Long overdue update

Ok, I know this has been a long time coming and I am probably one of the worst bloggers ever, but things have been moving on apace and my brain has stopped working to the extent that writing anything over 140 characters is a strain...

So here's where we are now:
House is still not sold;
D's car has been sold;
Half the house is in storage;
Most of what's left has been packed into cardboard boxes;
The girls have had a going away disco for their friends;
We've been and visited most of our family, and had our leaving party for our friends;
D and R set off on Monday in my car with all the clothes and bits & pieces we'll need for the first few months;
Me, F and G fly out on Wednesday.

Yes, leaving date is finally almost upon us! Buying one way tickets was such a strange feeling, and the first step towards it actually seeming real. Now that we are less than a week away, a slight sense of panic is beginning to set in, with all the accompanying doubts and second thoughts. However it's too late for all that now, and all I can do is carry on sorting things out and putting them into cardboard boxes - a chore that I'm fast tiring of.

I'm also struggling with the fact that I have to relinquish my computer on Sunday for 4 days... thank goodness for my Blackberry which will at least give me the illusion of still being connected to the wider world ;)
Monday and Tuesday will be an interesting couple of days, as I will be car-less with a 3 year old and 4 year old in a house that contains no toys, no tv and no computer. Hoping for some good weather so we can play out in the garden and perhaps catch the bus somewhere. Fortunately I have lovely friends and invitations to dinner on each day so that's one less thing to worry about.

Although the whole thing still doesn't really seem real, right now the emotions I'm feeling are panic, stress, nerves and excitement in roughly equal measures. And speaking of those, I ought to get on with my jobs.

Most likely the next entry here will be made from Sweden. When that will be, I don't know; it depends mostly whether the promised internet access really exists and works.

Hej så länge!