Let's get you up to date - Part I

So how have we been doing for the last four months since our move to the UK?    The short answer is we are all doing great.  The kids are settled into their new school.  We love our home.  Dan is enjoying the work environment in the UK.


So how did we get here?


Well, it started with a boat load of paperwork to arrange our visas, followed by two moving trucks, one that transported some of our most precious belongings by plane and another by ship.  It took about four weeks for both to arrive to us in the UK.  The moving company sent our air shipment by mistake to Sweden (how does that happen!).  But eventually all our belongings arrived safely.

Moving truck for our ocean shipment

Our new home is a 25 minute train ride from London.  It takes about 5 minutes to walk to town and the train station.  It has a great backyard for the kids to explore.  It is inhabited by lots of birds, hedgehogs and even a fox!

Our home in Surrey

Wild kingdom backyard

After one week of getting settled, Noah and Zoe started their new school.  They get picked up at the end of our driveway every morning by their school bus.  The bus driver even wears a tie!!

First day of school in England (no uniforms!!)

What service!!

With the kids off to school, my first goal was to learn to drive on the left hand side of the road. After four months and a few scratches on our car's bumper, I feel comfortable driving.  Just not sure that everyone else in England feels comfortable with me on the road!

First day in the car - OMG!!

I will need to get my UK drivers license within one year of our arrival.  The pass rate in the UK is 43%.  Any guesses how many tries I will need to pass?  More to come...


Linda