Selling Subi

So, for a little update. Our preparations are moving along very slowly. We have so much to do, but it's really hard to figure out what to do first and honestly, Chad and I are such bad procrastinators, it makes something like this move very difficult. So, here are a few things we've been doing the past couple of weeks. We've been looking for places to live. This is very difficult since most rental sites are in Danish! We've got google translate bookmarked! Another strange thing about looking for rentals in Denmark is to be able to contact anyone about the listings, you have to pay to use the rentals sites, which run up to $110! Wow! We are really hoping that when Chad goes over in 2 weeks that they'll be able to assist him in finding a place for us to live. I think it'll be such a relief to us once we have that obstacle out of the way. Chad is excited about going to Denmark next month, but nervous too. I'm sure his trip will go just fine.
With us leaving for 3 years, we've decided to sell both our vehicles. Our plan had been to sell the van the beginning of December and use "Subi" until we move. We'd then try to sell it or just donate it. Well, things never go as planned, right? Subi started having problems, so we took it in to see what was going on and the work was going to cost $350-$700! More than the car was worth! The car guy told us he might have someone that would want to buy it, so he gave them our info and we got a car that night. The next day, they came and bought it! We were really torn if this would be the best thing to do since we would be down to just one car. So far so good though. Chad has been able to ride the bus into work and home again with nothing more than a little longer commute and better planning. It was kind of sad to sell Subi though, I've had her for over 10 years now, but she was really falling apart. So, that's one more thing checked off our list.
We also got the kids passports this week. We weren't expecting them back this soon, so it was a pleasant surprise. The problem now is, we need to apply for our visas, but we can't do it until Chad gets back from Denmark, because he needs his passport for the trip. We are worried that we'll be really cutting it close, if the visas take a while. We've been told they should take about 3 weeks, if all goes well, but that doesn't give us a lot of time if things don't go smoothly. Anyway, I'm sure it'll work out alright. Here is a picture of the kids passport pictures. Chad thinks Noah looks like a little terrorist. They had a fun time getting them taken.
So, for now, we are working on making lists of things we are taking with us and we'll probably get a storage unit at the beginning of November to start taking a few things over. So much to do!