Our Merlin is doing much better. Thank you for those of you who sent their good wishes for his speedy recovery. He needs strict rest for three weeks, as noted before. Because he is starting to be less painful, this will be very challenging. Keeping him away from his younger, playful sister, DeeDee, will be difficult also. But, right now, he sleeps most of the time because of the meds. Just what he needs and what the doctored ordered. Rest, rest, rest. He still has not tried to jump up on his favorite sofa to sleep, thank goodness. I'm not certain if he ever will again, but we will have to see. I suspect that pet insurance is in our future, as he is an older doggie with back problems which are likely to reoccur. That said, what matters most is that he is feeling better and has that twinkle back in his eyes.
I should have stayed home yesterday and skipped skating. Not a good skating day at all. My mind was totally pre-occupied with Merlin and I wasn't feeling well - very run down, scratchy throat, sniffles. Skated from 9:30 - 11:15, when the rain was pounding so hard on the roof of the rink (a perfect place for acustical magic) that I decided to flee the ice. Lesson focused entirely on dance. I could tell that Coach J was not happy with my efforts. At one point, I nearly screamed at her, "Well, I AM trying!" to which she responded, "I know you are," but the rest of the sentence was left hanging, as in, "You aren't trying hard enough." We worked mostly on the Swing Dance, European Waltz and Paso (last ten minutes of lesson). The EW was wretched, the Swing dance "sucked," but the Paso was pleasant and fun (thank goodness for one bright spot).
I watched my best skating buddy doing her dances and once again marveled at her ability, grace, expression and technical acumen. She will have absolutely no problem passing the EW and Ten Fox in November, along with her Silver Moves.
Like any other sport, some days just aren't that good for me and skating. Yesterday was one of them for certain. There are literally no sessions to skate tomorrow, so I won't be going to the rink. Time for the many errands and prep for our home decorating project that starts on Monday. Yikes, the house will be a disaster for a week, then a week's break, until the new carpet goes in the first week in November. This all seemed a good idea at the time, but with Merlin's problems, I'm not so sure now. Too late, however. All the plans have been made and products ordered for the house.
Onward, with something less than a skip in my step! :(
J, Merlin is so much improved today. It's amazing that only a week ago he couldn't even lift himself up from the floor. He even tried a little stretch when he woke up this afternoon. It has been nice being home to take care of him.
ReplyDeleteI love the EW and will, indeed, keep at it. It's a wonderful dance and I know I will be able to do it solo at some point - maybe years from now!
Hope you enjoyed your day today. See you next week.