Today's update

I saw Stephanie this morning at school and she asked if her and her husband could look at the apartment tomorrow. Yes, so they're coming at 5pm. She sounds quite keen...

During baking class Rose told me that they were quoted Sf2500 to have their apartment cleaned after they moved out and in preparation for the final inspection. Rose did it herself, it took her a week and her husband rang her today to say they passed (the inspection was taking place at the same time as our class). Rose's kitchen is smaller than ours and her husband said the gerance (real estate people) spent 45 mins just inspecting that room. Unbelieveable.

Michael spoke with his boss today and told him his final date would be Friday October 27th.

I told Lily's teacher that her final day at school would be October 6th. This is the last day of school before the 2 week Autumn Break. She would only be back in school one week before we fly out so we decided it was too disruptive to do this. I'll ask Yasmine if Lily can come to garderie that week before we leave as I imagine we'll be doing all our packing and cleaning that week.

I'm a basketcase. Every conversation feels different now. There are no insignificant moments. It's all changed. Everything. I went to bed last night, started thinking about Lily and school, Charlotte, garderie, Yasmine (when I first took C into garderie after she was born Yasmine said repeatedly 'elle est belle, elle est belle, elle est belle') and started crying. I'm so emotional at the moment. I cried telling the teacher Lily's final day of school. It takes me nothing to get going. Will it be like this for the next two months? Or longer? Maybe once I've told everyone and we really start getting into the swing of the practicalities I won't be so emotional. I hope.