back to the city

Coffee in bed for the win ;) Sheldon was then off to town for his 10 am massage. I began de-Christmasing the house. I got every thing taken down and boxed up and when he got home Sheldon carried them down to storage room. He also brought teas! I had Britt up before noon to get her soup finished up so she cut veggies and completed the soup for our lunch.

Next project was to assemble the new bed frame. I got the room all moved out and the boxes were opened. Dang it, no slats! I quick call to the store confirmed you indeed had to buy a separate package of slats and the center bar.. sheesh. Sheldon and I completed the IKEA build to these last missing steps.

Britt was off to work at 2:30 working till 8. After a celebratory beverage for our work so far, we loaded up and headed back to the city to purchase the missing items. But first we swung by Cartwrights to look for barn lights. I headed directly to where the outdoor lights were and right there was the perfect light. Up to the till to buy 2 and 2 LED light bulbs and we were out and on to the next store in short order.

The barn doors needed handles and with Lee Valley right next door we found the perfect handles.

Our luck is going well so onto IKEA. The slats were easy to find but the center post required standing in a line ;( Britt requested a photo she wanted with her Christmas money so we scooted against the flow to get to pictures, grab it and thru the checkout.

Now to eat, Sheldon wanted pho but I suggested something a bit fancier and not available in Strathmore. The Shark Club was right next door and turned out to be the perfect supper spot. We were back home by 7:30, unloaded the treasures even putting the slats and center bar in and the mattress on before Sheldon was in front of the TV for the juniors game and I wrote up the blog.