This Time I'm Really Going To Do It

FloppyDisk

Can you run away with Spanish chap? He sounds useful and profitable!

Watty1

apple_muncher wrote: »

Glad you have made a decision on the mortgage. And building up a knotted hanky fund is a good idea.

Maybe you can pay for MH's treatment in rioja...?

I fear that may mean a river of rioja ...still ....peace of mind and all that. Discovered at the local yard dinner last night he is vet to some very famous people and only saw me as a favour to a friend ..and ..because he was in the area and I am apparently good for the cash!! Friend does not know dire state of things around here :rotfl:

FloppyDisk wrote: »

Can you run away with Spanish chap? He sounds useful and profitable!

Now there sounds a plan!!

smallholdingsister

Humdinger Great Post! You write so well.

Watty HUGS. I have so many questions.

Is Most Handsome lame for the same reason in each leg or different reasons?

I read that you were clearing the office so you could enjoy the vet next week (ahem!).

WHERE is Mr W going for a week?

HELL YEAH to the knotted hanky fund.

smallholdingsister

Catching up...I adore that your SIL fell into your conversational trap. Shopping for expensive holiday!!

Watty1

smallholdingsister wrote: »

Catching up...I adore that your SIL fell into your conversational trap. Shopping for expensive holiday!!

I know. !!!

smallholdingsister wrote: »

Watty HUGS. I have so many questions

Is Most Handsome lame for the same reason in each leg or different reasons?.

No. Most likely scenario - he twisted fetlock joint (like ankle for non horsey readers) in field and that made left front lame, trying not to walk on it made right front lame and accounts for swellings in right front and then right hind lame because he has low grade arthritic changes in hock and the box rest for the front lameness made that worse......

smallholdingsister wrote: »

I read that you were clearing the office so you could enjoy the vet next week (ahem!)..

Hilarious

smallholdingsister wrote: »

WHERE is Mr W going for a week?

no real idea, but, I think back to Scotland - and - that will probably involve an overnight with the brother. Part of my is cross, part of me relieved that kitten and I will get the house to ourselves as he will take the dog, and, we can just enjoy the time. Remains to be seen what will actually happen.

smallholdingsister

You are handling this so very well and I think it is time for you now to think of your needs. Xxx

I would love your generosity of spirit.

Watty1

I'm not sure I have 'generosity of spirit' but thank you for saying that

Watty1

Rang the building society and fixed the mortgage til 31/3/20. I could have shopped around and maybe found 'a deal' but I'm pleased with what I found, and, hurrah, they changed it over on the basis of the phone call so job completed this morning. Apparently a letter needs to be signed but minimum fuss. Very happy. The new rate is £39.80 cheaper per month and if I really wanted to repay the repayment charge would be £267 so that all seems a good deal as this will be cheaper in the long run. I'm not sure things will be solved in 6 months and if they are solved after that it will still have been cheaper to fix and pay off the repayment charge.
Job one on the sort the finances can now be ticked off and the saving can go in the spotted hanky fund as it trickles in.

Karmacat

Oh Watty ... a lovely post from Humdinger, yes ... and I'm glad to read you're establishing a knotted hanky fund. Very sorry to read that apparently Mr Watty hasn't even said to you about the mid January trip, even if he *has* put it on the calendar.

And as for the Spanish chap. Wow! I get the feeling that there's a huge sub-culture in Spain that's incredibly knowledgeable about horses. That's really lucky he's in your area.



Oh, and sorting the finances. That's good too we are *supposed* to be here for that :rotfl:



Health, wealth and happiness, Watty :xmassmile

EatingTheElephant

Olympia sounds like it was just what was needed. It is something that has been on my bucket list for years and watching it always makes me feel festive.

Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for MH.