"Waltzing Matlida" is in our future
Where to begin... where to begin...
Well.. can you say our address will be Down Under in January.
Dh accepted a job that will take us to Melbourne for 18 months to 2 years. We have been wrestling with this since June when he was approached about this job.
Since then we have discussed the possibilities and he has also had interviews with jobs that were not quite as far away. We didn't tell many people for a myriad of reasons - first because we weren't ready to talk about it with the kidlets until we knew something. Telling them maybe would only either get their hopes up or make them depressed.
It has been a very long and anxious summer with dh and I taking walks to discuss what was happening on the job front.
It really hit the fan - when I was in Atlanta and dh called me that they were ready to give him the offer and wanted an answer. UGH.. Then the same day he called me back about two other jobs he was interviewing with.. and they wanted to see him again.
We put together questions about the relocation and dh went on the other interviews. Trying to impress upon those companies that he had this other job offer.
Our vacation to the Cape was interesting because dh and I had to take a call about relocating to Australia (the ins and outs) plus he had a job interview call. Nothing like a "peaceful" five days away.
We had it all planned out on Sunday we would tell the kids on the beach... they could react but we'd be out in the sun, etc. Well as the saying goes men plan, God laughs. Sunday it was rainy. So we told the kids in the warmth of our hotel room. Our youngest immediately started crying.. eldest said it really didn't effect him since he was going off to college. A become sullen. Great fun.
That is why we did shopping therapy. :) I purchased a great pair of earrings, a new purse and N. got a great print by Smadar Livne. N. also fell in love with this print. After Chatham's arts festival we went to P'town. Boy was P'twon busy because of the yuck day. Found great presents for the people in the office. Now I just have to remember that I have them and give them out. :)
Vacation was a bit somber after this. Monday we went to our favorite beach. We only spent 1/2 day because of the two calls that dh had. The boys decided to come back with us. They hung out at the pool - N found an unsecure wireless connection.
We did a conference call until our phone died and then dh called them back and finished up the questions.
Meanwhile the company in Boston reassessed their thoughts and wanted to see dh but they never got their act together. After multiply telephone calls.. nothing. The annoying thing about the other company was dh had a phone call that resolved they wanted to see him again. UGH.. and UGH. The company in Australia wanted to announce dh to the team September 1.
Fast forward to Labor Day weekend. Pick a job now. After much angst and debate dh sent back a response to the job in Australia. This was after calling someone down in Oz about the schools. We do have to figure out schooling for both younger kidlets.
After dh accepted .. they were going back and forth about when he should start. At first they wanted him down there on the 18th. UGH. It was later worked out for him to do HR paperwork on the week of the 18th and leave for Oz on the 25.
We did not tell the kidlets until after they started school. I wanted them to have normalcy for a few days. I started telling our good friends here on the 8th. I got to break it to two of dearest friends over lunch. They were in shock.
The younger two were not happy when they found out. We were having a great dinner on the 8th until we broke the news. EEEK. Tears and sullen stares. Went so well.
All last week dh had lunch with different people. Someone put together a luncheon and around 40 or so attended. Dh said it was very nice.
Saturday evening we went out to dinner with our third couple who we wanted to tell in person. The reaction was much less shock and unhappiness with the saying .. you are coming back. :)
On Sunday during our youngest RS class the senior rabbi did a great job of making nice comments about our move and wove it into our class. People didn't totally get it until they spoke with us after class.
What was so fantastic is a our friends who we go to Poconos with every year .. had a brunch for dh on Saturday. It was fantastic. Considering I sent out the invite on Monday - we had around 40 people stop by to wish us well. My comment is they have me around until January.
So.. that is what is going on since June in a nutshell.
I'll try to keep everyone up to date on what is going on. I will be closing my optonline email and getting another gmail account for while I'm in Oz. (Not going to do that until later.)
I will be stateside until January.
The hardest part for me may not be when we are down under but here being a single parent - getting the kidlets to Hebrew School, violin lessons, my meetings and packing up. It is daunting when I stop to think about it.
Among the madness is we are going to have our bathrooms renovated. Why you ask? Because we believe there is water damage and don't want to leave it and get mold. Dh will have to trust my taste in colors, tiles, fixtures. I better stop or I'm going to scare myself.
Well.. can you say our address will be Down Under in January.
Dh accepted a job that will take us to Melbourne for 18 months to 2 years. We have been wrestling with this since June when he was approached about this job.
Since then we have discussed the possibilities and he has also had interviews with jobs that were not quite as far away. We didn't tell many people for a myriad of reasons - first because we weren't ready to talk about it with the kidlets until we knew something. Telling them maybe would only either get their hopes up or make them depressed.
It has been a very long and anxious summer with dh and I taking walks to discuss what was happening on the job front.
It really hit the fan - when I was in Atlanta and dh called me that they were ready to give him the offer and wanted an answer. UGH.. Then the same day he called me back about two other jobs he was interviewing with.. and they wanted to see him again.
We put together questions about the relocation and dh went on the other interviews. Trying to impress upon those companies that he had this other job offer.
Our vacation to the Cape was interesting because dh and I had to take a call about relocating to Australia (the ins and outs) plus he had a job interview call. Nothing like a "peaceful" five days away.
We had it all planned out on Sunday we would tell the kids on the beach... they could react but we'd be out in the sun, etc. Well as the saying goes men plan, God laughs. Sunday it was rainy. So we told the kids in the warmth of our hotel room. Our youngest immediately started crying.. eldest said it really didn't effect him since he was going off to college. A become sullen. Great fun.
That is why we did shopping therapy. :) I purchased a great pair of earrings, a new purse and N. got a great print by Smadar Livne. N. also fell in love with this print. After Chatham's arts festival we went to P'town. Boy was P'twon busy because of the yuck day. Found great presents for the people in the office. Now I just have to remember that I have them and give them out. :)
Vacation was a bit somber after this. Monday we went to our favorite beach. We only spent 1/2 day because of the two calls that dh had. The boys decided to come back with us. They hung out at the pool - N found an unsecure wireless connection.
We did a conference call until our phone died and then dh called them back and finished up the questions.
Meanwhile the company in Boston reassessed their thoughts and wanted to see dh but they never got their act together. After multiply telephone calls.. nothing. The annoying thing about the other company was dh had a phone call that resolved they wanted to see him again. UGH.. and UGH. The company in Australia wanted to announce dh to the team September 1.
Fast forward to Labor Day weekend. Pick a job now. After much angst and debate dh sent back a response to the job in Australia. This was after calling someone down in Oz about the schools. We do have to figure out schooling for both younger kidlets.
After dh accepted .. they were going back and forth about when he should start. At first they wanted him down there on the 18th. UGH. It was later worked out for him to do HR paperwork on the week of the 18th and leave for Oz on the 25.
We did not tell the kidlets until after they started school. I wanted them to have normalcy for a few days. I started telling our good friends here on the 8th. I got to break it to two of dearest friends over lunch. They were in shock.
The younger two were not happy when they found out. We were having a great dinner on the 8th until we broke the news. EEEK. Tears and sullen stares. Went so well.
All last week dh had lunch with different people. Someone put together a luncheon and around 40 or so attended. Dh said it was very nice.
Saturday evening we went out to dinner with our third couple who we wanted to tell in person. The reaction was much less shock and unhappiness with the saying .. you are coming back. :)
On Sunday during our youngest RS class the senior rabbi did a great job of making nice comments about our move and wove it into our class. People didn't totally get it until they spoke with us after class.
What was so fantastic is a our friends who we go to Poconos with every year .. had a brunch for dh on Saturday. It was fantastic. Considering I sent out the invite on Monday - we had around 40 people stop by to wish us well. My comment is they have me around until January.
So.. that is what is going on since June in a nutshell.
I'll try to keep everyone up to date on what is going on. I will be closing my optonline email and getting another gmail account for while I'm in Oz. (Not going to do that until later.)
I will be stateside until January.
The hardest part for me may not be when we are down under but here being a single parent - getting the kidlets to Hebrew School, violin lessons, my meetings and packing up. It is daunting when I stop to think about it.
Among the madness is we are going to have our bathrooms renovated. Why you ask? Because we believe there is water damage and don't want to leave it and get mold. Dh will have to trust my taste in colors, tiles, fixtures. I better stop or I'm going to scare myself.