Update
This past week has been a rollercoaster, to say the least. It started when the check engine light came on in my new car, and it continued when the property manager for our new house actually died (he was my age!).
Fortunately the car was able to be be fixed quickly (and some of the repairs were under warranty), but dealing with the house, not so much…
I was hoping by today — a full week after we were supposed to move in — that I’d have some good news to share, but honestly, everything has gone sideways and we still don't have a resolution.
We’ve cancelled our moving truck twice, flip-flopped on where to register for school, set up and turned off utilities (I have no idea where our mail is getting sent at this point), and now we are seeking legal counsel for what to do next.
It's hard to manage a situation like this after being in transit for months already, but now that E is back at work (and has limited access to personal communication channels) it's even more complicated! Honestly, I knew it would be a difficult adjustment coming back to America, but I wasn’t expecting to say “this would never happen in Japan” quite so often or about such big things…
Hopefully everything will be sorted out soon! Thanks to everyone who has been checking in and lending an ear as we work through this crazy time.
**A few bright spots from this week: ceramics camp, hanging with friends and family, birthday croissants from a world-reknown French bakery, and (for Wile E) a dog spa!
P.S. The real heroes of this week are my sister-in-law and her family for giving us a comfortable place to stay for as long as we needed to get everything sorted out!! This whole debacle would have been a true nightmare if we had also been forced to book and rebook hotels, pack and repack our belongings, and drag the kids along every time. Thank you, A & G, you guys are lifesavers! ❤️🦸♀️❤️
Bad Luck!!! So sorry you have to go through all this. I hope things start turning around soon so you, Ed and the girls can settle in to your new location and get on with your lives.
"It would never happen in Japan." for sure! What a way to be welcomed by the new assignment. Fortunately, you are very resilient, creative, resourceful, and your kids, husband, and dog are super. This will be a generational family story in a year or two!