I'm just as excited about the novel as I am about the house! Wheee!!
I'm so sorry your poor husband lost his job! It's amazing that he managed to pick up two part timers in the space of a week or so, though - someone is seriously looking out for you guys.
You've finished a novel AND you own a house! I'm soooo uberjealous (but happy!)
Err...talking of writing, that's what I'm meant to be doing right now...