Winding Down or Just Getting Wound Up?

Trauma and drama this morning in the household. Today, Skip and I take Georgia the Fish to her new home with Maddie's buddy from Brownies. Her friend had to leave her fish in the US when they moved here this spring, so she is happy to provide our fish with a new home. Maddie has been crying all week about having to let go of Georgia. Never mind that Georgia would be long gone if she had been depending on Maddie to feed her. But true to her nature, Maddie didn't cry for too long and got on the bus this morning happy as a clam.

I've gone old school (sort of) getting ready for all our trips today. Have one set of directions to Georgia's new home. Another set to get us from that house to Maddie's school. One more set to get us from school to Birmingham and still another to get us back home.

Yes, we are headed to Birmingham to see the live show of Britain's Got Talent. The London shows will all be on when we're in Majorca, so we're making the trip to what Skip calls the Chicago of England. I'm glad we're doing it. Maddie is so sad about leaving everyone here and about school nearly being over, so I'm glad we can do something that she's so excited about that's not tied up in saying good-bye to someone. It's something we'll all really enjoy. Just not looking forward to driving back tonight. We decided that it was easier just to come on home rather than pack and pay for an overnight stay. Plus Maddie has a birthday party tomorrow that we would need to hustle back for.

Skip just got back from his last trip to the Netherlands where the staff surprised him with a reception and some parting gifts. He was really touched. Apparently, not only is he really good at what he does, he has the ability to help other people feel good about what they are doing. Over his time in the Dutch and German offices, he has had to say and do some difficult things, but the people who work for him have thanked him (in person and in writing) for the difference that he has made in his time there. The man has skills.

Still working at getting rid of some of the stuff we don't want moved home. Am hoping some more of it will go before the movers arrive. Still haven't finished that value inventory, but I'm close!