My boy is so excited he may explode! Or I may kill him before we leave - he's driving me insane.
And he needed to go into school dressed as an ancient greek today 
becuase thats just what I needed.
Yes Hels birth country visit - it has been a marathon of planning like you wouldn't believe.
To be fair I am so excited I might explode too.
I keep thinking about a blog post I made 10 years ago
How strange that tomorrow I will leave this place that has been my whole world for nearly two months and have such an enormous significance in my sons life and I will probably not return for many, many years. I imagine its a little how people feel when they emigrate, of course I am pleased to go and excited about my new start but I am sad to leave it behind with little opportunity to revisit. I would like to bring a little part of it with me. The best I can do is treasure my photos and the funny little keepsakes I have collected along the way and of course I will have a live, wriggling piece of Ust-Kamenogorsk to always remind me.
And here we are about 5 minutes later on our way back.
Daniel: "Are you going to cry Mum"
ME "Bucket loads son, brace yourself"