Another week has passed by us in such a rush as usual!!! This week was full of medical questions.
Gerard had previously arranged to take Tuesday off to chauffeur me to a Specialist in Marburg. He had also managed to get an appointment for Steven at the Cardiologist in Fulda on the same day. Gerard however, started his day, by driving down to Frankfurt to the Swiss Embassy, to get the childrens passports renewed. On arriving there, he found out (to his absolute annoyance) that the children had to be present for this. A 3 hour trip all for nothing!!!
When he arrived back home, it was literally to pick Lara and myself up and get straight back on the road to Marburg. We found the doctor very easily and then the wait was on. We sat around in the waiting room, filling out necessary forms, and then the nurse called me and she weighed and measured me and took my blood pressure. I eventually got to see the doctor (a woman) who asked a few questions and did a physical examination. She then sent me out to wait yet again. I was called to the room where I had been weighed etc. and the nurse took some blood samples and I was asked to provide a urine specimen. I was then told to wait again. Then I was called to another room, where the doctor asked me to remove all my clothes again!! This time for a sonar scan. She scanned all my vital organs and eventually I was told to redress and take some scan pictures to the nurses. They asked me to wait once again!! Eventually Gerard went and asked why we were waiting and the nurse advised that our wait was over at last. She had just typed up the necessary referal letters for me. The one to my Gynae, as she had picked up ovarian cysts on the scanning device. The other was to a radiologist to have my knees x-rayed. We went off to look for the latter and to our dismay found that the rooms were closed. As we were leaving the building, a man walked in and it was the doctor we were looking for. Was x-rayed and was told that other than normal wear and tear for my age, everything there looked normal. By this stage, Lara had, had more than her share of doctor's waiting rooms and we hit the road for Alsfeld.
I had to phone the boys and tell them to be ready, because we would again arrive home, just in time to load them in the car and head off in the opposite direction to Fulda. We had yet another wait, before we got in to see the Cardiologist. Luckily, being a children's doctor, there were plenty of playthings for the children to keep them occupied.
The doctor did an E.C.G. on Steven and then a thorough physical. He advised us that Steven's heart is in good working order and that to get to the bottom of the cause of his high blood pressure, he would have to be hospitalised so that they could run tests on him.
What a relief for us to hear that Steven did not have a heart condition!!!
Off we went to Burger King for supper and eventually got home at about 8.30pm - what a day!!!!!
The next morning (Wednesday), I had Steven at Dr Becker (our paediatrician in Alsfeld). Had to wait for an hour before we saw him. He had received a report from the Cardiologist and said that he would run the tests himself. So he has taken blood and urine specimens from Steven and asked me to call on Monday for the results.
Dr Becker has given Steven the go ahead to play sport again - what a happy little boy we have!!!
Lara had her little friend Zina come and play on Thursday afternoon. Too cute to watch these little girls playing dolls etc. So gentle compared to the boys rough games offootball and play fights etc.
On Friday, Steven had a reading day at school, where his class went to the local old age home and read and sang to the old men and ladies. His teacher had organised that she would have an evening for the parents to listen to their reading and then they would do a walk through the town with lanterns etc. I went along with the kids and thoroughly enjoyed the reading and singing. We couldn't do the walk as Gerard and I had previously booked an evening of theatre at our local community hall. The Local Fire service - all voluntary workers - put on a play every 2 years.
I had been to the one 2 years ago with a friend and had enjoyed it then, so Gerard was quite keen to see what it was all about.
They had adapted an English play called Cash on Delivery by Michael Cooney - a comedy. What a laugh - it was hilarious!!! Gerard and I were in stitches and we thoroughly enjoyed our evening out!!
We had a nice lie in on Saturday. Went off to town and ordered some new blinds for my bedroom. Did our necessary grocery shop and went home. Took Robert and his friend Alex off to their first soccer match in Homberg. Unfortunately their team lost every game. How disappointing for the little boys but even more so for the old parents who stand watching them being whitewashed.
Sunday has been a real lazy day, like most Sunday's in this place. The weather has been really grim today with rain most of the day. It seems as though November has finally arrived!!!
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Flu in the family
The whole Liechti family experienced flu this week!!!! Gerard suffered with flu at the beginning of the week which was passed on to Lara who was actually quite sick for 2 days with temps and bad cough. Steven has been coughing on and off but seems to have beaten the bug.
Robert and Steven decided to walk to Gerard's office, from school on Tuesday, which caused quite a ruckus. I received a call from Stevie's teacher first and then from Robert's within 5 minutes of each other. They were very concerned that they had not caught the bus as usual. I was on my way out the door to find them, when in drove Gerard with all his children in the car. He had picked up Lara and seen the two boys headed for Bell. He explained to to the head master that this would not happen again and that the boys would be sternly dealt with. Lara went to dancing in the afternoon and she has now joined the dance group. She really loves going and I think it all helps in coordination.
Steven went to a class mate's birthday party on Wednesday afternoon, where all the children played soccer. Nothing will stop him from playing his beloved soccer!!! Not long before he sees the doctor thank goodness!!!.
On Thursday, Heidi invited Marcelle and I for tea. It was so nice to get out and spend a morning with friends, and also consume Heidi's wonderful cakes. After a snap decision, the three of us decided to pay a visit to some newcomers in Alsfeld. There had been an article in the local paper that one of the hotels in town had been bought by a young couple. He is German and she is a South African from Cape Town with 2 little boys. Unfortunately she was not there but we introduced ourselves to him and said we would be back to meet her another day. We did learn however, that she has been in Germany for 4 years already and has done an intensive German course, so she has become very "Germanised".
On Thursday, we celebrated Urshi's birthday with their family as usual. We are always invited to join her and her family for a sit down meal which is always top class. While I ate, Gerard went off to Robert's parents evening! This was being held in Eudorf at a hotel.
Robert had been to soccer training and had asked one of the other mother's to drop him off in Eudorf!!! Gerard had in the meantime gone to pick him up, to find no one at the sport hall. Talk about a run around and lack of communication!!!
Robert was complaining of a head ache (he put this down to too many headers made during his soccer game) and feeling sick but managed to polish off a good plate of food. The Liechti family left at about 9.15pm just as the choir arrived to sing to the birthday girl!!!
I did not let Robert go to school on Friday as he was still running a temp and was feeling really miserable. I managed to sleep away 2 hours of Friday morning, in an attempt to sleep off my head cold which had been around since Wednesday.
Lara had her lantern evening on Friday night, so Gerard, Stevie and Lara went off with their lanterns - leaving Robbie and I at home alone. We weren't actually alone, as we had Arno (our building man) and his electrician were here. They were completing a job they had started in May this year. They were connecting the heating up in Robert's "new" room.
We had a nice sleep in on Saturday morning and later in the afternoon, Arno arrived to finish another small job he had started in May.
Gerard also decided that Saturday was the day he would drain the pool.
We watched X-factor on Saturday night which is getting really exciting again, as every week, one singer gets voted off, and they are down to the last 7 acts which means it is getting tougher and tougher.
Sunday morning was another lie in. Had a late breakfast, and then Gerard and I decided to do some unfinished business in the garden. Gerard covered my strawberry patch with some evergreen tree branches (keep the snow off the plants) while I cut off all the dead hydrangea flowers. Gerard also tackled a rose bush outside my kitchen window and some other plants in the garden.
We all sat down to a roast lamb and veges at about 5.30pm which was a great end to our weekend.
Gerard had managed to knock at least 8 items off his to-do list(which I had drawn up for him) of 15 items. All in all, a rather productive end to our week!!
Robert and Steven decided to walk to Gerard's office, from school on Tuesday, which caused quite a ruckus. I received a call from Stevie's teacher first and then from Robert's within 5 minutes of each other. They were very concerned that they had not caught the bus as usual. I was on my way out the door to find them, when in drove Gerard with all his children in the car. He had picked up Lara and seen the two boys headed for Bell. He explained to to the head master that this would not happen again and that the boys would be sternly dealt with. Lara went to dancing in the afternoon and she has now joined the dance group. She really loves going and I think it all helps in coordination.
Steven went to a class mate's birthday party on Wednesday afternoon, where all the children played soccer. Nothing will stop him from playing his beloved soccer!!! Not long before he sees the doctor thank goodness!!!.
On Thursday, Heidi invited Marcelle and I for tea. It was so nice to get out and spend a morning with friends, and also consume Heidi's wonderful cakes. After a snap decision, the three of us decided to pay a visit to some newcomers in Alsfeld. There had been an article in the local paper that one of the hotels in town had been bought by a young couple. He is German and she is a South African from Cape Town with 2 little boys. Unfortunately she was not there but we introduced ourselves to him and said we would be back to meet her another day. We did learn however, that she has been in Germany for 4 years already and has done an intensive German course, so she has become very "Germanised".
On Thursday, we celebrated Urshi's birthday with their family as usual. We are always invited to join her and her family for a sit down meal which is always top class. While I ate, Gerard went off to Robert's parents evening! This was being held in Eudorf at a hotel.
Robert had been to soccer training and had asked one of the other mother's to drop him off in Eudorf!!! Gerard had in the meantime gone to pick him up, to find no one at the sport hall. Talk about a run around and lack of communication!!!
Robert was complaining of a head ache (he put this down to too many headers made during his soccer game) and feeling sick but managed to polish off a good plate of food. The Liechti family left at about 9.15pm just as the choir arrived to sing to the birthday girl!!!
I did not let Robert go to school on Friday as he was still running a temp and was feeling really miserable. I managed to sleep away 2 hours of Friday morning, in an attempt to sleep off my head cold which had been around since Wednesday.
Lara had her lantern evening on Friday night, so Gerard, Stevie and Lara went off with their lanterns - leaving Robbie and I at home alone. We weren't actually alone, as we had Arno (our building man) and his electrician were here. They were completing a job they had started in May this year. They were connecting the heating up in Robert's "new" room.
We had a nice sleep in on Saturday morning and later in the afternoon, Arno arrived to finish another small job he had started in May.
Gerard also decided that Saturday was the day he would drain the pool.
We watched X-factor on Saturday night which is getting really exciting again, as every week, one singer gets voted off, and they are down to the last 7 acts which means it is getting tougher and tougher.
Sunday morning was another lie in. Had a late breakfast, and then Gerard and I decided to do some unfinished business in the garden. Gerard covered my strawberry patch with some evergreen tree branches (keep the snow off the plants) while I cut off all the dead hydrangea flowers. Gerard also tackled a rose bush outside my kitchen window and some other plants in the garden.
We all sat down to a roast lamb and veges at about 5.30pm which was a great end to our weekend.
Gerard had managed to knock at least 8 items off his to-do list(which I had drawn up for him) of 15 items. All in all, a rather productive end to our week!!
Monday, November 06, 2006
Back at School
The boys went back to school on Monday 30 Oct after a nice 2 week break. Robert got a 2 for his maths test that he had done just prior to the holidays which was good news. Robert had to take his bicycle helmet to school on Tuesday and again on Wednesday as he was doing his test. All the 4th year school classes had been given theory which covered all the different road signs that a cyclist would use and then the police came in to actually test their cycling abilities.
Robert passed his test and proudly came home with his "bicycle licence".
On Tuesday night, I received a call from Robert's football trainer, advising me of the change of venue and of the requirements needed for Robert to play football for his team. They are now playing indoors at his former school at 6.15pm on a Wednesday evening. I have to furnish the trainer with a copy of Robert's birth certificate, a copy of his passport and a medical certificate from his doctor. Can you believe all this just for a little boy to enjoy a sport!!!!!!!
I took both boys to training on Wednesday evening which just so happened to be a cold, wet and miserable night. Gerard then collected them on his way home from work. It felt like midnight when they eventually got home for "supper".
I had only been able to get them in to the doctor's for their medical on Thursday afternoon at 5.00pm. Dr Braun started doing the medical on Robert first and then Steven. She gave Robert a clean bill of health and supplied the certificate (at a cost of 10 Euros I might add!!!!) but could not do the same for Steven. When taking Steven's blood pressure, she got quite flustered and eventually after about 5 different attempts, she just announced that Steven could not have a Certificate and in fact could not play sport until he has seen a cardiologist.
Well, what a shock for Gerard and I to find out that our little Steven has high blood pressure!!!
As you can imagine, Steven is not impressed at all at the ban on his beloved soccer and any other sport.
We could only get an appointment at the child cardiologist in Fulda on the 14 November, so he will have to wait it out until then. Hopefully, the cardiologist will explain this high blood pressure problem to us and Steven will be able to continue with his soccer.
We had a quiet weekend and lazed around the house for most of it. We went and did our grocery shop at Kaufland near Treysa just for a change. It is a really nice big shop with quite a lot more variety than the little shops of Alsfeld offer.
I finished off painting Steven's desk on Sunday and now I have the urge to start on redecorating the kids rooms!!! This should keep me busy for the next few cold and dark months.
Robert passed his test and proudly came home with his "bicycle licence".
On Tuesday night, I received a call from Robert's football trainer, advising me of the change of venue and of the requirements needed for Robert to play football for his team. They are now playing indoors at his former school at 6.15pm on a Wednesday evening. I have to furnish the trainer with a copy of Robert's birth certificate, a copy of his passport and a medical certificate from his doctor. Can you believe all this just for a little boy to enjoy a sport!!!!!!!
I took both boys to training on Wednesday evening which just so happened to be a cold, wet and miserable night. Gerard then collected them on his way home from work. It felt like midnight when they eventually got home for "supper".
I had only been able to get them in to the doctor's for their medical on Thursday afternoon at 5.00pm. Dr Braun started doing the medical on Robert first and then Steven. She gave Robert a clean bill of health and supplied the certificate (at a cost of 10 Euros I might add!!!!) but could not do the same for Steven. When taking Steven's blood pressure, she got quite flustered and eventually after about 5 different attempts, she just announced that Steven could not have a Certificate and in fact could not play sport until he has seen a cardiologist.
Well, what a shock for Gerard and I to find out that our little Steven has high blood pressure!!!
As you can imagine, Steven is not impressed at all at the ban on his beloved soccer and any other sport.
We could only get an appointment at the child cardiologist in Fulda on the 14 November, so he will have to wait it out until then. Hopefully, the cardiologist will explain this high blood pressure problem to us and Steven will be able to continue with his soccer.
We had a quiet weekend and lazed around the house for most of it. We went and did our grocery shop at Kaufland near Treysa just for a change. It is a really nice big shop with quite a lot more variety than the little shops of Alsfeld offer.
I finished off painting Steven's desk on Sunday and now I have the urge to start on redecorating the kids rooms!!! This should keep me busy for the next few cold and dark months.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Last Week of Holidays
Last Week of Holidays
Last weekend was a quiet one at home. On Sunday, Gerard attempted a lamb on the Weber. What a disaster!!!! My kitchen reeked of woodsmoke for hours!!!
On Monday, Marcelle brought her Mom and Dad along for a visit. It was nice to meet the people you have heard about and put faces to their names. Gerard brought Lara home from Kindergarten and was able to join us for lunch. Then after tea and milk tart, Marcelle and her folks left to visit the Aldstadt of Alsfeld.
On Tuesday morning I picked Heidi up and brought her back home to have a look through Lara's baby things. Heidi is going to New Zealand on the 12 November to be with her daughter while she has her first baby. Zelda also joined us for a cup of coffee and a catch up of our last week.
Gerard took Wednesday and Thursday off to spend two days with the kids before their holiday finished. We decided to visit Autostadt in Wolfsburg. We left Frankie in the playroom, hoping that she would be alright for one night on her own. We travelled up to Einbeck where we had lunch with Pamela and Klaus. It was really nice to see them again but poor Pamela had had bad news about her father on the weekend. He had suffered a stroke.
After our visit with them, we hit the road for Wolfsburg vacinity. We had heard about a bed and breakfast in Walbeck which was about 35kms away, and decided that we would overnight there. It was pleasant and comfortable but the quoted price was "upped" by 20 euros due to a linen charge for the children!!!!!
The next morning, after breakfast, we left for Autostadt. What an amazing place.
We spent 6 hours there and still had not seen everything. The kids had a wonderful time and got to do their "drivers licence" and have a ride in a simulator which made their day. We left Autostadt at about 4.30pm and only got home at 8.00pm after a stop at Burger King.
Gerard went back to work on Friday. Lara wanted to get back to Kindergarten as well. I visited Heidi in the morning and then tried to do a bit of housework in the afternoon.
All the South African's met at the Schwalbenest Hotel on Friday night to meet Marcelle's folks and also say goodbye, as they were leaving Germany on Sunday.
A lovely evening was had by all.
The weekend was uneventful - just TV viewing on Saturday night being a must!!! X-factor is on and we are glued to the screen. The boys were very disappointed as Robbie Williams was on, on the German channel and they wanted to watch that.
Gerard's mom gave us a wake up call this morning at 8.00am. In S.A. it was nine o'clock but today we turned our clocks back an hour. We are now officially in Winter and on daylight saving!!!
Gerard took the kids for a swim at the Alsfeld pool this afternoon. The boys needed to swim 50 metres and have their time recorded - this to be given to their Athletics teacher on Wednesday.
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Last weekend was a quiet one at home. On Sunday, Gerard attempted a lamb on the Weber. What a disaster!!!! My kitchen reeked of woodsmoke for hours!!!
On Monday, Marcelle brought her Mom and Dad along for a visit. It was nice to meet the people you have heard about and put faces to their names. Gerard brought Lara home from Kindergarten and was able to join us for lunch. Then after tea and milk tart, Marcelle and her folks left to visit the Aldstadt of Alsfeld.
On Tuesday morning I picked Heidi up and brought her back home to have a look through Lara's baby things. Heidi is going to New Zealand on the 12 November to be with her daughter while she has her first baby. Zelda also joined us for a cup of coffee and a catch up of our last week.
Gerard took Wednesday and Thursday off to spend two days with the kids before their holiday finished. We decided to visit Autostadt in Wolfsburg. We left Frankie in the playroom, hoping that she would be alright for one night on her own. We travelled up to Einbeck where we had lunch with Pamela and Klaus. It was really nice to see them again but poor Pamela had had bad news about her father on the weekend. He had suffered a stroke.
After our visit with them, we hit the road for Wolfsburg vacinity. We had heard about a bed and breakfast in Walbeck which was about 35kms away, and decided that we would overnight there. It was pleasant and comfortable but the quoted price was "upped" by 20 euros due to a linen charge for the children!!!!!
The next morning, after breakfast, we left for Autostadt. What an amazing place.
We spent 6 hours there and still had not seen everything. The kids had a wonderful time and got to do their "drivers licence" and have a ride in a simulator which made their day. We left Autostadt at about 4.30pm and only got home at 8.00pm after a stop at Burger King.
Gerard went back to work on Friday. Lara wanted to get back to Kindergarten as well. I visited Heidi in the morning and then tried to do a bit of housework in the afternoon.
All the South African's met at the Schwalbenest Hotel on Friday night to meet Marcelle's folks and also say goodbye, as they were leaving Germany on Sunday.
A lovely evening was had by all.
The weekend was uneventful - just TV viewing on Saturday night being a must!!! X-factor is on and we are glued to the screen. The boys were very disappointed as Robbie Williams was on, on the German channel and they wanted to watch that.
Gerard's mom gave us a wake up call this morning at 8.00am. In S.A. it was nine o'clock but today we turned our clocks back an hour. We are now officially in Winter and on daylight saving!!!
Gerard took the kids for a swim at the Alsfeld pool this afternoon. The boys needed to swim 50 metres and have their time recorded - this to be given to their Athletics teacher on Wednesday.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
My life in Germany
My life turned upside down in the decision that my husband and I both made to leave our wonderful country South Africa for Germany in Europe.What was once a normal, run of the mill type lifestyle in S.A. was now to be changed forever.We arrived in Germany and moved into a 3 family house. That on it's own was totally different to our normal way of life. But looking back now can only see how beneficial it was to our family. We learnt so many German customs and of course the language, due to the family who lived upstairs. They took us under their wing and introduced us into many areas of "German life" that we would have struggled with otherwise.When moving to a new country, one is thrown curve balls continuously and one learns something new on a daily basis.We arrived on the 6 July 2001 and my two little boys started Kindergarten after the summer holidays. I had many lonely moments and found it very difficult to "become" a housewife.After spending two months in Germany, I found out that I was preganant - what a shock!!!German Gynaecologists was the first curve ball that had come my way. The medical profession in Germany is totally different to the one we were accustomed to in S.A. and one that I can't come to terms with. There are some excellent doctors etc. here but due to the lack of privacy and patient\doctor relations, I would rather steer clear of!!!!!!My daughter was therefore born in S.A. and was brought into the world by my own doctor etc.We have been here for 5 years now and every year that passes seems to make living here a bit easier.We have met many people here, some of whom have become good friends, and with them, have had some really fun experiences.Travelling (one of my passions in life) has become a reality for us. Living in Germany had made travelling around Europe just so much easier and we are clocking up some mileage!! We bought our own home 2 years ago and this has also improved our whole quality of life. We have our privacy back and are getting down to the living in Germany on our own now. Our "German family" and us are still good friends and we spend our birthdays and Christmas's together.Even though we have visited S.A. on a number of occassions, this is the first Christmas together with our family in S.A. for the past 6 years. We have started our count down already. Both my husband's mother and my father are growing old and this will be a memorable Christmas for my children. Roll on 22 December 2006.
Posted by Carol's Corner at 11:48 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
Autumn Holidays
The boys have been on school holidays since Friday 13 October. That also means that Mom is on holiday. I have had the opportunity of lying in most mornings. Hubby brings me a cup of coffee along with the morning newspaper. When the kids start moving around, I then get up and start my day.
We left for Koln on Friday afternoon. We got to Venetia and Patrick after a long delayed journey due to traffic jams and roadworks. On Saturday morning, after a lovely breakfast, Gerard, Lara and I headed for the City centre. I cannot pass up the possibility of shopping at the English Shop. In the afternoon we followed Venetia and Patrick to Bruhl where we were meeting up with another South African couple, Penny and Michael. Penny is a South African married to a German.
They had invited other S.African people along to this lunch and it turned out to be a very interesting afternoon. Barry (an English guy) married to Leigh (ex S.A.) is a manager for EMI records and Leigh was a base guitarist for the all girl group Clout. Penny's friend of 25 years, Louise, was also there. She is a stylist living in Kensington London.
Penny's kids and ours got on well together and a great afternoon was had by all.
Sunday morning, we had a slow morning and after breakfast, allowed the kids to go to the Playground and soccer field which borders on Venetia's house.
We had a lovely weekend in Koln with our friends.
The morning temp on Monday the 16th was a really chilly 1 degree. A decision was made to put the underfloor heating on from that night. We have "Nachtspeise" which is a night rate on our electricity. This is a cheaper rate than the normal daily rate. Therefore our electrical household appliances all start work at 10.00pm. I start the dishwasher then, as well as the washing machine.
I had friends over for tea on Tuesday morning and Gerard left for England in the afternoon.
Robert's friend got to spend the rest of the week with us.
On Wednesday I took the kids to movies. Went to see Cars which turned out to be a really cute movie (even in German).
Gerard got home on Friday evening late. There had been numerous problems on the highway, so he had driven via Wurzburg and then Fulda to get here. Gerard spoilt me by bringing me the Live 8 DVD which I had tried to get him for his birthday!!!!
The weather had warmed up again and the mornings weren't as frosty as at the beginning of the week.
In fact, we had a week of really good weather - beautiful sun filled days.
We left for Koln on Friday afternoon. We got to Venetia and Patrick after a long delayed journey due to traffic jams and roadworks. On Saturday morning, after a lovely breakfast, Gerard, Lara and I headed for the City centre. I cannot pass up the possibility of shopping at the English Shop. In the afternoon we followed Venetia and Patrick to Bruhl where we were meeting up with another South African couple, Penny and Michael. Penny is a South African married to a German.
They had invited other S.African people along to this lunch and it turned out to be a very interesting afternoon. Barry (an English guy) married to Leigh (ex S.A.) is a manager for EMI records and Leigh was a base guitarist for the all girl group Clout. Penny's friend of 25 years, Louise, was also there. She is a stylist living in Kensington London.
Penny's kids and ours got on well together and a great afternoon was had by all.
Sunday morning, we had a slow morning and after breakfast, allowed the kids to go to the Playground and soccer field which borders on Venetia's house.
We had a lovely weekend in Koln with our friends.
The morning temp on Monday the 16th was a really chilly 1 degree. A decision was made to put the underfloor heating on from that night. We have "Nachtspeise" which is a night rate on our electricity. This is a cheaper rate than the normal daily rate. Therefore our electrical household appliances all start work at 10.00pm. I start the dishwasher then, as well as the washing machine.
I had friends over for tea on Tuesday morning and Gerard left for England in the afternoon.
Robert's friend got to spend the rest of the week with us.
On Wednesday I took the kids to movies. Went to see Cars which turned out to be a really cute movie (even in German).
Gerard got home on Friday evening late. There had been numerous problems on the highway, so he had driven via Wurzburg and then Fulda to get here. Gerard spoilt me by bringing me the Live 8 DVD which I had tried to get him for his birthday!!!!
The weather had warmed up again and the mornings weren't as frosty as at the beginning of the week.
In fact, we had a week of really good weather - beautiful sun filled days.
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