Update

It's been a busy, busy, busy six weeks so there hasn't been much time for blogging. I will revisit some of the events from past weeks and add some photos later. During this time we've enjoyed the company of two dear visitors from the US. Ann Marie, Chris' sister and Doug, a family friend came to stay with us just a few days apart from each other. We went to the beach for a week and enjoyed some vacation. Chris and I continued our bureaucratic adventure. He got his temporary resident status so we can finally get that off our minds. I worked during and after the vacation to finalize the first draft of the textbook my sister and I have been working on. It's been accepted for publication but we still have many changes to do. My sister is currently revising the content and then I'll get the material back for another pass on the layout. We're both happy about it.

We finally signed the house contract and the loan that we've worked on for 2 and a half months was finally approved. We're currently wrapping up a myriad of paperwork that comes with all of this so there are going to be many more errands before we can close a chapter on that. Barring any other major disasters, we'll get the key to the place next week. Now we're in the process of contracting people to get our kitchen and interior stairs completed. After much investigation Chris and I decided to do all of our own closets instead of paying a lot of money for someone to make shelving to size. We also have a painter coming in to put some color into kids' bedrooms. We have to choose and purchase fridge, washer, dryer, dishwasher, etc... Should all go as planned we may be able to spend our first night in the place within some 10-15 days, or as soon as the kitchen's there. :) As you see, we've not been bored. I'll write another post soon with more details.