Dave made it! He said the trip went smoothly and customs was a cinch. I think he took the Nothing to Declare option. He got to Ajijic in the evening and our rental agent met him to give him keys and show him the house. He said though sparsely decorated, it is fairly new and clean. Drawbacks are the backyard is made of cement and backs up to the construction site for the new Walmart. Oh, well. Finding a house to rent had not been as easy as we would have liked. With Ajijic being a sort of retirement community for expats, the norm in housing is 2 bed, 2 bath. So finding something with 3 bedrooms has been hard and most owners don't want to rent to a family with 4 kids. (I don't blame them, we were willing to lose money renting our house to a couple with no kids). So we found this place in a part of town called San Antonio that is close to town center and has 3 bedrooms. The kids like the fact that it has a pool we can use in the subdivision. We signed a contract for 2 months, and will look for a more permanent rental.

The kids and I gave up the keys to our house to the Brownes this morning and made a last trip to the community swimming pool. We'll miss Highland and all our friends, but look forward to this experience and the chance to show the kids that not everyone is as lucky as we are in Utah.