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I appreciate all your perspectives on this -diverse as they are.  Since my priorities are to maximize time with my children and minimize daily stress, my gut is saying I would need to live close to work. What I'm reading about Capitol Hill is encouraging, that there are good options for early elementary and pre-K schools, kid-friendly restaurants, apartments available (and perhaps affordable if my younger daughter gets into public preK). From reading other boards it sounds like it is safer than it has been in the past. If I could have both kids in school and aftercare at the same location, that sounds ideal. Of course the problem is that I don't know this is do-able!  If we're only there a year or two I'm beginning to embrace the idea of going for the city experience. I don't like the idea of lugging the kids around on buses and trains, so walkable to school and work would be the goal.

It would be a ton of effort to move and I would dearly miss my friends and home. But it also sounds like an opportunity to instill a sense of adventure in my children and renew that sense in myself.  Boise is not going anywhere. The ONLY thing we'd potentially lose is my daughter's spot in the IB Charter school here. I think I'll call them to see if they have any way of deferring her admission for a year. Maybe we would fall in love with DC and stay, but having an exit plan would make it easier to give it a try.

On the other hand, staying put is a known commodity, and a great one at that, as long as I eventually find work. So, still undecided, but you all have given me much of the info I need to decide. Thanks!

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