Shipping...

As part of our job offer, we were given some money to ship our things to Vietnam.  It's been a bit of a hassle working with the shipping company.  First they told us 2 cubic meters (not very much space), then they told us 4 cubic meters for the same price.  Then, after I had what I considered only the most important items, we were told that each additional cubic meter is only $150.  So essentially, we could go up to 6 cubic meters and still be within our given budget.  It would have been nice to know from the beginning exactly what we were getting ourselves into.

Needless to say, we packed everything we thought we would need and a lot of stuff that we simply wanted.  Most of the shipment is kid stuff: books, toys, balls, hockey sticks, air hockey table, stroller, bike trailer, bikes and trikes, pack'n'play, puzzles, games, and giant bucket of Thomas trains and tracks, larger sized shoes, and so on.  We also shipped a few kitchen items: my nice knives, my cast iron skillet, and kid silverware and cups.  Then there are the toiletries: shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, hair goo for my crazy curly hair, lotion, tooth brushes, and lots of contact solution.  Enough stuff for a year.

Here's the kicker though--it takes two to three months for the shipment to arrive.  So we still have to make sure we have enough goods to get us through the first few months packed in suitcases.  I know we will be able to get nearly everything we need over there, but things like contact solution and children's tylenol I would rather take from home.

Goodbye stuff!  See you in a couple months!