Ok...this is scary....

We went to see a house yesterday that was amazing. It has five big double bedrooms, some with three beds in, enough parking for loads of cars, out door kitchen, oh and a pool. It has a massive room on the side of the house that I can use for teaching space and set up as a after school or holiday club and a terrace where you can see the mountains.  The garden has a massive covered area and grass, and then there is the massive orange, lemon, and olive grove all around the house the children can run and play in. As many oranges as you could want! I spent the whole viewing with my mouth open. And all for £397 a month. I couldn't believe the space. It made our house in England look small! So after talking to Tim we sign the contract on Monday for six months. This will give me chance to see if I can really get work out here or not. If not we can return to England and just rent again. I must admit I was really scared as I walked around the house and it dawned on me what we are doing. This could be the start of something new where we get to all be together at last all the time. We are in the village of Orgiva, 25 mins from the skiing, 35 from the beach and an hour to Granada. I have no idea how this is going to go, but if it all goes wrong we just come back. So the plan is to return to England in September and pack up the house. We will then bring the stuff we need over here and try and sell the rest. Tim is going to try and manage as much of the business over the winter as he can from here, but we will still rent a small place for him and as a foot hold in the uk too. So we can move in on the 12 August. We have two spare rooms in the house and the caravan for people to come and stay. I don't know if it will work here work wise, but we have to be here long enough to give it a try. We will get internet installed in the first week and then we can skype everyone at last! It all seems serious now, but I keep reminding myself that we are just renting and can come back at any point. The point of doing this is to see if it will work without the long term commitment of buying.  Pictures of house and others to follow on Monday. Sending a big hug to all...xxx