We're selling up

Yes thats right and it has been a real quick decision.
Last Monday night we had a real estate agent come around and tell us that he had a buyer who was offering to buy our farm and the one next door, it was a foreign buyer and they were very keen to buy into this area.
Up until then there hadnt been a thought about selling up as we were very happy here, but the price was way over what we could realistically walk away from; so this week we had to do some real serious soul searching.

It has been a little complicated on our end because Bear owns 10 acres of land and he had leased that out to Kurt etc so it has meant a lot of legal foot work to arrange but finally it looks like Jas and I have agreed to sell. As its a foreign buyer it has to go through a number of legal loopholes but we have been advised there shouldn't be a problem that end, the problem of course is with us.

The girls were doing really well at school here and are very happy and settled, we are now having trouble trying to get them thinking about a new school. Of course as we havent decided where we will be that is still an issue.
Realistically we would like to buy another farm in the area, but as they are now being sold at high prices it really does not make it viable, Jason says we could buy a small property (10 acres) in and around Oxford, invest the balance and he could find work  so that is one option which the girls and I like; obviously. I still have my work which is online so it doesnt matter where I am in regard to that.
Another choice is we move to Rangiora buy a house there invest the money and settle down, the advantage of that is we would be close to Gran and Kelly and the girls would love that.

We are also looking at buying a farm down south, in the Tekapo area, but that is less attractive at the moment. We did even think about moving to Australia, but quite frankly that heat and those bush fires really just put me off that.
Jason is also looking and is quite keen on a place up near Palmerston North and as I like that area very much  as well, that option is a biggy at the moment, having Massey University up there it would be good area for the girls, but we will see how that pans out. That option really depends on the price they will sell on, at the moment its borderline as to whether we seriously think about it or walk away.
As you can see we are still all at sea with where to go and what to do, but we will get it sorted soon.

Its been horrendously hot here with the temperature in the mid 30's quite often, it makes it very hard to work out on the farm, my old man (well younger man actually but shhhh) has quite a serious tan now, makes him even hunkier than before.

Well must go I have a heap of work to catch up on, love to you all.

Anne.