the kids got into school!

School for the youngsters...in Holland?! Yep, we need to figure that out too.

Well, we think we did.

Hooray, hooray we got word that the kids were accepted to the intl school that we applied to for them! (and what a process that was...a story for another time) I am happy, but I don't know anything about it and that is crazy! Who applies to a school they don't know about in a country they have never even been to? We HAVE heard through the grapevine that its a great school, a great community and a great location for youngsters to be educated in Holland, but we haven't seen it, or actually spoken to people about details of the school....yet we applied and plan to send our kids there. (call me crazy, I know!) We HAVE set up a tour for the week we arrive, we will get to see it, meet the teachers, find out more and hopefully, HOPEFULLY it all will be a good choice.

Sometimes, you really have to put your faith in the unknown and trust that you will be led on the path you are meant to go on. This is my mantra right now, its what gets me through the unknown, the uncertain of the exact answers. Its how I have to think, or I would be driving myself insane with anxiety. I am a type A, planner, and its hard to plan from half way across the world when you have never even BEEN there, and you cant just make a quick trip to figure out logistics. Plus, (partly my fault) our kids want to know things. They do (and I do too!) they have been raised to ask questions when they want to know things, and they trust that they will get answers (or at least help finding the real answers) but this is different. THIS is not something that I have the concrete answers to....we have to wait and discover the answers together, as we figure them out. Another life lesson, take note kids.

one step closer

The house sold! One less things to think about while we are half way across the world. yay! Kids were sad, we all were honestly, but we know its the right thing because it happened. We can make a home wherever we are, as long as we are together. Another life lesson, I hope the kids are taking notes. ;)

All of our things were packed and loaded into THIS container, the very container they will stay in and make their journey across the ocean in. WOW! See you there! :)


As a result of the house selling before we are due to fly over to Holland, we had to decide where to live. We had a couple of options...

1) The pearl district (a funky, fun area full of restaurants, shops and walking life)
2) the burbs clear across town from where our house was or
3) slumber parties with family (who we of course love dearly...but 4 people can be invasive to anyone).

Well, this is an adventure... so we chose the Pearl. What fun?! Walk everywhere, enjoy the city life on our way to a totally different life...seemed appropriate and so adventurous. Of course we will enjoy it....right? NOT entirely the case. Its great, we have a NICE roof over our heads, we have the things we need, we have parking, we are fine....but we also have neighbors and they keep different hours than us and seem to walk around with lead feet while we are trying to sleep. I am sure part of it is that we just moved from suburbia to the city...but part of it is the building and the way it was constructed. Who would have thought it mattered. Not me, nope, didn't even cross my mind! Ask people, ask! These are things that are NOW on my list to ask at every future property that I look at living that share walls with other humans.

I guess its a blessing really, aren't all things that happen? Soon we will be in Holland looking for a place to live and THIS experience with come along with us to help us be more prepared and make a better decision about where our family resides.

Soon we shall move to different corporate housing, still in the Pearl, but in a concrete constructed building that will hopefully allow the fam to SLEEP!