Blog Thirty-Three: A House, Almost

Hola, amigos! Been awhile since I blogged, but it's been a hell of a week; in addition to holding down a job and helping to raise a baby, we've been on a whirlwind house buying project.

We've been planning to buy a house this year for quite some time, but things moved into overdrive Sunday when we A) discovered a near-ideal starter home and B) simultaneously discovered that we had to put in an offer on it toute de suite. So on Monday we put in, and won, the offer. Tuesday, Snaby started the mortage arrangements. Wednesday, the deposit was submitted. Thursday the mortage was done, more or less, though the mortgage guy kept forgetting to tell us key things. Friday (today) we had the house inspected.

So, assuming the seller fixes a few minor things and the lawyer doesn't find something amiss, we'll have a house by the end of February. We're also doing this on what could generously be described as a shoestring budget, cleaning out our limited savings and still drawing on the generosity of our parents. Thanks to them!

Anyway, the house is way out in Burlington, a 15 minute stroll from where we used to live on Sinclair Circle. Small world.