The countdown

Actually, I am operating two countdowns. One of these is professionally helpful. The kids are running their PYP Exhibition in two weeks time, so there is a 10 school-day countdown on the board. It's good, as this helps me focus as well. After the Exhibition, there will be two weeks of, well, not thumb-twiddling exactly, but, shall we say, less focus...

Leaving is always hard to do well, I find. And we have booked our flights for the evening of our last day at work, so it really is as though we are running off at the earliest possible moment. Actually it's more that we're keen to get to France, to the house we bought last summer, and start working on it. Keen to see family too. Keen to leave Vietnam? No, not especially. We've had good times here - many more than bad, at any rate. It's also the only home our kids have ever known.

After 6 years, we have 4 weekends left then. That's 33 days. Including today.