We are done! Well, at least the majority of the stuff is done. We are currently in the hotel, our stuff is with us, and we are moved out of the house. The airship has come and gone, and so the planning phase is done. If I work hard, I think I might be able to have the house up and running (well) in Germany in a couple of weeks! Up and running (not so well) on the 4th, when our ocean ship arrives. I feel like I just took a final exam and it is now time to relax for a bit. And then the grades (i.e. our stuff in the ocean shipment) come. I’ll see how we did! Let’s hope all the planning paid off. I’m sure that there will be a couple of trips to IKEA in the future. That doesn’t sound like a hardship, though.
Chris was in Germany for the first 2 and a half weeks of December, which always changes the mix. He was able to do several things over there to help make sure that we are in the house fairly quickly. Fieder should have the keys for us, basically when we land. And the beds are being put together right now. Chris has applied for our residency visas so that we can get the stuff on the 4th, and we have a car. We name our cars, and this one is Rosalee. She is bright red and I am hoping that she is not a magnet for tickets.
December was busy for everyone. Back in Michigan we had band concerts, elementary school concerts, and all the getting ready for Christmas. We sold our cars. And we were getting the dog settled to go. This is just one sentence, but boy it involved a lot. The dog needs to be up to date on shots, as you would expect, but there are also special microchips, special paperwork, special tags, special timing on when it will all be done, special everything. While Chris was arriving in Germany, he saw an American that was bringing in her dog. He caught up with her and found out that not only do we need special everything, we need it certified by the USDA. And so Kerrie and I were off to the USDA right before Christmas to get it all done. We won’t know if we did everything right until we get to the plane tomorrow. If that dog gets accepted as luggage, we did it right.
December also began the season of good-byes. We will miss you all, but I am ready to start saying hello to people. Good-byes are rough. Nuf said.
So today we are on our way to Chicago with Mom and Dad Cadwell. WE were concerned that the weather might be a bit scary- you never know what Michigan might hold. We are totally thankful that it is in the 30’s and there barely is any snow! We can see the grass through. Did I tell you that we had been praying for that? Wa hoo! Let’s hope that the snows around the country won’t affect our leaving.
So there is one last big piece of the puzzle that is not in place. Please pray that Chris’s work visa comes through soon. He has applied, JCI has moved us without it, but it was also supposed to be in place by the middle of December. Legally, he can’t work in Germany without it. There is a small grace period, but it needs to be in place. Thanks!
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