Family game night celebrating birthday week

Ugly wind and clouds today. After our usual start to the day S went out to work on the paddock poop picking and I did a bit of marketing then outside too. I was planting my potatoes in the garden when Britt called before 11 saying the paddock blade was delivered to her house and needed a signature. I jumped in the truck with Harley and raced in. The driver helped me load in the truck back, thanks. Having not found the main set of truck keys, I grabbed the extra which did NOT have B's house key so poor Cooper did not get to come home for the day. I grabbed a tea and muffin on my way home.

my plan for the planter

Back home I finished planting potatoes. S was still picking poop in the middle paddock. He stopped to make toad in holes for his lunch. I sorted my paint shelf wiping everything down and reorganizing. I have some to share with a fellow painter. Roo snuck into the yard seeing I left the yard gate open, little rascal. I put her back in then fed Bird for Britt.

When I turned the plug on the water trough it broke off, damn the luck. I emptied it and got it ready to move out of the septic paddock. The paint winner stopped to get her paint before 2. As she made her way out the gate, the gal who bought the dining table arrived. I helped her load it up and she was off. S was back out with the quad so called him to see if he had a plug. He put in a makeshift plug and helped me move out to the north. I then got it filled.

We took the new paddock blade out of the transport packing and hooked it up. S took it for a run. It picked up all kinds of leaves on his way to the paddock. In 30 secs it was full of poop/ He made a trip to the pit and a few around it but seeing it fills so fast we came up with an idea to make a pile in the paddock in front of the shelter and scoop with the skid steer bucket.

watch how fast it fills!

I got back to other tasks. The septic paddock was raked and rock picked then I put the rails back up to keep the horses out now.

my trusty assistants always around

I then came in and stencilled my flower carrier. Snacks and games were packed up for tonight before starting on today's blog. S finished up at 4 to catch some hockey. The planters were rolled in, planters outside watered and hoses rolled up, inside plants watered. S watered the grass seed at the gates then had a hot tub. I got ready to head to the city for a birthday get-together night hosted by Shaina. Drinks and snacks were packed up to go.

Just a little girl riding her horse around the kitchen.

B arrived after 5:30. Cooper did his thing, everything was loaded up and we were off before 6. We stopped in Langdon to get DQ for supper on the road. There was no underground parking at Shaina's so B and I carried the cooler and snack bag up while S found a parking spot. Shaina and Matt met us on her floor and we went down to the lounge. I let S in the main door to join us in the lunge where Matt had hooked up his cable box for play off hockey. We had a lovely visit while watching hockey. 

Dave, Nathan and Kaylin arrived at 8:30. Renn was sound asleep at home with her first sitter - "auntie" Shanice. Many laughs were had playing scattagories. At 10:30 the security guard reminded us the room was open till 10 only. We moved everything back to Shaina's place to play catch phrase with many more laughs. What a fun night with all our girls and their fellows together! XOXO We all missed Renny of course.

the lighting is not he best in her apartment so pictures are not great but capture the night still.

K and N headed home at 11:30 and the rest of us after midnight. Dave took home a couple of Shaina's plants and planters to store as well. B came with us to pick up Cooper and her car. I watched Netflix till 2 before lights out. 

 THANKS Shaina and Matt for the snacks, we never did get into the stuff I brought along with their great options. THANKS everyone for getting together to celebrate B and I's trip around the sun again. XOXO