Moving day tomorrow

Tomorrow is moving day. We are packing up our children and taking the entire show to Almaty sometime in the afternoon. Hopefully the children will sleep and the trip will be uneventful. We have been told that Almaty is very dirty, crowded and not as nice as Bishkek. We ran in to a guy at the American embassy who told us that he is no fan of the city and prefers to stay in Bishkek. Gee, I can hardly wait to go.

Life is continuing to go on here. The rains have returned and we have yet to see the sun since the first day or two. We are all eating well and in good spirits. The hotel is taking great care of us and we will be sad to leave it, although it means that our return home is just that much closer. Our flight home is looming and I have mixed feelings on taking it. On one hand, who in their right mind would voluntarily takes a infant or small child on a 30+ hour plane trip? If I am to lose my sanity on this trip, the flight home is where it is going to happen. On the other hand, we are going home to our family and friends. Our wife, mother, sister, daughter, parents and grandparents who await us at the airport and we are looking forward to it. We also have the advantage of upgraded seats on the aircraft and the support of the other couples as we will all travel together to Atlanta.

We went out yesterday to a place called FatBoys and had a nice lunch. It is supposed to be where all the American expats hang out. The lunch was good and I even had a milkshake although it was not like anything I have ever tasted in the states. But we had a great time and I think all of us enjoyed hanging out there for a while.

All for now,
Scott