It's Official

No music this morning. I've whiled away too many hours already catching up with all my blog buddies after nearly a week out of the blogosphere, and now the morning is getting away from me.

But I wanted to let you know we now own the lovely piece of dirt pictured above, and in the process of making the purchase we also met some sterling people who made us feel very welcome. To our real estate's office mates we're known simply as "the guys," and Edenton being the tiny town it is, we were greeted with huge hellos every time we ran into one of them in our perambulations. The lawyer who handled the settlement offered his services for whatever else we may need--I know he wants our money, but he's a straight shooter, well-known locally, and it's nice to have somebody like him in our corner.

We talked to three builders and saw their work. They're all top-notch in every way, so our decision on which of them to go with will really boil down to price. We should make that choice in the next couple of weeks.

In the little time I had left here after writing and then heading to North Carolina, it never warmed up and it rained pretty much constantly, so all that painting and washing I talked about last week still have to be done. And because of all the rain and the recent warmer temperatures, the grass is ready to be cut. It's not much warmer, alas, but at least we're promised a dry next couple of days, so my week's work is cut out for me, especially if we intend to get the house on the market a week from today!

It's nice to be back with you!