Well, finally some good news here.
Himself has secured a position in Inverness, working for a well known company, in an even more well known contract.
The package is great, and the future is so bright - well - you know where I'm going 
I am thrilled to bits, obviously, coz it means that I get to stay in the place that, over the last 10 months has worked its way irrevocably into my heart. I used to be homesick for Kincardine, and my friends and the family there. Now, although I still miss the folk, I have made new friends here so I'm not so lonely, and the family are only a short (3 hour) drive away.
The kids are so happy here, and so am I. I really don't ever want to leave - I love the house, the garden, the school, the village, the locale. Only thing I'm not so keen on is the weather, but hey! Everyone gets weather