Catching Up

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So, to catch up some of you who haven't been talking to us for the last week or so, here's the general set-up (or breakdown depending on the moment ;-) ):

We are moving to Clifford Estates, Guangzhou, China. The college students will stay here and work their hiney's off (besides someone has to take care of the dog and cats). The younger ones will be attending an international school. The timing for getting all the documents in order seems to be coming right down to the wire, so keep us in your prayers, we can use all the help we can get. Meg will continue her homeschool studies for her senior year of high school.

We will likely be living in China for several years, with long vacations to the U.S. in the summers. We're hoping to be able to work in Girls' Camp with our "home ward" for Sara each year and maybe some sort of Scout trip for Jace.

We will be attending an English-speaking branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, composed of international members of the Church. We are not allowed to meet with members who are citizens of China, and proselyting is prohibited.

Brad will have a long commute to work everyday, and the kids' school is about a half-hour bus ride from where we will likely live. No, we don't have an exact place chosen yet, that's why we are leaving on the 27th of July. (YIKES!) Any other questions?

Sorting Our Lives

The sorting process has begun. We have two categories:

• Stuff we will bring with us
• Stuff we still want to have during the summers and in three years when we come back.

Everything else is given away, goes to D.I., or in the trash. There is a lot of stuff leaving this house just now...

We went shopping for luggage tonight. My what a great deal of room ten 29 inch suitcases take up. It took us two trips to buy it and bring it home. We will need help to get to the airport...

Did you know that you can't have a TB test for 6 weeks after receiving the MMR? It tends to cause false negatives....

Getting Started

So I'm starting this blog with the goal in mind of making a journey journal of our family's travels and experiences in China and wherever else the Lord sees fit so have us go. It took me some time and effort to select a blog address that wasn't already taken ("Oh, the Places We Go!" was used). Still, I think I have come up with a decent one that is descriptive enough but not too difficult (I was afraid people wouldn't be able to remember "Family Peregrinations", lol).

I'll write more later!