Sold

As of May 17, 2012 our house on Durbridge Trail Drive is sold.  It was a great house and location with a lot of terrific memories.  I guess we are now "homeless" as we no longer own a house and our rental is under FMC's name.  We wish the new owners all the best and hope they find the house to be as wonderful as we thought and experienced it to be.

Safe Arrival

Josh and I took our car to the drop off location and took a shuttle to Bush Airport.  After getting through security we made it to our gate with an hour and a half to spare.  When boarding began we were shuttled to the front of the line because we were a "family with children."  The flight went well.  Josh loved the warm cloths to wipe your hands and face.  After double checking our second boarding pass I realized that we would be landing as boarding was starting on our next flight.  We ran through the Frankfurt airport--Josh with his backpack and I with a backpack, heavy computer bag, and our Barkley.  We made it to our gate with five minutes to spare.  We made our flight but our baggage did not, which fortunately was delivered that same night.  The equivalent of the FDA had an agent to inspect our papers and our Barkley (he was perfect--not a single whine, whimper, or bark, and he got lots of treats) and we were through to the lobby to greet mommy.  What a happy reunion!  Five minutes after we got to the house Josh took his scooter and went across the street to play at the elementary school and thus began our life in Norway.

Parting With a Loved One

I knew thee almost two years. I finally get you into the garage and 15 minutes later I sell you.

Saying Good Bye

Too many good byes today. I feel for our son and his friends. My heart breaks for the kids. My eyes got moist more than once, and not because of pollen.

Gone

All of our belongings are gone. The movers took away the sea shipment today--we get to see these items in 4 to 6 weeks.

Storage Removal

The packing crew finished packing and loaded up all the belongings that go to storage.

The Packers are Here

The packers (not the Green Bay variety) came by today and packed up the goods for the sea shipment and storage. They did leave the beds and some clothes. The packing gets done on Wednesday and the goods are taken away Thursday.