put bee sting ointment on his back.  Then he gears up: jeans, winter coat with hood up and a towel wrapped around his face for protection.  He takes a can of wasp/hornet spray and heads out the back door.  MY HERO!  He blowss down the paper covered nest (they chew up wood and leaves to make the nest covering) and left it so I could take a picture and blog about it....

Have you ever been stung? Please share your epic tales of pain...If you don't have one, feel free to make one up... 

P.S. I'm only 810 people away from having a 1,000 followers! Can you believe it? I'm totally stoked and have been thinking of what to do to celebrate when I'm K-800 followers. Well, we've come up with a plan...My daughter (now a high school freshman) and I decided to have a Really Random Prize Give-A-Way...one of EPIC proportion! It's going to be sooooo (I could add more o's) much fun for you, me and a committee of judges....