Closing date: Friday, August 29, 2008

Holy cow. I swear, I was starting to think we would never know!

We are supposed to find out the time of our meeting tomorrow.

Saturday DH (and 3 helpers) will be picking up the appliances and sinks. I will probably already be at the house, painting (freestanding) kitchen cabinets!

I have to get primer and paint and all that jazz very soon. DH will need the dependable car on Saturday to carry some of the muscle.

Glossy white (oil based) with glass knobs and drawer pulls.

I have butterflies.

Still waiting

I think Dante had a circle in Il Purgatorio called "waiting for the closing", didn't he?

Maybe not, but he should have had one. Tenterhooks are uncomfortable, especially when you've got vintage appliances waiting for their new home.

Still not signed

...pfui. As Nero Wolfe might say.

We still have not heard that the bank has signed. I hate this. Real people over corporations any time, thank you.

I did start another knitting project. A pair of simple bobby socks in Wedgewood blue, for me. The shawl is getting too big to carry around all the time.

*fingers crossed, fingers crossed*

We want the house.

Closing on August 29th

Yes, we got the house!

So far as it goes at this point, anyway. I don't like the garbage that goes with buying a bank-owned property, but the price would never have been this low otherwise.
And it is low. VERY low, even with the construction loan factored in.

Next is getting an inspector, meeting with the contractor, and making each penny do the work of three. I hope all goes smoothly.

I worked on the shawl during the time we were with the realtor for the signing. About three rows worth, which is a fair bit of time. I have a feeling that this shawl is about the only thing I'll be making this year, especially once we're in the midst of having the kitchen replaced, the office built, and the bathroom renovated...and the powder room installed.

I really wonder where things will be by November 1st!