We're leaving here in less than 2 1/2 weeks. It was totally unexpected, but since our extension didn't go through we got orders anyway. We could have pushed them, but we got what Tony wanted and he didn't want to lose it. We are going to Ft. Lewis Washington. We are both very excited, it's been emotional for me to deal with all that must be accomplished in the next 2 1/2 weeks so the kids and I can fly by June 24th. That's right I'm preparing to fly over the ocean 32 weeks pregnant with 3 kids by myself. The topper is that then I will spend a handful of days in KC before I spend 3-4 days driving from KC to Washington, likely by myself. Then I plan to get a place to rent and settle in there, enroll the kids and school and wait for Tony to join us at the beginning of August and Zander hopefully shortly after Tony gets there. My relax and enjoy summer was quickly changed last Wednesday with this new information.
All the baby things I will return to the store here (carseat, swing, and pack-n-play) and repurchase since I will need those things ASAP with Zander and I don't know when our household goods will join us. The other thing we have to have for Zander is the van. I will be taking our '99 explorer with me to Washington, but there isn't room for Zander so hopefully the van gets there fast. I don't even know how it will travel all that way, but there is a port there near Ft. Lewis.
I'm spending today preparing since I have 4 boys saving clothes is the best idea, and I always have, but I went down and sorted them all into as few boxes as possible so that Zander can wear all the bigger boys have outgrown. Zayden and Zavier are still making their way through Zachary's clothes, but I pulled out some shorts for Zayden. I hope it's warm enough in Washington for shorts since it's really hot in Missouri and I hate to pack more than I need.
My only downer about this whole moving thing is I would have liked to prepare financially for it. We don't have any extra saved up which means that we will have to pull out the credit card and I don't really want to. We do have a savings, but we have several nights in a hotel, some work to be done to both cars (when van gets to U.S.), we'll most likely need a washer and dryer and if I'm buying I'm buying nice. We do have enough for first months rent and a deposit. I will be getting a big check from my school soon so that should help, but it was originally going to pay off the credit card. Oh well we'll get debt free one day. The good thing about this is that our insurance will go way down since it's so expensive here in Germany so that should save us about $100/month.
Either way this will be God's blessing on us and we will make it.
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