Waiting.....

Well, here we are with a new title and a new look!  This should get us all ready for our new life (we hope) in Canada.  Now, I'm Canadian and even though all the kids have been born in Austria and are fully Austrian, they also carry Canadian citizenship.  We can move to Canada in a heartbeat if we wanted to.  BUT.  We wouldn't ever do that without my husband, an Austrian.  And so we are waiting for his permanent residency visa.  We applied in March and finally, about 3 weeks ago, our online status says 'Decision Made'.  But what decision is that?  Well, it has to be positive really.  So we are waiting to be informed in writing of the decision.  And we have to have this decision in hand before we book a flight.

Our boxes are packed.  Things have been claimed and given away.  We have boxes in storeage at my in-laws.  We've moved into a much smaller flat in anticipation of moving.  We are very eager to get to Canada to be able to look at land before the snow flies.  And November is coming!  This lesson in patience is sometimes hard.  But we know that God has this all in his hands and we rely on that.  Still, you know.  Waiting!  The two older kids came home last week eager to know if we could fly before mid-term exams began! :-)  No, not likely. 

We have all sorts of plans for our life in Canada but there's no point outlining them until we get going there.  Generally, my husband, who is a Youth Worker but was also trained as an Agricultural Teacher, will homeschool the kids and plan our garden (etc!). LARGE garden.   I will be looking for a job.  And I have some ideas about that but am waiting (again) for a response about a course first. 

We have been in Austria for 14 years now.  All the children were born here.  It will be a wrench to leave family and friends, but we also have family and friends waiting for us in Canada.  I think that the biggest challenge for me will be culture.  I'm not a real European but after so many years here I'm not totally culturally Canadian either.  But that's where family culture comes in.  We are all a blend and we just need to compliment each other.  Oh, and we'll have to build a big guest room....or two...or a bunk house.  Then everyone can come to visit!

So, this is just a quick note to let you know how things are changing.  Sorry, no photos this time!   I'll be posting another update soon.  Let's hope that I'll have some news! :-)