I’ve let this blog slide far too long.  When it came time to feed the meter a month ago I thought I would just stop.  I was boring myself.  But, I miss it.  And, I miss you all too.  Thank you for all the emails, IMs and phone calls.  Please forgive my absence and bear (or bare, you choose!!) with me as I bring you up to speed over the next few posts.

For those of you keeping track at home, we moved back to Scotland last June and settled into our friends barn (lovingly renovated), kids started in a lovely little country school (32 kids in the whole school, 4 of which were mine) and by October last year we had negotiated to buy this property from our friends, rather than looking for/building something else in the area because, in a very hectic sort of way, we love it here…

“The Barn” renovation was originally intended (eventually) for our friend’s/landlord’s parents, when they got older and/if they wanted to move closer to their kids.. but they were much too opposed to the idea and for all concerned waived their ‘rights’ to the property and gave the go-ahead for the Bamberboos to buy.  We have been waiting for planning permission for an extension to be approved before the purchase can take place.

Meanwhile, within the last few months, our friend/landlord’s parent’s health has deteriorated drastically, and now, without the purchase secured, they have asked if they could go back to the original plan to put their parents here… The Northfield’s are now furiously house hunting… It seems, I must move again.  Understanding and sympathizing with all the reasons why our agreement had to change does not eliminate the stress this puts me under.  I only grudge the year we have lost thinking we were staying here.

I’m tenaciously determined that moving from this house will NOT mean a move for the kids from their school… their tears at the thought of doing so only reinforced my resolve on the matter… time will tell.  Small communities = small housing choices. *fingers, toes, arms and legs crossed*

So there you have it.  A blog post.

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