I couldn't come and blog yesterday as it was such a sad day. We went to the stables at 11.30am, and Antoinette groomed Molly and helped with putting on her travelling boots and bandaging her tail ready for travelling. Then the staff let her lead Molly up the yard to the waiting horsebox. After a little walkaround while waiting for the driver to get ready (!) Molly was eventually loaded on...she was such a good girl and didn't take any persuading - just walked on up the ramp!
We then went and opened the big double gates of the stables and wited there for the horsebox to pass. Molly was facing our way and looking out of the window. As soon as she saw us, she started whinneying and neighing, and carried on right down the private road until they turned the corner at the bottom and were then gone!
Of course Antoinette - and Evie! - were devastated.
Julia, the Head Girl at the stables told Antoinette that she could go and groom her horse if it would help...and then said that actually, she could groom her horse any time she liked! I asked Antoinette if any other kids groom this horse and she said no other kids are allowed to go near it as it's Julia's private horse! So that was a pretty special thing for her to do and for Antoinette to receive!
Antoinette did go and groom the horse - Donny - and he is lovely...very friendly! I think he will be a big help for Antoinette in getting used to not having Molly around.
After all that we went out for a meal with mum, dad and my aunt Marion (see the Nun in the photo below!!), which went someway to taking Antoinette's mind off the situation! Especially the big slice of chocolate fudge cake at the end, lol!!
Margie had made Antoinette a lovely canvas with a gorgeous photo of her riding Molly, just after she came out from a Dressage test. It's really lovely, and is going on the wall in their bedroom!
DN, Megan-Elise had made a big poster with photos of Antoinette on Molly as well...that's also going up on the wall!!
Antoinette has now stuck her nose in the BHS Progressive tests book I got for her, and seems determined to take the first test this month! That's good news as when she's taken all 6, that allows her to skip past the BHS Stage 1 test (for age 14 and above) and go straight to Stage 2. However, as Antoinette's only 13 in December this year, she has plenty of time to do the 6 tests!!!
Today I've been scrapping - on paper, shock! horror! - at my friend's house! Had a lovely day and managed to finish 3 CJs so they're all ready for posting on Saturday - phew! Both Cjs have got a little caught up, that's why I have 3 atm lol, but hopfully they'll all be home soon!
I have some digi scrapping I want to catch up on...have a new kit from SIS sitting waiting for my attention! Marion went home today so that should make life easier just over the w/e. We have some footcare appointments tomorrow though so won't get much done:( Then next week it will a matter of ringing all the pople we had to cancel appts. for when mum got swine flu and book them all in again - looking like the summer holidays could be over for me, lol!!
I AM now almost uptodate with the Jessica Sprague classes though! The last lesson - today's - I've listened to but not actually done the practical yet...making our own brushes! BUT! I will DEF have a go over the w/e! Hopefully then I will have something to put on here!!
All the emotion of yesterday really took it out of me though, so am just chilling for a day or 2 and hoping that at the w/e I can have some time to just sit and create! Oh, and get the photos of Hever Castle off my camera!!!!
List of things to do:
SIS CT kit
SLYMI Week 33 LO (scrap a square within a square)
Challenge LO for Pickleberry Papercrafts
Cut my pages for Shimelle's Learn Something New Every Day class which starts on 1st September and maybe do the title page.
Buy photo frames and make DDs some photos of them with Molly to go on their bedroom wall.
OK! Off to watch some sleep-inducing tv now with DH - could be an early morning with DN doing a sleepover!!!!
Bernie x
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