I hope this is OK to do, but thought I'd thank you all for your thoughts and let you know what has happened.

The older boy, who was from (Rural) western Norway has gone back to AFS camp near Albany. He has made some of the people in the office a bit unhappy, as when things didn't go exactly as he had planned he yelled at one gal and threatened to sue her (!!) *giggle* He is fine one day, moody the next etc. (Real typical, except for the part about ALWAYS thinking he knew more than anyone else, though that sometimes comes with the territory when one is 18...)

BUT the other boy, Axel, who comes from a VERY wealthy Austrian family, and really truly thought he was middle class, (he was comparing himself to Saudi Princes) has come out of his shell since Leiv left (yesterday) and we have spent most of the time he has not been in school talking. And after waiting through a long call from my husband, he asked if he could stay the year with us! His father had been telling him that his viewpoint was very narrow and he suddenly (and really quite quickly) decided he was right, and here might be a great place to find out about the real world. I'm almost giddy, and looking forward to a great, though maybe not an easy, year.

Cami whoishopingsheisuptothetaskandlookingforwardtothejoy