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Sun, Jul 19, 2009 11:51 PM
We have the movers coming Thursday and Friday to pack, so we're in a push to get everything else packed up for storage or sold. The kids have been very bored spending so much time at home, and then we've been kept indoors because of a lot of summer storms. We did have fun on Friday once things cleared up swimming in our own pool. I'm so aware of trying to enjoy it while we can.

Saturday I finally takled the garage with the help of my friend Jody. We worked at it for something like 7 hours and it's still a mess! But it's a lot more organized than it was. The kids had their Mygym class, lunch out with Daddy, then shopping. I took a bunch of things to drop off some donations, and then to the storage unit, and by the time I got home I realized the kids and Mike were over at the Brocks for dinner. Thank goodness, because I wasn't up to figuring out dinner! We're almost to the point where we have to stop cooking becuase we've got to sort out the dishes and throw out all the old tupperware, etc. I've been trying not to buy anything but fresh food and we've been eating our way through the freezer and the pantry.

Our plans are coming together slowly but surely. I found a direct flight from Tampa to Boston, so we're going to send Sadie on a flight up to my brother Peter as soon as he's back home August 1st. Well, we're going to try, because they won't fly her unless it's under 85 degrees, and we could be cutting it close, even at 7am! We close July 30th, but we're staying at the home of one of Mike's colleagues Jerry Khoeler, who is away on vacation. Wouldn't you know it, Mike's aunt, uncle, cousin and her kids are coming to Tampa that day? We've been here 6 years and they come the very moment we're homeless and in transition! But of course we'll be very happy to see them, especially since we don't know how long it will be until we see them again.

Then we head over to Orlando for almost a week at Disneyworld. Then Mike is off to Chicago for a conference and the kids and I will head up to Maine to see Peter. My Aunt just said today she may try to come there to see us before we leave. Mike will meet us there and we will fly to England from Boston on August 15. Then I feel like I'm falling off a cliff! Well, I guess we start this whole process in reverse. We have an apartment to stay in for 6-8 weeks while we look for a place. It's in St Anne's College, where Mike will have an affiliation, so that will be very helpful while we get on our feet!

Oh yeah, and Mike said the weather in Oxford the other day was a HIGH of 68 degrees. Lows in the 50s. We are going to freeze!

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Tue, Jul 14, 2009 10:48 PM
Things are changing quickly around here. Mike has been selling off all the furniture we're not either taking with us to England or storing. Our entertainment center is gone, which is disconcerting because we all spend so much time in front of the TV! Mike managed to sell the big ole TV as well since it fit in there perfectly. Somehow he's reconfigured the Tivo and the Wii onto the one 19" TV we have left! Our patio furniture is gone, so it's almost completely empty out there on the lanai. But it's good, because as it empties out it seems less and less overwhelming.

The kids went with Mike to the office this morning since I had a doctors appointment, then we went to an awesome pool party at a community that had water-park quality slides etc. I had to DRAG the kids out of that pool! But we went straight over to Taylor's house and then out to dinner together, which they all think is just the most thrilling thing ever. I must admit I got a litte misty eyed when I saw them skipping along holding hands. I hate breaking up these best little friends! We did set up the Skype with them though, so I hope we can have regular web-conferences and they will remain close.

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Joan Tabb Waisbein: When are you actually leaving for England and did you find a place yet? Also, our French neighbors succuessfully kept up with their Parisian friends and family for THREE full years and said Skype worked really, really well! It will keep those girls together! Things are good this end. Daniel is now a CIT for 8 wks in PA and next week turns 18 and into his senior year of high school! We've been spending a lot of time up in Healdsburg and loving it. Last week with my mom, too.

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Thu, Jul 9, 2009 10:16 PM
I took both kids to the doctor today. Lauren had a staph infection that started off from a small graze on her knee, but spread to a small spot on her torso, a small spot under her lower lip, just under her eye, behind her ears. I'm glad I took her to the Night Owl Pediatrician when I did (July 3). Staph infections can get really dangerous. Luckily we caught it before it got into her bloodstream and she didn't develop a fever or anything. She is NOT happy about taking the medecine though, it is quite a trial to get her to swallow it down! And since Jack had to come with us anyway, I had the doctor listen to his chest for another cough that's started just in the past few days. Really want to nip it in the bud so it doesn't develop into another bronchial infection. While there I realized that we had discussed checking Jack's blood for any difficiencies since his leg cramps continue. So I went right away to get it over with. Boy, he whipped himself right into a frenzy, he was really hysterical before anything even happened. But it was over soon enough, and he recovered quickly. They are also going to check him for egg allergy which he was only borderline when he was 2 and I'm hoping he's grown out of, given his passion for cheesey eggs!

They accompanied me on a round of errands this afternoon and I let them watch a movie, which is normally reserved for long drives. But that kept them occupied and not fighting with each other, so it was a good choice. Got to enjoy the minivan while we can! We finished at the library where Lauren got books on ballet and Jack on space. I hope I can remember to return them before they get packed away!

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Wed, Jul 1, 2009 9:57 PM
I am so lame. I've been so inactive on this blog that it was disabled! These are my excuses: Lauren's graduation from pre-school/end of school activities, Jack's birthday, many home repairs/improvents in an effort to get our house ready to be shown to potential buyers, a trip to LA for my college reunion and to visit with Tatiana, putting the house on the market and having to be out of the house with the dog in tow at a moment's notice. So that sort of sums up June for you! But it has all paid off because we are now under contract for OVER asking price after only 4 days! Now I just have to sort out the garage where we stashed all the clutter! Ugh.

Lauren and Jack have been good sports about all these changes. Every once in a while Lauren burts into hysterical tears. I guess the enormity of the change really sinks in sometimes. We took furniture out of every room in the house in order to stage it for sale, and all of these changes were probably a bit disconcerting. And then there's her BFF, Taylor, who is also very distraught over our impending dparture. Obviously. That is the most heartbreaking thing about this whole move. I am very committed to keeping them connected. I hope we can Skype, and one day they can email(once they can both type!)

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