I Passed!!!

I am shattered now, so this post may be all over the place, but I need to say first that I am convinced that the good wishes from you guys got me through.

I had a bad night's sleep last night, waking in the middle of the night with a sensation of pain in my knee. It took me a while to get back to sleep and this morning I could barely walk. Then my instructor (who has been awesome!) was late and, as the test was just after 8am, we were cutting through all the back roads and estates to dodge rush hour traffic.  I got in with a minute to spare - I sat down just as the examiners came out with their clipboards.

I'm not sure I deserved to pass, and it was a close thing. The manoeuvre was to pull into a parking bay, and that was the one I was least looking forward to - if I'm not thinking about it, I'm fine. If I thinking about it, it looks like it was accidentally dropped there on it's way somewhere else. Today I swept in with a flourish and I wish I could have framed it. I also did some really good driving in tight spots, which I think got me thought. 

Then I decided to ride the buses. I went first to Wakefield, then to Heckmondwike and came home with bear who was late after a rehearsal. Now I am trying to stay awake while kit vital to tomorrow's performance finishes drying and I can give it a quick iron (though it will just be stuffed in the backpack) and crawl into bed.

My knee is really bad, but I'm hoping it will settle down.

Thank you for all the good wishes. I swear that they made the difference today!