The Waiting Game continues

Monday arrived and I asked Gerard to phone both doctors for both sets of results.
As usual, Gerard is more tied up with work and needed gentle reminders during the course of the morning.
Eventually, he reported back that Dr. Becker would call me directly with Steven's results.
At this point I had forgotten to ask about my results.
Dr Becker did call and unfortunately the tests he ran were inconclusive. He also feels that Steven should be hospitalised, tests done to find the cause of his high blood pressure.
A young German man (18 years old) hit the news today, as he went on a rampage in his old school. He held students hostage and shot the headmaster in the stomach. All this before he shot himself. So sad - had his whole life ahead of him.
This whole incident was of interest to me, as my friend Liesel lived in Emsdetten, where this all took place. We had visited them in Emsdetten a few years ago. She and her family returned to S.A. in July this year.
Gerard left for Austria. He and Oliver Bonn from work, left for a meeting in Austria.
On Tuesday, I dropped Lara off at Kindergarten and drove out to Lauterbach to visit Marcelle. It was great just getting out and spending time with a friend.
In the afternoon, I took Lara to her dancing class. The class has become very small and I heard the two other mothers sounding worried as to how long the class will continue.
Gerard arrived home late but had already eaten supper on the way. He and Olli had taken a scenic route via Berchtesgarden and Gerard has been so impressed that he had brought a brochure on the place. Well, the bit I have seen of it, we will definately be visiting that area next summer. It is just stunning!!!!
On Wednesday, we took the kids down to Frankfurt to the Swiss Embassy. This visit was to get their passports (which had expired) in order. This was part two of Gerard's disastrous Tuesday last week, where he was told to come back with his kids!!! After half an hour there, we walked through a shopping area and got to a
C + A which is one of my favorite clothes shops. The reason I like it so much is that we can do a family shop there - always find something for everyone and it is soooo much more affordable than most other shops.
Left Frankfurt at 4,30pm to avoid heavy traffic and stopped off at a Burger King along the way. Steven kept urging us to eat quicker and get going - he had football training at 6.00pm!!!!
Lara went to her friend Zina on Thursday afternoon and I picked her up after dropping the boys at soccer training.
Gerard and I have decided to do the Atkins diet again, so no better time than starting on a Friday. We need to lose a few kilos before we go on holiday!!!!
On Saturday, we had a lazy start to our day and then decided to do a bit of shopping at Roller and Hafu. I bought a carpet for my new little room upstairs and a lamp for Robert's desk.
Robert's team had soccer matches in the afternoon which we watched. Our son was quite the hero scoring the only goal for his team. Their team has improved since last week but needs a lot more coaching.
Had great news from Heidi that she had become a granny!!! Tina had a baby girl - Anika Kelly.
Steven had us up at 6.30am this morning!!!! What a way to start a Sunday - but of course all for the love of football.
We went to watch his games in Nieder Ohm but their team didn't win a single game - great disappointment. Got home and Gerard had to pack and get ready for his trip to France. Gerard phoned me along the way and felt that he was going to miss his plane as he had been in so many traffic jams etc. Anyway, he made it in time and is now in France.
Tonight I phoned my bother and his family to wish them well tomorrow. They are leaving S.A. for Australia. I can't believe this day has come - I felt quite sad wishing him well, knowing that I won't see him for quite a while now. We will visit them in Australia in 2008 hopefully.
Well, that is another week gone with the wind. Now I am still waiting for my medical results and will now have to wait for my husband's return.