My families adventure on the road to oz via Germany

My parents have amazed me

Earlier on this week my boys passports finaly arrived and i excitedly told my parents . Then my dad says well i hope our passports arrive as quickly. It turns out my parents have been doing a bit of soul searching and have realised just how stuck in the mud they have been with me and my family.

I told my sister that once we are all in Germany we wont really come back to the UK much . As we intend to explore Europe with the kids. Euro disney being one of the first places we visit.

My parents had expected us to spend every single leave period coming back to visit. My sister must have made them see sense, as they have asked once we are settled can they come over for a holiday. I must have looked like a muppet with my gob open wide with shock.

It seems it has dawned on them that they can get the ferry from Newcastle and drive up to Padders. V is still not sure they will. But at least there is hope. It will be a squash as we have to move in to a 3 bed house. Never mind, at least we will be a family once again.

We have now been allocated an army house and we get the keys in August. So now we have an address i can sort out the first school for the 2 younger boys. 

Another piece of good news is my 'adopted son' is now married and also living in Padders. This young man is a lovely guy who called me mum, when i first moved to Germany way back in 1990. He was only 17 and used to come to our flat for his sunday dinner every week. We have not seen him for a long time. Infact we had been told that he was no longer alive. So imagine the shock we got when V got an email from him yesterday.  I was both crying and laughing at the same time.

Tommorow the the bath room gets stripped out and the new suite gets put in. Then next week the new internal doors are being put in. After that all we have to do is decorate and sort the garden. Then the house can finally go on the market.

Due to being ill earlier on in the week ive been really busy playing catch up with my self over the past couple of days. Ive got a laundry mountain that would put Everest to shame LOL. My boys must be the muckiest kids around for the amount of washing i have to do. 

Some how ive managed to keep on track with my course work and should be starting my assignment next week. But typically the kids are on hols so i wont get that much done . Just means i will have to work late at night and have the last minute rush to get my assignment off to my tutor in time. (Nothing new there)

I just hope this weekend will be a stress free one