We seem to have finally made the mental switch to leaving. Steve and I are making an ever growing list, my family have put in their shopping list of what we need to bring them, our countdown calendar has been made and Rose and I began on the playroom. She was keen to help and I think she probably did a better job than me!! I keep telling people she will be the one who has us organised as a family in a few years but it was good to give her some free reign in that strength of hers yesterday. The concept of being older when we return is a little confusing to Naomi - in the end I told her she would be as old as Joshua is now when we come back. Her reaction: "Ohhhhhh". But it is a good reason to sort through all the toys and sundry other things that have accumulated in the playroom. So now we are beginning to build piles around the house. This is for there, that's going to them, we will try and fit that in a suitcase and that goes to the bin!
When I put the countdown calendar up, Josh said, "Is that how many days till we go to England? That's not many!"
Truly, having the visual sharpens the mind.
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The playroom is probabaly the worst room and therefore the hardest, full of memories and past events, when I remember all the stuff you now have in Manilla the thought of sorting, saving and bringing is beyond me. But often children are happy with a few special things and their family intact and that is what counts.
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