You know those huge, permanent-looking, wooden swing sets that are really popular now? Well, after a whole week of pricing and looking at them, Stuart and his dad purchased on on Friday for our backyard. Stu said he figured he'd worked so hard to grow grass back there that there ought to be something to play on.
I've heard horror stories about the assembly of these "building sets", as Kate started calling it. So has Stuart. But he and his dad and my dad started working on it about 10 am on Saturday with the idea of completing it, or getting close to it, by 4 p.m. so my parents could head back to central Kansas.
10 hours later, they were closing up shop for the day with a glorious, very sturdy fort built in the back yard, but quite a bit of work to do to complete the project. Arrangements were made and Stuart and Clarence continued to work all day on Sunday until, at about 3:30, it was completed. Yea! It looks to me like they really did some fancy engineering to get the thing stable and level on our very un-level yard. It's very beautiful and very sturdy.
Kate and Sam, of course, love it. I think my favorite comment during the project was when Kate first saw them digging on Saturday morning and said, "My mom is going to be so angry at you for digging a hole in the back yard!" When I got home later, she ran up to me and said, "Are you mad at the hole, mommy?"
I'm sure there will be many years of fun playtime out in the back yard thanks to Stuart, Clarence and my Dad's hard work this weekend. I'm hoping it will bring a few minutes of non-tv-induced peace to me as well!
I've heard horror stories about the assembly of these "building sets", as Kate started calling it. So has Stuart. But he and his dad and my dad started working on it about 10 am on Saturday with the idea of completing it, or getting close to it, by 4 p.m. so my parents could head back to central Kansas.
10 hours later, they were closing up shop for the day with a glorious, very sturdy fort built in the back yard, but quite a bit of work to do to complete the project. Arrangements were made and Stuart and Clarence continued to work all day on Sunday until, at about 3:30, it was completed. Yea! It looks to me like they really did some fancy engineering to get the thing stable and level on our very un-level yard. It's very beautiful and very sturdy.
Kate and Sam, of course, love it. I think my favorite comment during the project was when Kate first saw them digging on Saturday morning and said, "My mom is going to be so angry at you for digging a hole in the back yard!" When I got home later, she ran up to me and said, "Are you mad at the hole, mommy?"
I'm sure there will be many years of fun playtime out in the back yard thanks to Stuart, Clarence and my Dad's hard work this weekend. I'm hoping it will bring a few minutes of non-tv-induced peace to me as well!
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