Humpty-Dumpty

It seems a while since I updated this blog. The weather here is raining after a run of fine days. The girls that I usually have on Sunday mornings are away so I have this time to myself. Training has been going full tilt in a variety of conditions.
A little over a week ago I had an incident in the classroom. One of my younger students was sitting on a chair when he decided to pull his legs up inside his tee shirt. Nothing unusual in that! I don’t know whether he was cold but he then decided to pull his arms inside the shirt as well – so good so far. I heard a noise like the ripping of cloth and looked over to see him perform a humpty-dumpty act rolling forward off his chair like an egg to do an unsupported face plant on the floor, raising a large lump on his forehead and cutting his lip on his front teeth. Kinda disrupted the lesson for a while!
The carpal tunnel has been a right pain this week waking me up a couple of times a night. I went back to the doctor who referred me to a surgeon. The first appointment with any person at the surgery was 21 December. The doctor prescribed some Oruvail gel which certainly relieves the discomfort for a while. I may have to get a hormone injection in the meantime.
Lorna has been loaned a bike and we went for a short ride last evening. This may be the start of some more exercise.
On Friday night we celebrated Lorna’s birthday by having dinner at the Honest Lawyer Country pub. This is not actually in the country but has atmosphere oozing from its old walls. There is an amazing collection of old bric-a-brac .hanging from the walls and ceilings. The food was great too.
A group has been set up in Nelson to conduct teams racing in 420s. The project was started by members of the yacht club, and has been taken over by its own organisation. There is some bickering over who is doing what and who is paying, but the end result should be good for the children.
Looks like I will be teaching in the rain today.