It is All About Perspectives...

 Today has been "one of those days"....but it all depends on how you look at it. 

It  actually started yesterday evening. I had been trying to get the new coop painted, needed to go get hay, had to get the new rescue bunny to the vets and picked up after his neuter in addition to all the normal, daily chores so I could then be showered, in a good mood and ready for a Date night with my farmer man and my son and daughter in love. 

There was more work than there was day! The harder I tried to get everything done, the more frustrated and irritable I became. My Farmer Man ended up going to town to pick the bun boy up when he should have been working on his business stuff.  Time just ran out for me to go get hay...which did not set well with me because that now meant I would have to go tomorrow and tomorrow already had a list way too long. 😡 So I became really grumpy. The guineas wouldn't go up for the night so I could go get ready for my date night and that just topped it all off. I was NOT in a good mood by the time I went to the house to get a shower...date night wasn't looking like it was going to be a good thing.

After a long shower and a lot of deep breaths and even some tears, I realized just how silly and ridiculous I had been. I was going to let all the frustrations of the day spill over into date night if I didn't adjust my attitude.

A prayer or two while I got ready and when my son and daughter in love arrived I remembered how blessed I am to have such a loving family. Date night was wonderful and all the "stuff" that I was so stressed over seemed so little in the light of sharing a meal with my son. My son who had just recently been hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer and had to have a blood transfusion. My son who was hospitalized for 3 days and I am not ashamed to admit, this mom was a little scared.  My son, the one who I shared the most special Mother/Son dance with at his wedding this past September...a moment I will forever treasure. THIS is what matters...not a list of things to be done. Spending time with those you love and remembering none of us are guaranteed tomorrow.

Perspective

This morning started off well enough, a nice trip to the feed store for hay for the animals and a stop by a doughnut shop for a treat and some coffee with my farmer man. It isn't often we both get time together let alone time to share a treat and just talk. 

So the delay in not getting hay yesterday, how I had planned, now turned into an impromptu Dunkin' date with my farmer man. THIS is what matters...not a list of things to be done, but moments, special moments with those you cherish and love.

Perspective 

We returned home, my farmer man unloaded the hay while started barn chores. Again, I had a list in my head of what all HAD to be done today.

The new chicken coop/pen really needs to be done today. We have to separate the breeds for a full month before we can start pulling eggs for hatching....we are a month behind schedule. 

The coop needs to set up in the backyard, kennel panels put up around it,  2 x 4 wire placed under the panels to prevent predators from digging under, a 2 x 4 wire top secured to keep predators from climbing over and a shade screen installed. All today.

We got the coop unassembled from inside the shop, hauled it up to the backyard and my farmer man started reassembling it. 

I was helping were I could and we received a phone call. Our nephew's wife called to tell us our oldest nephew, Gideon, had been in a dirt bike accident, he had been unconscious and they were on the way to the hospital....and it was going to take them an hour to get there.

There was nothing we could do except pray and wait. Hospitals are not allowing more than one person in ER with a patient so we go back to working on the coop. Somehow getting the coop done didn't seem like such a priority....but praying that our nephew would be ok was.

Perspective 

Then..... we heard the alpaca boys fighting. 🤦‍♀️ Sigh, stop what I am doing and go to the pasture to stop the fighting because our special boy, Krusher, has a seizure disorder and the stress often sends him into a seizure.

I get to the barn and find not only is Primo fighting with Krusher but also Patrick has ganged up on him. Krusher was down in the stall with Primo on his back and Patrick had his neck pinned down and was biting him!

I get the two boys off of him and Krusher stood up....but something was wrong. His right back leg was at a weird angle and he was not displaying the symptoms of having seizure.  I closed the stall and he laid back down. Ok, maybe this is just part of the seizure and we just haven't seen it manifest this way so I wait. I wait and let him rest before he tries to get up again...it was worse. He didn't seem to want to put weight on the leg. Crap, crap, crap! 

I called my Farmer Man and asked him to come to the barn.  He watched Krusher and immediately said call the vet.

We are blessed with AWESOME veterinarians and our large animal Vet, Dr. Tegan Gicabone, answered our after hours call.  She said she thought because of his neurological issues that his nerves may be misfiring and causing the muscle issues we were seeing in his leg and he could be injured as well. She suggested we give him Banamine, a pain medicine as well as a muscle relaxer and monitor him.

Of course, we did not have Banamine on hand. 🤦‍♀️ Dr. Tegan asked us to try and manipulate the leg and make sure we could flex and extend the leg with no issues and let her know.

We did the stretches and Krusher's leg seemed good. Called and let her know and she said they would get the meds together for us to pick up. 

I was grateful to know we could get him what he needed, but that meant a 40 min drive one way and 40 min drive back, BUT we had instant access to what we needed to help our boy. THAT is what mattered.

Perspective 

Before I left, we got an update on our nephew, broken collar bone, 3 broken ribs, more tests being done... 

Off I went to the vets office! The list would have to wait.

I picked up the meds and while otw home my Farmer Man calls...Krusher is up and walking normally. 😳 During the almost hour an a half since I had left his nerves had settled and the muscles relaxed amd he was mobile once again. Dr. Tegan had nailed it. Contacted her with an update and she suggested to give him a dose just to help him through it.

Sigh, ok so now we are behind on getting the coop done, but Krusher is ok and we are not looking at extensive vet bills, he is up and walking, now separated from both of the other intact boys, and we can relax a little. Lists can be remade, moved or changed...not so important now. Having an injured or sick animal or even the thought of losing one and knowing you have an awesome veterinarian team...much more important.

Perspective 

As of this evening, Krusher is doing well. He was up, walking normally and eating well. He is resting comfortably tonight. 

Our nephew is being kept overnight for observation due to a severe concussion in addition to the broken collar bone, 3 broken ribs and massive brusing. His new bride is staying with him, and My Farmer Man has gone up to check on them. Gideon is like one of his own. ❤

So, even though our list still remains, the coop isn't ready, nor the fence and enclosure completed what matters most is those I love and cherish are ok this evening.

Chicken hatching can wait.

The list can wait.

We have grateful hearts this evening that our loved ones are safe and being taken care of and our animals are too.

We have SO very much to be grateful for and that has reminded me just how easy it is to lose perspective. 

So yes, it has been a day....a day full of blessings. ❤