I sent this the other day to Melanie and maybe to a few other people(i just dont remember). At the end I decided that I would simply cut and paste it into a post and leave it at that.
Oh, I solved the computer problem by flipping a switch in the back of the computer and getting new cords. Works great and no converter needed.
Melanie,
I need to update things more often. Things are going pretty good. We moved into our house, but haven't gotten most of our furniture from the states yet and won't until the end of October or the beginning of November. It's kind of like camping. We have beds for everyone, but not much else. I haven't gotten the right converter yet so I can hook up our desktop computers which has made it impossible to put pictures on Facebook or my blog. I haven't figured out how to do it from my iPad. This weekend I'm going back to Budapest to look for the right kind of converter (I need one that can stay plugged in all the time without heating up).
We spent the first two weeks in a hotel in the northern part of Hungary. Very nice, very luxurious spa hotel. I took the kids and the dog hiking in the hills each morning and swimming each afternoon. I managed to loose weight (judging by my pants) while eating three buffet meals a day...go figure.
The third week we moved to a much less nice panzio in the town we are living in. The kids started school. Abby is at a bilingual day care/preschool as they don't have kindergarten here like they do in the states. Jake is at a catholic school that is only Hungarian although they have English classes three times a week. We are doing a lot of homeschool type stuff in the afternoons because they only have school from 8 to 1230. Kids can stay longer, but that is all the actual classes that they have. We briefly considered pulling Jakob out and just homeschooling him, but HE said he'd rather stay in the school. He's home sick today (bronchitis), but otherwise is doing great.
I'm getting into the swing of things. I haven't got a car here yet as I can't buy or register one legally until I get my residence permit, so I walk A LOT. We have a driver that helps get the kids to and from school, but the rest of the day I walk. At a fast walk it takes 10-15 minutes to get to the shopping area from our house, so it's maybe a mile...one way. Anything that I can't carry that far I either pay a delivery fee or get in the evening with Rachel's company car.
We've been to Budapest and Eger and to a few other places sight seeing in Hungary. Things are okay. I miss everyone and was honestly a bit disappointed at the timing of this move, but I'm okay. I hope to be able to start working out again next week. There is a gym about four blocks from the house that I've been meaning to check out, but haven't been able to because I've been busy with the kids and getting some things for the house etc.
I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to copy and paste this to my blog and maybe folks can check it out there. If not feel free to pass it around.
Miss y'all,
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