Five Days and Counting......

The count down is on. I've started packing for Paige and I as we have a busy week ahead of us. My goal is to be packed by noon on Friday, since we have a Cubs game to go to at 1:30 (I know we're a bit nuts). I want to be able to enjoy both the game and our last day as much as possible. I don't want to be worried about packing.

Preparing our suitcases for 3 months isn't as hard as I thought. Being that Singapore is hot and humid year round, all we really need to pack is our summer clothes. It's all the other things we are going to need for 3 months that's making it difficult.

In preparation for our 18 hour fight, we bought Paige her own set of headphones. She loves wearing them and asks for them morning, noon and night. I finally had to take them away and told her she can't wear them until we go on the airplane. I'm hoping that when I whip them out on the plane, she'll be so excited that she'll be entertained for hours on end :)

Taking time to smell the flowers

For the past two weeks I have been preparing for our "temporary" move. Needless to say I've been a bit busy. Although my list is no where near complete, Paige and I decided to take a little break on Tuesday and met a friend at the conservatory. It was our first time there, but probably won't be our last. It's a great place for kids to run around both inside and out. Paige enjoyed exploring the various green houses and smelling all the flowers.

Being that we were there during the week, there were a number of school children present. Paige had tons of fun running around with them and her friend Julia. It made for a good morning outing. I'm sure we'll be visiting lots especially in the winter!

Mother's Day Weekend

One of our favorite places to go in the summer is Southern Michigan. Since we won't be able to spend much time over there this summer, we thought we would take a trip before we left. We had lots of fun despite the chilly May weather. Saturday was decent enough that we were able to spend some time playing on the beach and walk around town. Sunday was wet and windy, which made for a good day of indoor swimming.

Correction

Okay, I stand corrected. Mark has just applied for an "offical" work visa. Originally we were going over on a tourist visa. This new development will significantly lower his chances of being caned.

Let the blogging begin!

As many of you already know, we will soon be off on another adventure. We will be departing for Singapore on May 31. This is only a short adventure as we should be back sometime in August. Although we don't have an exact date on when we will return, Mark only has a 90 day visa. Should he over extend his visa he most likely will be caned, so that's a pretty good incentive to come home :)

I've created this page in order to keep in touch with family and friends while in Singapore, as well as our preparation leading up to our departure. I will do my best to keep it updated on a regular basis. So be sure to check in periodically.