Bee Sting

Today was such a long day...thank goodness it is Friday.

Well, the inevitable happened...I got stung by a bee...or a wasp. Not sure exactly. I have only been stung once by one of those tiny tiny hard to see bees when I was really young. I hate bees...and now even more so. I was driving..in my car that doesn't have AC...windows down. Well, not far from home I felt something on my arm. I brushed it off. I still felt it. Brushed it again. So, I looked at my arm right below by elbow. Nice...there it was...a stinger...stuck in my arm. Okay, this is Melanie you are talking about...I freaked a little. If there was ever a time that someone should or could or whatever have an anxiety attack...that would be it. I managed to get the stinger out..while driving. However, it was difficult so I pretty much stopped in the middle of a four way intersection (stops signs not lights) to get it out. And..I headed straight back home. At first I thought, oh these don't hurt. Yeah, never mind that. It hurt. I tried to remain as calm as possible around Madison. Hard to do. It didn't swell up like I thought it would but it all got tight and the rest of my arm down including fingers felt numb. Weird! Anyway, since I forgot that gasoline or mud is the best thing...I used baking soda. I did decide to venture out in my car again to finish my errands. Okay, not my idea of a great day!