House #2! Yes, we chose the country house overlooking the sheep! Am I crazy???
We figured that in terms of community life, we would be relying a lot on meeting people at Ethan's base and through our church. They have a lot of programs at the base, including a women's Bible study, pre-school for Maddie, and sports teams for Tim. It's only a 13 minute drive into Harrogate, which really isn't that far. I hope to sign the kids up for swimming lessons in town, so we will have an excuse to go there regularly.
I'm still a little nervous about the kids' schooling. But actually, I went to the local tourism office the other day, and struck up a conversation with the woman there about schools in the area. She named a few schools that she had heard wonderful things about, and one of them just happens to the be the school closest to our house. I hope to go and look at a few of the schools next week. We'll see....
I Am.
8 months ago
2 comments:
Awesome! 13 minutes isn't far at all! Good luck on the schooling thing. I'm sure you have lots of interesting "culture shock" stories from there. At work, there was a woman who lived in France for a few years when her kids were school age while her husband was on sabbatical. She always had the most hysterical stories.
How fun! I'm glad to know the base will be able to meet so many needs too.
I'll be dreaming of the day we paddle our way across the pond to visit. Let's see, I'll need a walking coat, perhaps a shawl, oh oh oh--and can we take a tour of the hill country? Maybe the Darcy's will be away from home on holiday and we can sneak a peek of Pemberley. :-P
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