Do Be Do Be Doooo

Things are a bit up in the air at the moment - There seems to be a serious enough problem with Tinus' x-rays for him to have to go back to SA for more tests. This is going to happen early nest week and will take at least five days.  Our visas expire in just over three weeks, and if we cannot extend it, we will have to go back with him.  We don't feel much like staying here without him.  To make us feel as if we are partially in control of this situation we have worked out a fairly complicated plan of action with sections A1.1 to A3 through to C - I could draw you a flowchart but bad news is boring enough as it is - well not for us, but for you.  

Bottom line: Best case scenario:  All's well and it is, like his boss said "those bloody Egyptians reading the x-rays." He gets back in a week with a clean bill of health and we restart the visa processes; Worst case scenario:  He ends up working in Baghdad for four months at a time while we roll in the cash on the West Coast ... without him, which I really really don't want to do - the main reason why we came here is to be together.

So please keep those happy thoughts coming, we're all holding up very well, although I could do with lots of hugs right now.