Saturday Morning

This morning Richard and I met the appraiser at Fiddle Ridge, just as he was finishing up and getting ready to leave. He seemed to feel there would be NO problem with the appraisal, whahoo! This is the final piece of paperwork needed to close. No date yet, so we continued on with our days plans.
We stopped in at Dave's Appliance in Winthrop to check out appliances. We'd stopped at Sears a week or so ago to see what was on the market these days. We'd like to have things already picked out and ready for purchase and delivery. We're definitely getting a refrigerator. Richard likes black appliances, and I'm not attached to any particular color (although I wouldn't choose stainless steel). I like the textured finish rather than the gloss (don't want to be wiping fingerprints all the time). We both like the doors with the recessed handles, and we both like the freezer on the top (more energy efficient). At some point we'll be replacing the dishwasher, and would also like to change out the electric Jenn-Air for a gas range, but that may wait a little while.
We then packed up and went to Topsham for the annual DEFFA festival. Richard did a GREAT job playing for the family dance with me and our friends... he took the splint off his hand and had no problem playing the fiddle. We danced some throughout the day and had a really good time. We did call it an early evening though... enough action for one day considering his hand surgery was only on Monday!
Okay, so here's the big news... we have a closing date for Friday! We'll do the final walk through later this week, the current owners will have all their possessions out of the house, and we'll take immediate ownership March 24, 2006. We're just so happy, and excited, for so many reasons.
Choosing this house together, and both of us really feeling like the house chose us, makes it very special. Every time we've been out there, we feel more connected to the house and the land. This morning, there were chickadees and blue jays chirping, the sun was shining, and the house seemed to just be glowing and basking in the morning light.
We are planning to spend Friday night in our new home, and to wake up on Saturday morning at Fiddle Ridge! We'll be organizing a moving day, and will be happy for anyone who is available to help... that may be a week or two after the closing to give us some time to get things cleaned and painted. More details to follow!
Saturday Morning is a reel in D Major, and can be found in the Lighthouse Collection.