Wow! I can't believe where the time has gone! We have 3 days left here in Korea before we head to Colorado, Wisconsin, and then New York. I remember looking at the calendar 6 months ago thinking.. wow.. it's so far away! Now I look at the calendar and think.. where has the time gone? Today we cleared out of our apartment, which, didn't feel real by the way. It just feels like it's just not happening. The last week, I went through the kid's clothes, toys, games, etc and sorted out what we were and were not taking. Then over the weekend, we separated what was going in the first shipment in one room and the second shipment in the other room. Then we put in another room what we weren't taking at all. Then of course there were the things we were packing in our suitcase, which this is a really hard time of year to pack for.. the weather bounces back and forth between Winter and Spring that the suitcases are overflowing. So, Saturday and Sunday we sorted like crazy and tossed things like crazy. The movers came Monday morning and took both shipments. Yay! Monday night was also Christmas at the Lang's house and most of our food and kitchen items were given away. Merry Christmas! :) Throughout the whole day, Hunny and I slowly went and cleaned each room. We waited for the living room and main bathroom til Teusday morning because our wonderful little ones were up til 1 AM!!! Yes, because their beds were taken in the shipment, they got to sleep in dad and mom's bed. So, they were on the bed long ways, so they didn't fall off the bed. Well, bed time came and went and they didn't go to sleep until 1. I finally crawled in there about 1:30. I was then woken up shortly after falling asleep, drool and all. Hey I was tired! Buddy was crying about something hurting, but didn't want to tell me what, men. hahha :) Maybe he thought if he told me, he'd have to go to the doctor. hahah jk. So, then he woke up another 2 times after that. Along with him waking up, I was waking up everytime I heard a noise, about every 2 minutes. I was afraid the kids were going to fall off the bed. I later found that Munchkin wasn't going to fall on her head off the bed, but was falling off by her feet. Not sure how many times I fixed her. Then Buddy, I discovered, pushes himself up (probably to touch the crib bars) while he is sleeping. So here I am, waking up every 2 minutes because the kids were moving and I was afraid that if I hell asleep, one of them would fall off. Finally, after 4 hours of this, I fell asleep only to get woken up at 6:30am. Good morning! :) So, I got up for the day, got the kids breakfast and off to work we went on finishing the apartment. We finally got things cleared and what not. The landlord and realtor comes over to check the place out and tell us our final bill. Well.. seeing as there are wall paper chunks off 1 wall in Sweet Pea's room, and 2 small walls in Munchkin's room with huge tears, that will be 250,000 won. WHAT?! Then, Korea, Korea. Why do you like Bidets?! So the top of the seat was broke, from whom, I won't way.. cough, cough.. me. So the realtor gets on the phone and that model is discontinued, so we have to pay another 200,000 won to have it replaced. I mean really! Would it kill you to just sit on a normal toilet seat? Brother. The onyl good news about that was that our utilites over the last month, came down to more than half of what they were yesterday. Yay! So now we are all moved out and no longer have a place called 'home'. We are staying with dear friends of ours, which has been a huge blessing. We are so thankful for God's provision, once again. Now I sit here.. the kids are SO passed out in bed like 2 hours ago! My Hunny is on XBox playing with his really good friend, who might I add.. is just in the next room! And they are still talking on their head phone to each other. hahahhah. I love them! They crack me up alot and I know that Hunny and I are really really going to miss this family. Ok, stopping before the waterworks come!
The next few days are really relaxing, for me anyway. For Hunny, not so much. He only has a few more things to do and couldn't be more happy to leave this unit who continues to throw him under the bus so to speak. Anyway, Tomorrow I am really looking forward to spending the morning with my good friends and their kids at the park, of course Starbucks is a must for me in the morning. Then we are going to do something with the kids on Thursday, hopefully, and then that night, enjoy some great food and and wonderful friendships with 2 very special families. I am certainly going to miss Korea. I am certainly going to miss the day to day friendships that God has provided over the last year and a half. I am excited to be opening another chapter in our family's book, but also sad to close this one, sort of. :) Well.. I'm off to bed. I fell asleep a few times today during the kids' quiet time, which of course, wasn't very quiet. Children.. how do you run on so much energy with SO little sleep!?! Until I write again.. only 3 more days here in Korea!!
4/20/2010
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Definitely would be sad that you have to leave the friends you became so close to in Korea... You will meet new people and have more close relationships with friends and families in NY. I look forward to spending time with you and seeing you all once again since it's been almost 2 years. Love you guys and welcome home(back to the states)..well, soon anyways.
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