How’s this for a Day on the Farm…

It was bedtime (10:20ish) and I let Lady (Micah’s dog) out for one last trip before bed and Kurt and I went into the bathroom to brush our teeth. Lady came busting back inside, which she does occasionally. Didn’t really think much about it. While I’m brushing my teeth, she went running down the hallway and then back and that’s when I smelled IT! Holy cow was it something! I came out of the bathroom yelling at Kurt over my shoulder that Lady got sprayed by a skunk and when I came to the edge of the living room - there she was - ROLLING ON THE COUCH!!! AARRRGGGHHHHH!!!
Yes folks I said On The Couch. I yelled while toothpaste came spewing out of my mouth (first mistake - she’s very sensitive), so she ran upstairs. She got up on our bed - yes, On Our Bed!!
Then I got her to come downstairs - after that is a little blurry for me - the fumes were getting to me by this point. I think she went outside, but then Kurt let her back in after he was convinced it wasn’t skunk but some bizarre, alien smell - possibly burning rubber (yes, that mixed with skunk and oh, I don’t know - maybe pooh) Are you feeling this yet? If anyone has ever smelled fresh skunk spray you know what I'm talking about here.
So now she’s back inside - but where? I find her on Micah’s bottom bunk - I can’t yell at her because then she’ll piddle, so somehow she ends up somewhere else. My eyes are tearing and my sinuses are burning by this point and I’m not sure where the dog is quite frankly.
I go looking for her - speaking oh so kindly, but she knows she’s in trouble so she’s not coming out from wherever she is. I finally find her under Kailey’s bed and let Kurt know so he can pull her out. Then Kailey wakes up wondering what we’re doing on her floor in the middle of the night. We explained what had happened and she said she wondered what smelled like skunk as she drifts back to sleep!?! Children just don't get caught up in the troubles of this world do they?
Then into the tub goes Lady while my wonderful husband bathes the stinky creature. I stood by, ever so supportive!
So, now I have an industrial size bottle of extra strength Febreeze that I walk around with all day spraying anything and everything. So far the skunk smell is winning on the couch. The smell is less, but as we all know, that stuff is potent and long-lasting. Kurt says “At least we weren’t planning on having company over this weekend.” Yup, that’s Kurt - the glass is always half full in his world!
Then to add insult to injury, this morning while I’m drying my hair Micah comes running to the bathroom and yells for me. He says Maggie (Kailey’s cat) has pooh on her bottom that didn’t come out the whole way and she’s dragging it around the kitchen floor. I came running out and tell him to get Lady out of the kitchen ( I don’t want to go into detail as to what she was doing) and take her outside. Maggie is nowhere to be seen but I can see where she’s been!! Well, now I have a sanitized kitchen floor and am becoming addicted to Febreeze!!
One last note: Later today Kailey asked if she could bring one of the chickens in the house. I said emphatically “NO!” and asked her if there was any doubt about my feelings on the subject!?! She and Micah both said there was no doubt whatsoever and they would never ask me that again!!

So, how was your day??