What a year 2020 has been for all of us. No one could have predicted 2020 would go the way it has for the world.
Before March 2020, we had planned to return to Japan for the summer. I had been studying Japanese all year. My こにちわ s and my わたしわ’s were all coming along nicely, and I had achieved some basic aka Kindergarten level literacy. Now, of course, we don’t have any idea when our next international adventure will be. We are just so very grateful that we Carpe Diemed and went last year!!!
But we wouldn’t be Axelrod-Delcampo’s without a summer adventure. So, as if quarantining, working from home semi-permanently, not to mention 3rd grade school Zooming (which did not work for us at all), during a pandemic were not enough — we bought a new house, moved and are now trying to sell our old house as well.
Jem and I have always had a Mediterranean style love for homes, so when we found this home, the week before the Pandemic shutdowns started, we knew it was as close to a dream house that we would find. We are glad we made the change, the new house works much better for us as a family, but it sure has become the “adventure” as we have tried to learn how to move during a pandemic…plus all the normal headaches that come with moving. Like figuring out the plumbing, electrical and quirks of a new house was built for someone else’s taste. Then there are the more minor issues — for example, today, Sophie said to me “Mom, Complaint. The mirror in our bathroom is too high, so I can’t see myself brushing my hair.” Indeed, we are going to have to lower the mirror about 3 inches. Add that to the to-do list with 100+ items on it.