Thanks for all the positive comments. Who knew that starting a blog would result in such validation and praise! I should have started sooner :)
So here is the info on our Egypt move:
Moving to a place called Maadi, "suburb" of Cairo where all the DOD and American Embassy people live. We will leave around Feb. 16th and stay for 2 years (with potential of extending a year, but don't know about that yet). We will live in a "flat" which I am told is still large (like 4 or 5 bedrooms and big enough for our family) but is one level and is in an apartment building. The kids are going to a private school which seems awesome and all kids will be in same school, just different wings (a lot like Gustavus school...... but bigger....and with a swimming pool and tennis courts). Emma will switch to half-day Kinder and Sarah will still be home with me until she starts Kinder in Fall 2009, so we will have some fun together and Sarah will be glad to have Emma home so she can play with her instead of only with me!
Brent will carpool in a DoD vehicle about 20 minutes to work each day. All riders rotate driving so that all can experience the chaos-thrill that comes from driving in Cairo. I hear Maadi driving is a lot better, which is where I will be driving with our van that we are shipping over (have to ship it in early December in order for it to arrive in late Feb.).
We are hoping that we get a big enough flat to have a real guest room, which means we would LOVE any of you as visitors:) Come on, it really isn't THAT far:)
Well, we have been busy getting passports, visas, the big list of shots we all have to have, and cleaning out the house (4 different piles: to store while we are gone, the express shipment, the regular shipment (both counting toward 2,000 lb total which isn't much) and the get rid of pile). I do love cleaning out, but after all this time thinking I was organized and didn't keep junk, I am realizing that might be my ideal and not my actual:)
Have a good Sabbath. We are having Stake Conference with the new temple president, Elder Tingy, presiding. He seems great but we will miss Elder Hammond---he actually went fishing with my dad in Gustavus!
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It's so good to hear the details Sis! I am so excited for you guys and have already been planning my trip over there! : )
It's goin to be so interesting to live over there.
That's so cool that the kids will all be in the same school, especially since they'll be new and all that. So are all the kids in the school from over seas, or are you going to be with locals? Probably a litle of both huh, the rich egyptians anyways. : )
I'm impressed for your ability to keep sane! I was feeling overwhelmed the other day at moving and unpacking our stuff and we only have one kid and no furniture (I guess some stress came from not having any furniture). That's awesome you have this opportunity to live in Egypt...we may take you up on the visit
I am jealous a relieved it isn't me. What an awesome opportunity for all of you. I am sure it is a ton of work to get ready. I can't imagine sorting through everything and deciding what has to stay and what gets to go. It reminds just how simple life could be and how little it actually takes to live. Good luck. I am grateful you have set this blog up and we get to share in your adventure.
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