The calendar says that we have 5 days left with Todd before he heads across the ocean. 4.5 days, to be exact.
There are some moments where I want to run around like a crazy chicken (have you ever seen a chicken who has recently lost its head?) and fit all of these activities into these last days ... and some moments where I just want to cuddle on the couch and watch the kids play with Daddy.
I know that the next three months is going to be rough, but I also know that it is do-able ... it will all work out just fine and while I might be a little more tired, and the kids a little sad and Daddy a little homesick, it will just all work out.
We went out last night to do some shopping and to purchase some things for Todd and we realized that once he gets on that plane, we will be separated for 93 days. Yikes.
We are waiting to hear back from the moving company about finalizing our sea shipment pack date (sometime the first week of June), have signed paperwork for the realtor (we'll be putting the house on the market after the movers come) and I've got the carpets lined up to be cleaned.
Since the house will be empty once the movers are done, I've lined up a hotel for us to stay in that last week of school and have arranged for Terran to stay with friends (thank you friends!) so that he can have some last hoorahs with his buddies AND I'll have a bit easier of a time since I'd have to leave the hotel early to get him to school without being tardy.
This process really has been easier when we think of it "working backwards." Pick an end target date (for us, July 16th) and then simply work backwards from that!
Although, once Daddy gets on that plane, it's going to be all about keeping these kids busy, distracted and moving forward. Moving forward so that we can do what needs to be done here, but get everything prepared for our new life in India.
Moving forward - it's simply an act of putting one foot in front of the other, being willing to take a possible detour, and then continuing the process of putting one foot in front of the other.
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. ~ Walt Disney
