what the crap?

I walked the dog this morning. No big whoop, I walk him two or three times a week now. It's cold outside (it is January in Illinois so I wasn't expecting a warm day). It was tons of fun trying to keep my dog at heel on sidewalks covered in a slick layer of ice just thin enough to be dangerous and not quite thick enough for people to go out and salt them.

When I got home my legs started burning. I ignored it because when it's cold my hands often burn while they're warming up (no I did not wear gloves - I guess shame on me!). But then they kept getting worse. They burned and burned and it felt like someone threw acid on my legs. I started freaking out so I took my pants off and then I got very concerned because it LOOKED like someone threw acid on my legs! They were freaking COVERED in hives!

What in the world?

I did some major cleaning yesterday (as I believe I posted about - see below) and I did get hives on my arms from the mouse poopies I was cleaning up, but I wear jeans all the time. I decided today since I didn't want to rewear the jeans I cleaned in I would wear my husband's jeans (I don't often wear my "good" jeans around the house). So did I have a reaction because I was wearing my husband's jeans or a reaction from the cold?

Hmmmm, either I'm allergic to my husband or I'm allergic to Illinois (as I've suspected for the past 15 years).

Alack!