You got to play the game...

I wouldn't be myself if I didn't try it on. So I chose the easiest subject, one that surely no one would fall for...

- I won the lottery - I say to a colleague while having a coffee in between my lessons. It's a beautiful morning. So warm, sunny. We're sat watching some of the staff having a training session.

- Yeah right - she says.

I keep my straightest of faces.

- Seriously. 

I can tell she considers me with some caution.

- Really? How much? 

I take a sip of coffee. Let her wait.

- A lot.

-Yeah right - she says but I know she fell for it - how much? A tenner?

- More - I say looking her straight in the eyes and sending some cheers with the coffee - Here's for my glorious future. - Jackpot.

- No you haven't!

- Yes I have.

- No you haven't!!!

- Yes I have.

She says nothing just stares at me speechless.

- I still have to go and pick it up. However - I say - what day is today?

She thinks.

- Wednesday.

- Date?

Silence. Then she laughs and screams at me ;)

Another colleague comes along. She falls for it too. I am lucky with further two. 

Oh dear ;))) April's Fool you fool.

Lots of laughter. So needed it.

Rode the chestnut youngster today, got me working hard.

Apart from normal teaching I also sat with Centre's Manager at an assessment of a lovely lady who is with us training for her PTT exam (Preliminary Teaching Test). 

She's a college lecturer and a show-jumper but her employer wants her to take the exam so she is going for it. That was a lot of fun too.

At some point I was asked to make assessment notes so off I went criticising away thinking it's just for the manager only to hear: 'Here S., notes are for you'. Oops ;)

Took my regular little people for a lesson on the grass. After the initial 'open spaces panic' they pulled their act together and rode very well. 

 

Then I set off back home which did feel a bit odd as I would normally go back with my friend but here we go, got to get used to new status quo.