Well, had a few updates from hubby since he's been in Muscat and to be fair, most of it sounds lovely.... Weather nice, schools nice, houses nice and his personal highlight I think - a Starbucks on the beach! He's still negogiating at the moment but a big sticking point could be the waiting list to get the girls into a good school. I'm only just coping this week, let alone if he went for a few months! No, I've said we all go or no one goes!! So there! ;-) The move is becoming slightly more of a reality though, I've been thinking what a nightmare it would be to get our house here ready to rent out. All those leaks, drips etc would need to fixed at last, things we've learnt to live with but I'm sure wouldn't be very attractive to a potential tenant. Oh well, let's put those thoughts to the back of my mind again in that little box marked 'Might never happen'....
Now, where was I? Oh yes, wrapping presents.......

Well, it's 2 weeks before Christmas and I did not envisage spending the build up to this 'special' time of year alone, with 3, spirited shall we call it, kids! Hubby is now favourite for the Oman job....a good thing you would think? Well, the ole' brain isn't communicating that fact to my face right now. I know it could be a good opportunity but I just don't want to go, simple as that. Hubby's off for a week in the sun next week to have a look around and negogiate the package, meanwhile, I'll be home, drinking a little more mulled wine than perhaps I should!
Lets hope the offer is too good to turn down and we'll be living a lavish, champagne lifestyle.....I think I'd still rather be here with my very un-champagne like lifestyle with my nearest and dearest. Well, lets wait and see what they're offering shall we?

Well, it seems to have gone a bit quiet..just when I'm starting to think it might not be a bad idea. Interviews will be beginning of November so I guess there's no point worrying about anything til then. Hubbie seems to have lost some enthusiasm for the idea whereas I think that short term if could be an adventure! Maybe I'm just bored, who knows? Or maybe I'm just sick of hubbie not having a secure, regular income! Am I being shallow? Thinking of the £££'s? Yes, I think I am but for the right reasons, not entirely selfish ones either ;-) Anyhow, it's out of our hands for a while so back to normal life....whoopie!

Is this really going to happen?

Hubbie had a meeting this morning about a possible job opportunity in Oman, yes, Oman! Although I appear miserable most of the time I actually quite like my life here, good social life, kids settled in school/nursery, family on the doorstep to help out and I've several others stressed out mums to share a glass of wine..make that a bottle with. So the thought of uprooting my 3 daughters, the youngest being 6 weeks!, is making me feel quite nauseous and I'm kind of pretending that it's not really going to happen. I've been googling Oman on the internet and it looks quite a nice place, in fact a few weeks in the sun would be quite nice but moving our entire lives to another country completely overwhelms me....who does that? Pack up their house and just disappear leaving everything behind, it upsets me to even think about it. Hubbie appears quite excited about the whole idea, and it could be a great opportunity, that's what makes this whole thing so difficult because I know that if he turns it down, it'll be one of those 'what if' situations. I think I need to try and be more positive about it, I mean, it won't be forever if we do go and we could save some money to come home with. Yes, keep saying it and I might even believe it.......