Yesterday we received the permission from Sitz and Titz 2’s school.  A week before that we had already received permission from Titz 1’s school.  So.  It would appear that I can book the flight and look for housing as of April 1st.

However.

Pitz’s mother (my mother in law) has been in the hospital since the Christmas holidays.  We have heard every thing from 1 year to live (cancer) to “we can beat this”.  She is still in the hospital and will be transferred to a liver clinic in Frankfurt on Feb. 7th.  Basically:  if she is terminally ill and returns home (we live together in the same house), then I will not be coming in the spring (we still plan for the summer).  She and my father-in-law will need help here in the house.  If she is “well” enough, then we may travel.  If she passes away quickly, then we shall have to decide depending on how my father-in-law is.  He is doing fine, mastering the house work rather well.  When he is off to the hospital on his daily visits I go run a check of his apt., clean the bathroom etc.  But he is really doing well in this aspect.  He joins us for the warm meals of the day.  

So, everything is up in the air.  If we come, we will be looking for a place in the Huntsville/Port Sydney area as the school the children will attend is in Utterson, so if you know anyone with a cottage, apt. or house for rent… let me know!

Please pray for Maria and Karl Dieter.  Pray for the doctors and for clarity while running the tests.  Thank you.

The request to have our three schooled children excused from school from April 1st (no joke!) through to the end of the school year will be delivered by me personally to both schools today.

So hopefully we will be able to take more concrete steps in our planning sometime soon.

Until then virtually everything is on hold… but more about that later.