It's official

We finally got the anouncement last night that the Funke family will not be moving to Germany in the near future. This was greeted by mixed responses - Max danced for joy around the room, Christina burst into tears and went into hiding for an hour, Carl declared he did not care as he could move back to Germany by himself, and Annemarie wanted to go play (she did not understand really).
We are going to spend the month of August there, giving the kids the chance to catch up with friends during the summer vacation, and there will be a rather major reshuffle of this house to make it a bit more livable in the long term. Wont affect me or my space.
This means we can all now focus on getting on with our lives and making plans. And whilst I know I have told a few of you to pencil a big party into the last weekend of October, don't put it in ink yet. When Lynda gets back from the states I might be able to get her to sit and listen long enough to work it all out.
Will keep you updated.