I am so sorry that I have not been keeping my blog up to date in the last few weeks. Life has just been getting on top of me. First I have moved flats. I now have a flat on top of the main surgery and spent several weeks assembling flat pack furniture but I now have shelves for most of the DVDs, clothes and even a lot of the books, which is a revelation! There are definitely times when I think that the instructions mean putting together shelves is harder than operating on animals. At least in most animals the holes are in the right place.
Less than a week after we moved in, it was the Welsh Mounted Games ball, so since this was being held within walking distance of the new flat we had a great house warming with rather a lot of friends staying. It was great to see all my friends that I spend every weekend with during the summer but haven't seen or had a good chat to since the last show. After the weekend's drinking and merriment, I had to put a long list of property left at the flat on Facebook and still have a few items of clothing and a toothbrush that no one seems to want!
Then life dealt me a severe blow as I was told that my operation would be delayed by a couple of months, which will mean that I would possibly miss the start of the 2010 season. However, working on call on a Friday night I managed to damage my knee still further, tearing more of my medial meniscus (the pad of cartilage in the knee). I don’t know how I did it as I was just sitting in a chair, I would have a bit more respect for myself if I'm been wrestling with a calving! However, this might be an advantage, as when I hobbled back to see the consultant he said that I now class as an emergency, so, fingers crossed, I will be under the knife in a few weeks.
The flat looks great – especially with the Christmas tree and our new resident. It took time to persuade Huw that he was willing to live with a cat, as he is not a feline fan. However, I sneaked up an abandoned cat of about five months who was in one of the recovery cages and even Huw had to agree that she was cute and looked gorgeous playing with the Christmas tree, so Whizz has joined us in the flat.
We are off to Olympia this weekend. The trip is supposed to be Mum’s birthday present, but we are all rather excited. I had a great time filming there last year with Horse Hero, but since I am not going to be working I am planning some serious shopping!
Blue is enjoying his break, especially now it has stopped raining so much. The ground got so wet that he had to stay in for over a week. Since Mum leaves for work in the dark and gets home in the dark means she was having to take him for walks round the lanes in the dark carrying a torch and with both of them festooned in hi-viz gear. Blue finds this very scary and doesn’t like walking through dark puddles in the road so Mum found it all quite testing. I managed to get home to see him recently and of course I couldn’t ride, so anyone who saw me on a horse, was definitely imagining it!