the apron strings are almost cut

My oldest, Eric, is closing on his house November 16th. He's 27 and has managed to save enough by living home for the last three years to put a sizable down payment on a 150 year old home in Lambertville. He's buying it on his own and his girlfriend will help with the bills once they are in.

Cross your fingers, maybe a ring will be seen soon! We really like Maia and her family and hope that this works out for them both.

In his excitement, he didn't think to negotiate price so the sellers no doubt are tickled pink!

He invited us to go to the inspection a few weeks ago, the inspector he hired went from rooftop to basement, there were only a few problems (we all should be in such good shape at 150), one window needed replacing, the electricity to the second floor redone, the front door rehung, and the front window replaced within the next year. The sellers replaced the one window and did the electric. Eric will take care of the rest. Ahh the innocence of youth and excitement. It would be cute if it didn't involve tens of thousands of dollars between the selling price and repairs. A good lesson for the next house.

Knitting... here is a wip of a shawl, called the mini shawl its really not very small, the yarn is unknown, I picked it up while visiting Webs (really worth the trip) but lost the tag on the cone, way soft, huggy, and squishy. The shawl is calling for a cold wintry afternoon on the couch with a good book. :)