The countdown begins

In a week from now we will be on plane headed to Boston! We have our tickets and our itinerary, we have the dates for the movers to come, and I think we are ready for the busy week ahead. I haven't started to stress out about moving yet, I think if I start thinking about it too much, then I won't be able to stop and I will drive us all crazy. So for now I am looking forward to having someone else come in and pack up my house, moving to Australia, and getting to spend time in the US with loved ones, and letting loved ones get to know my children. What I am dreading as much as humanly possible is getting on the plane with my kids! I used to like flying, and now I want to postpone it for as long as possible. I just have to keep thinking that it is only 24 hours out of my life, that it won't be the end of the world if my kids fall apart on the trip home, that maybe they will be great and I am dreading the trip for no reason (I secretly hope this is what will happen), and lastly that there are wonderful people waiting for us when we arrive!

So for our last weekend in Saudi we are going to stick close to home, maybe go swimming, and take it easy, and get together with friends in the evenings to say our goodbyes. On Saturday I will start packing our suitcases making sure I have everything I could want or need, and maybe running any errands that have been left to do. Sunday will be a continuation of Saturday. Monday will bring the movers and Lily and Oliver will be living at someone else's house for awhile! Tuesday will be more movers and a going away coffee for me. Wednesday the movers will be done (with any luck), we will have a quiet day saying goodbye, have one last happy hour with friends and we will head out to the airport at midnight to start our journey home! That is our plan for the next week, we will see how it really evolves.