moving and selling ;)

Of course since I had a time to get up this am I could not fall asleep last night. I played cookie jam till after 1 then woke at 3 for a bathroom break and thought ok 3 hours yet but then at 5:55 am I was awake LOL. I managed to lay there but eventually got up and headed to town before 7 to sit the boys while Amanda took Ada to a dentist appointment in the city. It was brr cold at only 5 on the way in. Archer and I had a great snuggly morning watching Paw Patrol after we got Asher on his bus to school.

 
Amanda and the girls were back at 11 and after a quick good bye I was off to the ranch to help Dave load furniture. Britt was off to work on the Heartland show set doing setup and consult for staging a vet scene. She was there for quite awhile and will hear about it soon. Sheldon and I got the big black cabinet, a dining table and chairs, Papa's lazy boy and a coffee table all loaded up and he was off to their place.

S played rest for the day after his furniture helping and cooking us grilled cheese for lunch. Tuesday are usually a write off for him. B text to say that the top of the black cabinet blew off in transport!! WTH we secured it all around but not over top ;( However on his way back for another load he found it not far on 817. Probably where Sheldon bounced the dresser out ;) His second load had the freezer, her jumbo mirror, the almost matching bar stool I had and his tires he had to take out for the first load.

I worked on sales, I have a gal coming to look at our dining table tomorrow and a fellow to look at navy armoire on Thursday right after the custom drop off. I also got the pictures staged for the end table and sent one to a gal who has been looking for one, she said SOLD even before I posted it so the week is doing good.

After I cooked up chili for supper and we ate early, prince was off to another rodeo meeting for 6. As I was washing dishes the custom white cabinet gal messaged she would stop to get them. I had to run open yard gate and after she was off I put the last couple horses in the winter pasture and locked them in.

Then it was on to putting the first coat of pink paint on a jewelry box I had cleaned up awhile back and when dry distressing it. S made it home from yet another late meeting this time closer to 10!

table sales

Labor day Monday is not a nice day, it was overcast and windy and at 9 rain came down intermittently for the morning. Time to work on more marketing posts. B made it up by 10:30 but only to let Coop out, hit the couch and surf the net.

After a shower I put the dry brushing on the grey table and got garage laundry going. B headed to town after lunch to stock up on cleaning supplies. A customer who messaged awhile back got in touch and after lots of messages is going ahead with a large antique hutch and buffet relove and will drop off Thursday.

B was back at 2 to load her car, the sun broke thru for a bit then too :) It stuck around off and on all afternoon. B took off around 2:30 with her first stop in Airdrie to pick up some bar stools I found her and a package of scrabble tiles for me, thanks B. She then got busy on setting up her house.

supper of champs on the counter too ;)

For my Instagram post today I did a milk paint giveaway. It is on my FB page to, be sure to enter, comment and share as that is what keeps my page being seen.

I put the grey table back together and did the black wax and clear waxed the tops. It is 99% done now to dry and add a wee bit more wax. The unpainted gate leg table buyer called with a few questions and soon sent the hold on it to pick up Sept 21. I posted our dining table too as would like to paint another for us that is higher. It has a few interested parties. I am feeling good about my turn of table luck.

I scrubbed the gate leg up well and did a few tweaks, I will reglue the main frame soon and it will be good to go. For supper I fried up the leftover potatoes and half a zucchini, seems it is a vegetarian day for me as lunch was the rest of the kale salad in a bag.

Dark by 8:30 is sad now, I added ageing wax to the grey table and hauled it in to dry inside without flies crapping all over it. The poor blue one will stay out as the wax I chose for it takes much longer to dry. S arrived home at the usual 11 and as usual soon sound asleep. Britt and Dave followed not long after having gotten more done on their new place.

Off to IKEA

September 2 already, what!! Another lovely 21 day with no wind, fabulous. I worked on more blog posts with my coffee then put a clear coat on the blue end table once distressed. When B got up she made cappuccinos and got her list ready.

We headed to the city after 12 stopping in Langdon to grab an iced coffee. Our first stop in the city was Value Village where she found more treasures including a sun hat and Aritzia top while I scored 3 jewelry boxes, a pepper grinder and 4 cappuccino cups.

We tried my 2 other fav thrift stores but they were closed today :( so it was on to Ikea. I think half the city was in there on this long w/e Sunday! B loaded her cart with shelving units, rolling racks and household goodies. Having yet to eat I bought us lunch at Chopped leaf. The salad was great but I was shocked at the price of the charcoal lemonade $6 each, heck I could buy a beer for less ;)

On our way home at 4 we stopped at what looked like a thrift store in Langdon but it turned out to be a very over priced junk hole. Once back home and unloaded B was off to her room. She did do some laundry and packed up some more of her room while watching Netflix. I put another coat of clear on the blue table.

Time to start the chocolate wash on the grey table, I procrastinate because it is so touchy and dries so quick but I got it done.

In between laundry loads I also started black waxing the blue table. I did have a lady from Edmonton email yesterday wanting to come see the gate leg table tomorrow but my customer with the recent hutch wanted first dibs, when I messaged her she says I will take it so it is sold! The lady from E says she will take the recent one S picked up for me unpainted, another score!

Off to B's new house

Not a bad day started weather wise but the wind picked up. Once up B made cappuccinos and got started on packing up for her move. We got a few things from the storage trailer as well as enough packed to fill her car. The last painted jewelry box post went live.

Shelby and Bub stopped out after lunch for a quick visit and to get some horse meds. They were off around 2 and we made out way to B's new place. OH MY, their standard of having cleaned the rental place was WAYYYY below my and B's standards. And the place itself has been maintained haphazardly, the grounds are pretty but over grown with weeds.

We unloaded and headed to Airdrie to the thruft stores where we found quite a few kitchen items and a neat nightstand/end table for her new place. I limited myself to candlesticks and a vintage bar case!!

We grabbed a burger and ate on our way back to her place after 5 and for the next 2 plus hours we cleaned. Most of it was B vacuuming the place along with scrubbing the pantry so I could organize it. We wrapped it up at 7:30 and headed back to the ranch.

The dogs were excited and eager to come making it easy to put Lola in the garage for the night. B rest her sore back and perused for items needed like stools and a kitchen shelving unit as did I online garage saleing and shopping. Thunder rolled and it began to rain but it did not last long.