Well ...

... it's been a whirlwind 24 hours.

After my post, yesterday, I got out while there were relatively few leaves down after Saturday's "mow n' blow", and put down the last application of late fall "Winterizer" fertilizer. I had put down a light coat two or three weeks before you all got here, and I don't think it's going to hurt anything to put down a little bit more.

Then, I came in and put down two coats of B-I-N primer/sealer on the steps going downstairs in preparation for our carpet installation. That made it look better and smell better (like this ... can't smell anything, can you ... LOL):
Then ...... Janice and I completely organized the "dormitory" downstairs and put everything together in preparation for the Turkey Day Onslaught (as I am now calling it).

Remember how it looked, when you all were here? There were boxes everywhere ... beds weren't set up ... stuff was piled every which way ... we finished up about 11:30 last night.

Well now, it looks like this (note that the drapes are hung):
But wait! There's more!

Our Home Depot carpet was installed today, on the steps going down to the basement ... so here's a couple of final shots, as a good "after" picture(s) to the series:
It's a little darker than the carpet in the basement, but the shades of grey work well with what's down there already. Looks good to me, and is a hell of a lot quieter and much easier on the feet.