Awhile from the other side

So it’s funny that my husband mentioned me in his blog, I was just thinking it has been awhile since you have heard from the other side. What Mike says is true, I didn’t know you could cram so much stuff in a day and still have time to sleep. Well usually that’s all I have time to do. I am still working and as he said doing all the running. I too have been working on my Russia some, it is a difficult language. I hear our daughter complain sometimes, but she keeps at it. What my husband left out was the paper work and planning that I been doing to get ready to go. I got all the documents submitted so now our daughter can go to school in the fall. I did apply for the passports. Just a word of advice if you are in this situation the area we live in Iowa, well they have never done diplomatic passports so they have no idea what to do. Make sure you allow for extra time at the passport office, it will not be a quick drop off. Also make sure you take all the documentation and then some. You never know when you might have to complete a new form. I have also begun my job hunt in Russia, working with the HR office in Moscow. I have to say Brandon has been very nice and helpful. Corse there is forms for everything; getting access to this and that. You learn to be patient. Now if I can just hang in there until my week off, when I go see my husband. SSSHHH! Don’t tell him I will sneak up on him. What I am doing this weekend is having a garage sale (a lot of work) and trying to clean a bunch of things out of the house that we don’t want, can’t take with us and/or don’t want to store. What a project that is huh? In between all the events and running are the appointments, doctor, dentist, vet. Everyone wants to see you before you go and make sure you’re well. I too have been a pin cushion and since I do not have shot record, well you can just imagine. Luckily for our daughter she had about all of her shots as a baby; she only needs a couple. Well I will continue to hang in there and work on collecting all things they tell you that you should bring with you. I know I will forget something it’s inevitable. Until next time and who knows when that will be, spare time is a limited supply. Oh P.S. You know I mentioned mowing the lawn before, well now I have a mowing fairy and he just shows up and mows, I come home to nice mowed lawn. And who says fairies aren’t real. Yeah me!