Remember to laugh...(and breathe)

Getting rid of everything you own and moving to a new country, taking only three suitcases crammed with your life's possessions can be a daunting process. "Do we take it, store it, sell it, give it, donate it or trash it" has becomes our daily mantra. Of course, we don't always agree on the before-mentioned options for a particular item but I can say we have learned alot in the process. I can summarize my lessons in four categories. 1) We are not our possessions yet I have allowed our possessions to own me. 2) Guilt is not a good reason to hang on to something 3) Get closure on your unfinished business otherwise you take it with you 4) You gotta find the humor in every situation - especially the tense ones!

Here's a little picture I would like to share to emphazise #4. Clarke's dear sister from California visited the weekend before we left so we decided to fly the kids home for one 'last horrah' in Topeka. Clarke suggested we visit the Agricultural Hall of Fame Museum since we have never been there (I wonder why?). The kids and I vehemently outvoted him in favor of an afternoon at "The World Famous Topeka Zoo". It proved to be a memorable day full of laughter, memories revisited, and goofy fun. I managed to capture the highlight of the day in the photo below. Caitlin accidently bumped Clarke's hat as they were climbing up on the cement gorilla for a picture.


Like I said, you gotta find the humor anywhere you can.

Hasta luego!

Brenda