It is official. We are returning to the United States. We are actually quite happy to be coming back (especially in time for the holidays). It will be a stressful time, but I am sure everything will work itself out.
I was a bit concerned about how Thing 1 would react to the unexpected news.
Thing 1: "Will the kids in my new school speak English?"
Me: "Yes."
Thing 1: "Yes!"Can my friends visit me?
Me: Of course, but it may not be for a while.
His next concern...
Thing 1: How will Santa Claus know where to find me?
Me: We will send him a forwarding address with your letter.
Thing 1: Ohhh!
So simple at this age.
The other one is not so simple. My pseudo Polish daughter has no idea what awaits her in her home country that she thinks is a "new" country. She keeps arguing with me that she is Polish and it's hard to argue with a 2 year old.
While I have started reading stories about moving, it will mean nothing to her until the movers and boxes arrive in a few weeks. She senses the impending stress and she is throwing tantrums, acting out, etc. Tonight she actually had the nerve to tell me "I losing my patience." "Losing your patience?", I replied. "You don't know what patience is - this is (pointing to self) is losing your patience." The other day she told me "You're being difficult." I think her primary defense mechanism is projection (it may be mine as well).
It is going to be a long month!
So, while the Cat heads out (with our two furry children) to find us a place to live and a vehicle, I will stay behind with my human kids to help them through their last days of schools and oversee the pack out. Instead of decorating for the holidays, I will be spending my days sifting through 2 1/2 years of stuff and trying to get rid of as much as possible so that we stay within our weight limit.
Part of me is sad to leave Warsaw, especially so soon. There are always thing you put off until next time and now there really won't be a next time. I will be very sad to leave all my friends from the Embassy, Mums and Tots and others I met along the way through AFW and ASW. For me, it has been a positive experience overall and I hope to come back in 15-20 years when Poland finally moves out of the "80's" and into the "90's" or even the new millenium!
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Let me extend a preemptive welcome back. When do all of you expect to arrive stateside? Will you be back in Florida or elsewhere?
Thanks Mike! We will arrive around 12/20, but we will spend the holidays in FL before going back to Virginia. We have to get together when we settle in.
So you're coming back to VA for good? Didn't realize that. Yes, we should get together after the holidays. I'm overdue to see Michael and Svandis, so we could make a group thing out of it. Looking forward to it.
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