That would be very helpful -- thanks so much.  (BTW -- what is forum etiquette on replies like this -- should I send it to you privately?  My apologies if I've violated a rule.)

 

We have no idea where we're staying yet.  Apparently the guy my husband is replacing lives in a very nice villa, but I don't know if that's the one we'll be getting.  The fact that I probably won't be moving over until the Fall further complicates things because I can't imagine the company moving my husband into the house while we're still here in Houston.. .so maybe we'll get that house (no idea where it is) and maybe we won't, which means that he can contact the schools and maybe even get him into one, but it may or may not work well with where we're living.

 

Int'l moves are such a pain in the butt. . .sigh. . .this is my first one with kids, too.  I was really hoping we'd end up somewhere with a plethora of quality domestic help, but it doesn't sound like that's the case either.