Do you ever feel like someone has pressed the fast forward button on your life. I feel like the whole summer has passed in a blur and any minute now it will be Christmas again. Depressing! I could blame the weather for this, I think we have all spent most of the year waiting for summer to arrive, but I think it has more to do with the munchkin having started preschool earlier in the year. I have to admit that I have missed it through the holidays. No more than she did I might add, judging by the huge hug her teacher got and the fact that I had to wrestle a goodbye kiss out of her as she hurried to join in the painting.
Really I was relieved that she seemed so happy to be back. I have really tried to keep her entertained and stimulated at home but I don't think there is any substitute for contact with other kids. Also there is a limit to how much colouring I can do before my attention wanders. (If you ask me preschool teachers have the patience of saints.)
Thursday was her first day back and I got that wonderful heady rush of freedom as I dropped her off. That sounds such a terrible thing to say, she's no trouble really and I love her to bits obviously but it is just so nice to have a few hours of being Mandy not Mummy. I rode my horse, did some shopping, had a shower and tidied the house. It was lovely, just to be able to concentrate on one thing at a time. Whoever it is who has the remote has pressed play again.
The horse has been great by the way, really quiet out hacking and he was quite good at the show. He did get upset about the ponies pulling traps (for some reason they scare the bejesus out of him) but apart from that he seemed happy with life. He had one fence down which wasn't too bad. He felt a bit flat but the ground was a bit hard so I decided to leave it at that.
Also, Annie is jumping at Spruce Meadows in Canada this weekend. She was 4th on Wednesday and 10th on Thursday. That's over $3000 she has won already. Di's out there watching and I bet they're having a great time. I wish I could have gone, maybe next time! You can see the results here. It is also on Sky Sports Xtra at varying times over the weekend.