S off to Flames game

We had the usual start to the day then after 1 coffee I headed out to paint the stairs a second coat with my second after 9. Sheldon loaded up the trash and was off to town taking recyclables in too before his doctor appointment at 10:30. Mom had breakfast, curled her hair and made phone calls before setting off to see Dad at 11. She is off to an ag meeting in Crossfield for supper then home tonight. 

Once I finished up the stairs I came in and published the white cabinet tutorial. Then it was sharing, sending etc. I brought the tiles in from the garage adding dark, copper and bronze waxes. I think they are finished for pickup this w/e. S stopped at the lab to get his tests done too. I was working on the blog when S arrived back home before 1 bringing Vietnamese food for lunch. 

After eating S hit big brown and I went out to put the clear coat on the stairs. I tried adding the transfer to the chair seat but had bad luck so looks like another repaint. 

S and I then went for a hot tub before he showered and headed to the city for a Flames game before 3:30. He picked up a young Aussie gal who Shaina was out to meet last week and meet Matt at his work in Chestermere. Cassie was their nanny a few years back and client/friend of Shaina's who will be dropped at airport to fly home on way to dinner before hockey game.

I did banking, added biz labels to tiles/vanity then headed out to put a durable coat of clear on the stairs then work on the dining table. It also got a clear coat brushed on, H was fed and horse feed soaked. The chair seat was sanded and more paint added. I came in for the last meatball for supper while watching The Voice.

The clear coats had a bit of the paint color added to help reduce any streaks.

Back out to the garage to prime the shoe rack seeing there were dark stains from water damage?

I was just finishing when B was out before 7:30. We put the flea/tick meds on the cats and she put them away as the horses ate. I gave Harley her flea/tick pill too. B noticed Roo seemed to be foot sore so brought her in and gave her bute. I went out with a stethoscope and assisted her in putting hoof boots on. After she put Roo back out she was off for home and I inside to eat the leftover Vietnamese lunch while watching Great Canadian Baking Show.

I moved to bed to get warm and watch iPad starting a new series called From Scratch. Sheldon got home just before 11 as I was watching and made a bacon tomato sandwich and other leftover snacks seeing they only ate nachos for supper. The Flames won so he was happy and glad to see Pittsburg play for the first time. We switched to watch The Watcher but after 1 episode he was asleep, so I started another new show called High. Oh My, being a drug mule is not good.

Garage stairs makeover

What a pretty sunrise today when H wanted out. I was out working on paint projects after coffee painting the faux tin tiles. Mom headed to visit dad after 10 and S perusing the news. Today we made our project garage stair cleanup and makeover. This took the whole day starting with pulling out all the stuff from under the stairs and the stairs from the wall. All the leftover tile, flooring, grout etc was under there as well as pieces of maple I had saved for projects. I vacuumed and wiped and kept 2/3 purging the MDF pieces. Cusions for the pets were moved outside and boxes/recyclables sorted too.

all cleaned out

 Between stairs tasks I added more color layers to the tiles

The stairs were scrubbed and hosed clean, the area and surrounding was swept first and hosed too.

I started painting the rails and sides bright white to match the walls and trim.

S hauled the shoe rack outside and hosed it off.

The stairs and the deck I painted a pretty grey to help hide black hair and muddy feet.

I think it looks lovely even after only 1 coat of each color.

S went into the house at 4:30 and was eating leftovers when I finished painting the stairs and came in before 5:30. I took H for a walk and of course Stella came along too. Back at the garage I clear coated the tiles and chair seat then into do some computer work. Time for a hot tub then into bed to watch Great Canadian Baking show with my late supper a yogurt/fruit bowl. S went out during a hockey intermission for his soak then back to the game in bed. Mom arrived after 8, had leftovers and apple crisp then off to bed.

Bridal show

The ground was covered in snow again upon waking. It was a dreary grey day. Coffee helped then I hopped in the shower and S the hot tub and Mom headed to spend day with Dad at 10. I vacuumed bedroom and the mattress after stripping bedding with the new Dyson attachment. S made a bacon, egg, beans and toast brunch but served it at 11. Seeing I will be meeting the girls to eat at 1, I only had a wee bit of eggs and bacon as I did some marketing. 

S tidied up his mess and hit big brown for a day of laptop perusing and sports starting with curling. I got prepped to head into the city, B arrived with a tea for our ride and at 12:15 we were on our way. Cooper stayed behind with Harley and S. S was heading over to pull posts for Matt. The sun popped out at Langdon. B and I arrived at Chinook at 1 but could not get seated early for the 1:30 reservation so went shopping for earrings. B found a pretty pair on sale for 60% off on Bay days!

We met Kaylin, Shaina and Nathan back at Joeys for our lunch. Salads all around except a burger for Nathan and a cocktail. We all jumped in Kaylin's car and headed to the bridal show. There were lots of photographers, planners, rentals etc booths to check out. The fashion show featured lots of unique dresses with a couple sparking the bride's eyes. 

a video view of the train at the end of the fashion show

We finished up and were dropped back at my car before 5. B and I arrived at the ranch where S was cooking up some KD and meatballs. Seeing we just ate at 2:30 I was not hungry but B had some after feeding the horses, so she did not have to cook supper. I gave H her dewormer B had picked up and then vacuumed the main floor. S had a campfire outside today once the weather turned nice and was now back to sports. 

I went out and sanded the chair and touched up areas then stenciled the 4 tin tiles. After washing up brushes and the stencil I came in to work on the blog. Mom was back before 7:30 visiting and having some apple crisp. Once I finished up I crawled into bed to watch my iPad but did go have a couple meatballs for a very late supper snack S had made for supper.

SNOW!!!

H wanted out at 2:30 then back in kennel as she had wet feet. I awoke to see a SNOW covered yard with it softly coming down. S upped the coffee pot and got it going while I fed H. Mom joined us for coffee and visited until 10:30 when S let the cats out and opened the yard gate for her. I made an apple crisp for Mom and Dad's 56th anniversary lunch with S washing up some dishes. He shoveled the front steps while I primed 4 faux tin tiles that were confirmed and paid for this am. 

The mushroom gravy hamburgers were popped in the oven too Ma K had made for Dad. They will be enjoyed with mashed potatoes I prepped and garden-fresh zucchini (Picked the last few in the snow). Mom and Dad arrived at 12:30, Mom shaved him while I cooked the veggies. We enjoyed our meal with Britt joining us too. We had apple crisp then Dad moved to big brown and S the couch to relax.

After B ate, she was off to feed horses with me taking the apple cores out for the other 3 then she was off for home leaving Cooper for the evening as she has a staff party in the city tonight. Visiting was the afternoon events being a dreary cool day outside. At 4:30 we got Dad into his boots, coat and the car and Mom took him back to Sagewood for supper. He was not a fan of the cool 3 degrees outside.

I fed the dogs super then worked on catching up the blogs while S continued his online info as a hockey game was getting started. I went to finish blending the wooden chair after putting the repaired piece back in, S soldered hit tester he broke. I also glued my slipper base on and left to dry.

After our leftover supper I wrote a Hometalk post for the bar stools as S continued his hockey and internet searches. I watched Keep Sweet while doing my computer work. What a whacked religious offshoot!! I moved to bed once done and started season 3 of Great Canadian Baking Show with S moving in to watch the Flames game that started at 8 for last 5 minutes. Once it ended we watched a Watcher episode and called it a night. Mom was back before 9, had some leftovers then to relax in bed too.