Countdown

This may well be the last official 'Hollandsenieuwe' post as we have to pack up the desktop computer tomorrow for the movers (probably the last thing along with James' toys). I wish I had the time to reflect a little on the last four years here right now, but that will have to wait until things are a little less hectic.
We have arranged for people buying our furniture to come pick the bed up after we leave so at least we don't have to get a hotel our last night. James is feeling better, though the move is making him a little nervous; there is a not a day where anything is in the same place it seems. Today he pointed sadly at the blank spaces on his wall where his pictures had been, but did seem to accept that they were in all those boxes going on the ship to America. Will is still dealing with a cough and congestion that woke us up every 30-45 minutes last night but we are hoping that will clear up by Thursday morning. To compound the discomfort Katharine took him for his 3 month vaccinations today.
We have been preparing for this move for so long but it is still amazing how much there is to do right up to the last moment. We even had a potential buyer call today to come look at the house tomorrow- he will be right between the plumber coming to fix our water heater and the realtor with whom we will sign a contract with in the afternoon to show the property when we leave.

A big thanks go out to our good friends Cor and Marian who have been helping us out almost every day, as well as Judith and Niels, and Letteke.
As James really enjoyed sjoelen at Thanksgiving, though he had problems reaching the end, Cor and Marian very kindly bought him his own sjoelbakje today.