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We might do this soon. Dh works remotely, and I am currently tied to the university campus where I'm doing my doctorate because I'm teaching as well but won't be after this year. We loooove our current daycare, but unless I get one of a couple fellowships that I applied for for next year, it'll be the only thing really tying us to our current city. If we moved to my hometown, where we have family and friends, we could rent an entire house for like half what we currently pay for a 2-bedroom apartment. And daycare would cost way less. And by the time lo1 is in kindergarten, it's a HUGE difference in the quality of public schools. Dh is ready to move asap, lol. It would probably be a temporary move because I'll be going on the academic job market, and you basically have to move wherever you get a job, and that's honestly one of the biggest things holding us back--having to move more times than necessary! But it really might be in our plan if not next year, the year after.

We would totally consider it if DH got another job back in his homestate. We currently live away from both of our families and juggle 2 kids without any help from them. We technically live in the same state as my family, but we live on opposite ends of California.

There are definitely trade-offs to moving to DH's old stomping grounds. The pros are that we would have his family around and lots of cousin interaction. My ILs also run a daycare/preschool. Public schools are excellent there or you can buy a beautiful cheap house in a "bad" school district for like half the price and send your kid to one of the many private schools, too. The cons are I would have to quit my job, which I can only do where we currently live. And we'd have muggy summers, which I hate. And we'd lose access to all the amazing fresh local meat, seafood, and produce we get in California. (Its a real bummer). We'd have to change our health plan from our beloved Kaiser HMO to some kind of PPO (its an issue because of some health conditions I have). Luckily, DH's hometown actually has excellent medical facilities. We'd also be 45 minutes to the Great Lakes, we have close friends who live in nearby Midwestern states, we could buy our forever house for the same or a bit more than what we paid for our starter house in California, and there are really good job prospects for my husband in terms of what he eventually wants to do when he's older/retired. We'd have to get the right position for DH, but we're definitely keeping an eye on it and have applied to a few things that we're waiting to hear back from soon!

@agold: Well, the trade off is that with the cold winters, DH is happy to spend winter breaks in Hawaii, which we love!

Well we're in a great school now, but have a high cost of living. My whole family lives in this province, and DHs family lives in a province that I would never want to live in, but does have a lower cost of living. But, we would consider moving closer to my parents who live in a small city with a much lower cost of living and decent schools (and beaches!). I could likely work remotely, so it would be contingent on DH finding a good job.

@mrsbookworm: I know that feeling well...I hope you have a good entry into your new place come January.

What did you decide on the schools?

@lamariniere: @mrsbookworm: Of course!

@looch: We decided to send him to an International school since it's a short relocation. He will be learning Dutch in school though, while the rest of us are learning at home. I think he'll progress the fastest!