So Amanda has booked our flights over to Macau. Amanda and I are leaving on August 5th. You could imagine the stress of flying a family of 4 overseas to a different country, figuring out where to go, finding a place to live etc. Amanda's mom so graciously offered to bring the kids over a couple weeks after we arrived, so we could get settled and get everything set up (apartment) for when they arrive. The school puts us up in a teacher's apartment for up to 2 weeks, but we plan on finding our own place the first day we get there. It will be tough being away from the kids for a couple weeks, especially that far away, but it is definitely a major stress reliever and Amanda and I are somewhat treating it as a bit of a vacation as well! It will also give the grandparents some much needed last minute time with the kids. Pat, Kylisha and Bubs will be flying over on August 19th. Pat will stay for a couple weeks to visit, plus keep me company while everyone else is at work/school and I enjoy my trial retirement!
School doesn't actually start until September, but Amanda has a couple weeks worth of orientations and meetings for all TIS staff.
So we've been very busy getting the house ready to sell. I've done some tiling and painting while Amanda has been very busy packing the clutter up and cleaning. I know a few dump runs are in my near future. All I have left are some baseboards to install, take out the hot tub and stain the deck and front railing. Should be ready to list mid April. We are gonna try the Comfree thingy and save ourselves an extra $18000 or so in commission.
Amanda has already been looking into our vacation during the October break (No school for the last week of Oct). We have it down to Borneo or Phuket. She figures the 4 of us can fly and spend a week in Phuket for around $1200.00 CAN. That's pretty sweet!!! There's so much to do before then, but she's definitely a planner! Later!
