And I got out of bed because...?

What a day. Not a particularly good one at that. Starting at four thirty in the morning! We got up, and Darlin let the dog out to go pee. Only to reopen the door five minutes later to let an unmistakable "aroma" waft through the kitchen. Oh yes. You know the smell I'm talking about. The one that clings to everything and lasts seemingly for-e-v-e-r. The one that is so thick, you'd expect to see the green waves of cartoon stench drifting about. Yup, that's the one. June got skunked, and boy she got skunked bad. And by the smells, I'd guess she took it right in the face. Darlin went to work, I left the dog outside and went back to bed, wishing circumstances would change upon reawakening.
  A short time later, I gave up pretending to sleep. With coffee in hand, I hit the world wide web, Google specifically, for "de-skunk" remedies. I found one that was claimed to be "scientifically proven to neutralize skunk odor.." It actually worked! She still smells a little skunky between the eyes, but that's because you don't want to get it in their eyes. Recipe as follows:

1qt hydrogen peroxide

1/4 c baking soda

1T dish liquid (Ivory is recommended, but all I had was Dawn)

And then of course, washing the dog, step-by-step:

1. Put on old clothes.
2. Put on some rubber gloves. Disposable latex kind is ideal.
3. Catch the cowering, stinking dog without letting her in the house.
4. With dog and bucket of solution on lawn, begin working it into dogs' coat.
5. Hog tie dog.
6. Begin once again to work solution into dog.
7. Pour the rest of it over dogs' back and work in.
8. Carefully rub into dog's face, avoiding the eyes.
9. Now time to rinse. 
10. Go turn on hose.
11. Watch dog run away, with hose still running on the ground.
12. Pretend to play "fetch" and throw stick near running hose.
13. Pick up the stick you threw and try again while the dog looks at you like you're stupid for even thinking that will work.
14. Finally the dog can't help it, and makes a go for it.
15. You grab the dog while she's running away with the stick and drag her to the hose.
16. Hose down dog.
17. Turn hose off and repeat.

Now you have a soaking, yet bearable smelling dog. I can't really smell it on her unless I stick my nose right in hers. On the other hand, it could be sensory adaption too. Lol.

Then, on with the lovely day:
Untangled the heifer that was out to graze, fed the goats and chickens.
Thought of something for dinner.
Decide to take care of the laundry basket full of tomatoes.
Cut up all the tomatoes, then I looked for the Squeeze-o, washed and assembled it. Tried to fasten it to the edge of the kitchen table and I realized we had a different table last year. It won't fit on this one because of the edging. I had just cut up all those tomatoes and now had to do something. So I got it to go on, but it didn't have much room to get a "bite". I then proceeded to run tomatoes through the Squeeze-o until I had a bowl full of juice. Then it fell off the table and made a mess. I was mad to say the least. So I cleaned that up and covered the tomatoes with wrap and decided to try and relax in the tub with a cup of coffee and a good book. I got all settled in and found my place in the book where I left off and read about two pages. Then the phone rang. Normally I would ignore it but I had forgotten that the Dr.'s office was supposed to call. I grabbed a towel and "ran" to the phone as the machine picked up. Didn't have a clue who it was and they didn't leave a message. Well, that was important, not. With a sigh I went back to the bathroom and pulled the plug. I give up. 

Then I made dinner and Darlin came home. That was my day. I've had worse and I've had better but I hope today is better lol. Have a good day everyone!