Well, big scare on Tuesday night. Soccer training was cancelled as the ground was shut. Rory was still complaining of a sore leg, so I took him to the a&e. He had a temperature too, so we were sent to Starship (children's hospital). We had never been there before, even to visit someone else. It is kind of cool, I guess if you are sick, there are worse places you could go. Not a lot of fun in admitting where there are kids crying, screaming, etc with pain and suffering. (fear leads to pain, pain leads to suffering, suffering leads to the dark side - at least that is what Yoda says).
The theme was waiting. Wait for registrar, wait for triage nurse, wait for doctor. The urine sample was pretty messy. They numbed his hands for a blood test, with stay-hard cream I think. Had a couple of x-rays, then we were told after the blood test came back normal that they wanted to keep him overnight for observation. So, tired and unhappy, I took Rory up to the ward about midnight. Spent the following day with a few kids who had it much worse than Rory, and he was finally allowed to leave about 2pm. He was okay, but boy what a night. Didn't really recover from that one for the rest of the week. It wasn't a heck of a lot of fun, glad it's over.
Huge week in other areas. Hannah is now a member of the Tuis soccer team, got player of the day in her first game on Saturday, the team won 6-1, played in a tournament on Sunday (five games, won one, lost four, pretty tough). George Hanham played with them on Sunday, although he is a Dolphin.
The Orcas played the Tigers on Saturday morning, the bogey team, the only team to beat the Orcas twice (2-0 both times). Well, they all played out of their skins on Saturday, and whipped the Tigers 5-0, Rory scored the last goal from a relatively offside position. Much happiness on that one, got the monkey off their backs, well and truly, and now 1 goal ahead on goal difference with them.
The 11th graders won their game 2-0, against a team that hasn't lost all season, they played reasonably well, but defended very hard, big Hannah just refused to give up.
Handed Paul Chambers a squash lesson on wednesday night (he's left handed and I just pummelled his backhand, not very nice but his backhand is starting to improve).
News today that Mark Todd took cocaine, etc in one of the more reputable English crap papers. He's a druggie! Apparently he was seen SMOKING SOME WEED (burning garden rubbish), was overheard saying to someone COME OVER TOMORROW NIGHT FOR A JOINT (of roast lamb), and told someone I HAVE HEAPS OF GRASS (about to become hay). Anyway, doesn't it really matter only if the horse takes the drugs?
After a 20 seater plane landed without wheel during the week, Eagle grounded their aircraft as they found cracks in the undercarriage.
Bert Potter not wanted by neighbours in housing estate. Thought he was paid out of Centrepoint, not sure why he needs a government subsidised house.
Budget was the world's dullest, made the news very boring that day.
900 arrests in Belgium, so most of the naughty ones will be gone by the final, I hope, good that England beat the Germans. Been watching it heaps (except when in hospital). Norway is down 1-0 to Yugoslavia as I write this.
You'll be relieve to know that Ches and Dale are back.
All Blacks beat Tonga 102-0. Was a lot more fun to watch than the Maoris versus Scotland, which the Maoris won 18-15.
The Warriors lost. More Team NZ people left, including Tom Schnackenberg's moustache (removed for charity).
Didn't see Thomas, his father woke us up last night - it was five past nine, who rings at that hour?
We went to a quiz night on Friday, Diana won the raffle, and our table came second. We have to go as members of a nativity play. Those of you who aren't married, before it is too late, ensure your prospective spouse doesn't like fancy dress. Diana went as the virgin mary. I was some obscure arab.
Hannah lost another tooth. Big week for her, really. Big week for all of us. Next Monday is the last one before I go on my trip to visit some of you.
Getting a Casio Pocket PC today, should be fun.
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