#86

Woop! Today J went to SATO and got our travel tickets!

May 3rd!

Yeah, it is pretty exciting. I now have an official date to be back in the States. This also led to a 30 min talk with the airline about Max and Ozzy's travel plans. Their kennels are the largest kennels that can be considered 'checked baggage'. If they had been 1/2 inch bigger in any direction, we would have had to ship them by Cargo flights! Now I see why some people have smaller dogs... Still love my boys though! And it is going to be cheaper than I thought to send them home. Well, that is IF the dogs + kennel = 100 pounds or less. And it might be close for Maximus... The glass is half full, though!

Today was also PWOC. That is always a good thing. But it was also a sharp reminder of what this move will cost me. While I was getting the girls ready this morning, we talked about what we would do and who we would see. They knew they would see their friend and got excited about that. Which led me to the thought- In two short months, they will no longer get to see their friends. How will I explain to my two year olds that their first and best friends will no longer be in reach?

This is not my first move. Technically, it is not P and K's first move either. But this is the first, of so many, moves that they will have to say goodbye. They are old enough to have friends, but not old enough to understand distance. And the thought of their sadness is making me sad.

I will be sad to say goodbye to my friends. I will cry. And when I miss them, I will call or email. We will stay in some semblance of contact. But what about my girls? How do I help them with their first move? And how should I go about maintaining contact between a few toddlers?