Hong Kong Once Again

Boxes, boxes and more boxes.

They came and we pretty much unpacked most of them. But yet, there are still some items that we can't figure out where they should go. Some items need places to call home. Some items need to be stored somewhere. And that's the magic word: SOMEWHERE. Somewhere is the place where all these items need to be. Not in a box on the floor behind the couch or not leaning against the wall or not on the counter. They all need to be somewhere. Problem is that somewhere is a bit lacking in a space that is half what we used to have.

The new place is smaller. Not just in floor square footage but, more importantly, in "cabinet" square footage. Our new kitchen in its modern sparsity has 1/6th of our old place. The new place has no basement (it is a flat after all) to store what-have-yous and whatchamacallits.

Nonetheless we are here. With boxes, unpacked and still packed.


Dresses should be hanging not an Emma!


















Lauren surviving her first day of school.



















Emma in her candy cane uniform on her first day.



















Emma pointing at our new home (left of the pink building).




















Oh, and the cats are also "unpacked".





























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