Passing

So there’s good news and there’s bad news The good news is that Naomi passed her swim test today—effortlessly. The bad news is that our house was “passed over” at auction, which means that no one actually bid on it. So, we’re still on the market here in New Zealand, and now we’re waiting for our buyer to find us.

There’s disappointment here, but Rob and Melissa and Michael and I spent the day together. We all went out for coffee after dropping the kids, and then Michael and I headed for yoga where Tina the magnificent took us out of our brooding and into our bodies. Then back to listen to the failed auction—but not to brood on it—and the four of us laughed and hung out and shopped for second-hand kitchens for our new house. And we listened to Melissa play her new accordion. What could be bad about a day like that?

Thailand the day after tomorrow. Today I unpacked the summer clothes to pack into a suitcase to take with me. I’ll leave the family with a house still on the market and a second house still a total mess. Wish us all luck.