I'm lucky. The kids do understand, & they're excited to be going back to the people they love also. As you can imagine though, leaving here will still be hard on them. But the girls have actually quietly wanted to be back home all along. They just love their friends here & will miss them.

And DS absolutely refused & I don't blame him. This town is just right for him. But he has changed his mind since thinking about it more & knowing that even though he's leaving a great mate behind here, he has awesome mates back home too & he can't wait to see them & go to school with them

Its something we've been thinking all along, that we'll eventually go back. I was going to give it another 12 months, but its not fair to do this for another 12 months. They can also spend time with their other grand parents again They're all excited about that as well