More FAQ

Just a few come to mind:

What will you do with your house?
We hope to sell it. Houses are selling fairly well in our neighborhood. We just have to get some blemishes taken care of first! (Way too many to count!)
If it doesn't sell, we could easily rent it. We know a couple of property manager types, so that could also work.

Where will you live in London?
We have no idea! We've been doing some research, but it's clear that we'll need a direct connection to help us with that one. We hope for a decent place with decent schools and a fairly short commute time to work. We have some friends and connections in London, and our employer and staffing agency will help us as well when we get closer to the move. We may do something crazy like one of us going first to find a place and get somewhat settled. That way, when we move the kids, they can move directly to their new home. On the other hand, it may help them to be part of choosing that place. We'll see how that shakes out.
We do know that living spaces are much smaller there than here. We are hoping that we don't spend that much time in it, though! We don't here, so there's no reason to think we will there... (We often marvel at how much money we spend to store all our stuff that we're seldom home to use.)

What about your animals?
This is one of the hardest parts of this whole thing. Most of them will have to find new homes. (For those who don't know, we have 2 cats and 2 dogs.) The biggest issue (besides the cost of getting them there) is finding a place to rent with all of them. And, the dogs are BIG! We plan to take one of the cats. The nice thing is that it is no longer necessary to put animals in quarantine for 6 months. There are some steps we can take before we go to prevent that.

How is the packing going?
What packing? We're still cleaning and tossing! It's a grueling process. We'll keep you up to date!