Hi, DD and MeSo!
Toots, all I have to do today is go through some stacks of my dad's old papers (I'm fortunate he documented well and made proper arrangements while he was still himself and very lucid).
Monday we'll alert places that my dad is deceased. Monday, also, my in-laws are coming to stay overnight (thank the Lord my daughter's coming to clean--my house literally does look like a tornado hit it!).
Selfishly speaking, I'm bummed that you won't be coming back to the States--but it sounds like a terrific career move for your husband, and I'm very glad for him. It seemed like his current company jerked him around a bit (the back-and-forth with moving to the States, etc.).