Sanity

Sanity.... or lack there of during an overseas move.  I knew this move would test our family and logistically we are dealing with a whole different elephant.  We are used to keeping back certain items that always just get packed in our vehicles but this time we have to worry about checked baggage weights and just getting us and all of the luggage to the terminal without losing anything (or anyone)  We were extremely lucky in the fact that our Express Baggage wasn't picked up until just a few days before flying and we have made some really great friends here who have made the gap between having nothing in the house, to a hotel, then eventually on an airplane so much easier!! 

Check out these AWESOME and giant bean bags from our neighbors so we could send ahead our air mattresses instead of putting them in checked baggage.  We are very thankful to cut the weight of stuff to take with us! 

 Entertainment wasn't really a big problem.  There was lots of hide and seek, UNO, and pool noodle fights.  At one point they were pretending to be Narwhals.... it was hilarious!   One evening towards the end we decided to make aluminum foil sculptures and surprisingly they had a blast!!  Cheap fun is awesome. 

Once on to the hotel we ran into a dilemma since there are 5 of us and only 4 spots on the beds and no couch...... a $4 pool mat covered in sheets TA DA  (lamp unplugged for bedtime)  This is definitely going in to my bag of tricks for the future! 

Then how to manage to keep the youngest from rolling off of the bed.... just roll up an extra blanket at put it under the fitted sheet!

Last but not least.... the main way we've keep at least a tad of sanity... COFFEE, lots and lots of coffee.  Cheers!!