Epilogue to the deadline drama

This chapter of the deadline drama which began on Friday ended about 21.5 hours later.

Jimmy called yesterday while I was showering; he’d be here in five-plus minutes. I decided to shampoo slowly and let Matt and Jimmy meet mano-a-mano. He hadn’t yet heard Matt’s voicemail, so my husband gave him a heads-up.

The drawings he delivered followed our direction and, thus, are very close-to-final. And the shell-only estimate was closer to our idea of an appropriate budget.

Relieved, we headed off to our 10 a.m. play date at Rockaway Lanes with Karen and George. And I’d never before knocked over so many pins! Could it be due to the relief of making progress on our project?

Later we were dining al fresco on the deck, sitting on furniture they helped us assemble seven years ago. Taking in our view, I spied something odd in the lake. A deer—swimming! Another quirky reminder why we love it here, and why this home is worth preserving and improving.