So just to update on the house buying situation – it would seem we did get the house!  Shan’t bore you with the back and forth details we have just been through for the last two weeks, but essentially it resulted in us paying a deposit (yes that’s really required over here) for a lovely house in Christchurch.  Please God don’t let an earthquake hurt it.

Or us for that matter!

Anyways I’m very excited and am now off to look for sofas….