Well...we've been back 2 weeks. We had a fun time with my mom being here with us, it definitely made the transition easier this time.
We went from hot to fall weather. We've had some sun, but we came home and put on jeans and jackets, after we woke up, of course. Jet-lag is a butt-kicker when you travel east, or, maybe it's just us!
We are settling back in, I've been decorating, or I guess you could say "nesting." It's been a while since I've really decorated a home, so it's been fun figuring out what I like and what makes our apartment feel like home to us. 
My sister (and so many others) introduced me to Pinterest while we were back and "Oh my lands!" Needless to say, they were all right...it can be a time-sucker, but it really has been helpful. I really was needing some new recipes and dessert ideas.  
Thanks to my mom, I now have new curtains in my living and dining room. I really wish I could sew, but I just don't know if I will ever have time to get around to learning, and really, why should I...I have my sister to do it for me?! 
All of the kids, except for Jack, started school last Monday. I was glad to be back in a routine. If you know me, you know I need a schedule! They are happy to be back, except for Reece and Nina have complained that they don't like to go because they make them work. Our response to that..."gasp, how horrible! Get over it." We are waiting to hear when Jack will start. He has his class roster and schedule, but for some reason they aren't starting. I've been keeping him busy with things around the house, but he's bored. Pray he starts soon.
Our little apartment feels more and more like home. Life is seeming more normal. I can't explain it, but you know, just that familiar feeling like this is where you live...I'm grateful for that feeling. Springfield is so familiar, so comfortable, Amsterdam is...well, it's not quite comfortable yet, but it's becoming more familiar. It's weird to think that this time last year we were 6 days away from leaving. God has done more than I could have ever imagined in the space of 12 months, and for all of it, the comfortable and the uncomfortable, I'm thankful...