The Plague of 2013

I didn't get lazy these past few days of non-blogging...I got the plague, otherwise known as the worst stomach flu ever. When Dorian and Audrey were sick these past couple of weeks, I often told Stegen that I felt so bad for our babies and I just wished I understood what kind of pain they were in so that I could help relieve it. Well, wish granted. Stegen and I got knocked down by the flu and suffered severe stomach pains accompanied by vomiting and...other things you don't need details on! It's a good thing I got our movers to push back the date of packing and loading into the shipment containers--this weekend was a bust. 

Our Visas were approved on Friday and we should be getting them delivered by UPS tomorrow (hooray!). Our final pack & load date is scheduled for October 7th and 8th, with a flight date of October 9th. Just ten short days left in the United States...and I'm definitely starting to feel the separation anxiety. My good friend Marissa sent me this text last week and helped me get through a fleeting moment of sadness. Thanks, Mariss!

 
On another note, we finally got ourselves emotionally ready to list our wonderful Odyssey for sale on AutoTrader. As Stegen says (at least 3 times a day), "Man, that's a good car." It's hard to say goodbye to the car that we took both kids home from the hospital in, but we were ready to pass it on to another good family...until Annette happened. This is the email that I got after I replied to an inquiry through AutoTrader about the van:

Buy a car you've never seen and pay for it through PAYPAL?! I'm glad Stegen was sketched out and forced me to do a little research before agreeing and giving her our paypal info--turns out these types of emails are used verbatim all the time to scam people into giving out their paypal account information...which seems fine, until they take all of your money! Thanks a lot, Annette. I trusted you...a little.

Anyway, on a happier note, we got a package from GG and Papa who are currently leaving Disney World and headed for their Western Caribbean cruise. They got Audrey and Dorian some cute luggage tags and these awesome trading pins! 

Thank you GG & Papa! Have a wonderful time on your cruise!