15 days til arrival in Houston - officially in transit!

Lucas is my saviour.  He has cleaned the house so thoroughly, taking over right at the point when I've become too overwhelmed to make decisions! All our stuff is packed up and scheduled for shipping.  Yesterday was a long but lovely day - I went to visit Grandma to say goodbye while Lucas scrubbed his fingers raw at the house, then Brigid came over to exchange a car for an acting workshop, and Hayley helped with the cleaning.  Simon & Hayley witnessed our little ceremony, burying my wedding bouquet in our courtyard so we know it will always stay in our first house, and Ray & Cheryl joined the four of us for a Benino's pizza picnic dinner on the floor of our empty lounge room! Then we left our house for good. Said goodbye to Ray & Cheryl (our landlords) - hard to express what you want to say after five years of living in community with them.  Staying in Ballarat now for Mothers Day weekend before heading off to Thailand tomorrow!