Thanks for remembering my Kung Fu Panda K, I hope we come home with an orange belt tonight.
As far as the house in concerned, I was going to buy Nathan a "Star Wars: Clone Wars" bedspread set with money he got from his grandparents for Christmas. I told H the other night when we were walking through the 'new' house that he needed to have posters on their walls, etc., make it 'home' for them.
I watched a show we have in the states called "Supernanny" a couple of months ago. Don't normally watch but it was one where the nanny was coming to help a couple tell the kids about their impending divorce and to show the kids their dad's new apartment for the first time.
Anyway the nanny took the dad and kids on a shopping spree at Target or somewhere like that. They got storage/toy crates in bright colors, got the little girl some tinkerbell stickers to put up on the wall, got the boy some 'boy' stuff to put on his wall, etc. She said the sooner it feels like home instead of a bachelor pad, the better.
Also my kids have about five times the number of toys they need. We literally have 2 rubbermaid tubs and 3 big cardboard moving boxes of toys that we haven't unpacked in this house since they have so much. I told H that he WILL be taking a bunch of the kids' current toys to his new house. He is using the third bedroom as a playroom and putting the kids in a room together since they currently share a room. Anyway that way the kids will have familiar toys right from the start. Also he was going to buy Nathan a loft bed (bunk bed with just the top level) since he has been wanting one for a while...anything to help them get excited about the new place.
I realize it may sound like I am 'helping' H or whatever here in terms of suggesting bedding, toys, etc. But really I am looking out for my kids. I don't want them to walk into an empty room with two beds and nothing else....
Also I told H that if he is going to be having them sleep at his house we need to stock up on clothing. I do NOT want the kids to have to take a suitcase to go see their dad. If it is their second home, I don't think they should have to pack up to go over there. I figure they should have clothes in the closet, toothbrushes in the bathroom, etc etc....
