Well, we stopped by our new home at the Shanghai Racquet Club for an inspection yesterday. The workers were busy cleaning and most of the furniture had been delivered. We're missing some things but, we took the time to rearrange the items that were there. For one, Tony and I gave up the television in the master bedroom to Matthew. The motivation for this was totally selfish. Finally, we can watch something other than the Cartoon Network. We know that it sounds dangerous. However, Matthew has already been warned that school comes first otherwise, the television will return to it's original setting (which is down the hall from his room). 
Our new home is a duplex on the ground floor. We have two patio decks and the nice thing is Matthew can run out and play in the yard through the deck. The new place is smaller than our current home that we've lived in for the past year. Though I will be missing the downtown area, there are a lot of positive things about moving. The major one being, Matthew's commute to school will be shortened from three hours a day to twenty minutes a day. We've gained yard space, a back deck to sit out and enjoy, we can grill, larger size dishwasher, washer and dryer and most of all, we now have ample closet and storage space. You can probably tell what was the selling point for me right? Yard for Matthew, larger laundry room and what woman doesn't want more closet space? I'm trying to figure out how I can put Tony's clothes on a stick somewhere and take over all the closets. There is some benefit for being a full time "homemaker" while he's on the road living out of a suitcase. Why does he need a closet right?The new home has four bedrooms and we have plenty of room for visitors. We've converted one bedroom into an office so Tony can work and take his conference calls in peace.
We were surprised to find out that less than 15 feet from the back deck, there was a jacquzzi and pool. Who knew? This is in addition to the two pools in the club house. I have a funny suspicion that Tony will be hanging out there most nights after work or, when he returns from his business trips. We're excited about this move. We have a lot to do before we leave to return to the US in June for vacation. Seems like we did this same thing last year, oh, wait, we did.
