4 Days on the Other Side

The other side
of the move
of the world
of day and night
of weather...

Bags are unpacked
Jetlag almost conquered
Cold hands and feet
Educating kids how to dress for Fall
Admiration for our wonderful 3 coping
I'm-here-now-I-can-crash sickness finally on the mend
Semblance of routine emerging out of the chaos
Inventory of lost in transit
A need for shopping lists to finish set up
Oops discoveries: driver's license expired
First doctor trip proving health insurance holds

Erie unsettling unsureness
What did we just do?
Still feels like a visit
This seems too easy
Shouldn't we feel differently -
A monumental move from the other side of the world
should have more effect?

And then, a storm of tears over a tiny thing
Toddler retesting of every limit
Desire for screen time amplified
Attention spans at times maddeningly shortened
Sibling relations gone awry in a flash of nothing
Yep. Four days on the other side