Trampoline

Yesterday we had a break in the weather in the afternoon, allowing us all to venture outside for a few hours. Since everybody was mulling around the yard, looking bored and detached, I quickly came up with an idea for a family project. Scott and I had been talking about moving the trampoline from the back yard into the front yard but we have never had the time. Now, it seems that we have nothing but time.

Our trampoline was set up on a wooden platform in our backyard. Unfortunately the wood has begun to rot over the years and the structure is no longer safe. With so much time being spent at home, I really wanted to open up access to the trampoline to help my little energizer bunny.

What I thought was going to be a relatively short, albeit dirty, project turned into an afternoon of frustration and physical exertion. It turns out that trampolines are considerably heavier than I realized! After we took off the legs and the netting supports, we were finally able to roll the trampoline into its new position. 

I have never been as grateful for Robby's height and strength as I was yesterday afternoon. He was able to take my position as handy helper for Scott, carefully rolling and keeping the awkward and heavy trampoline in position without wobbling. I really don't think I would have been able to do it without Robby on my team.  

After several hours, the trampoline was finally repositioned at the base of our driveway.  While the location is less than ideal, it is functional for our needs right now. I want to keep Timmy in our front yard and our driveway offers the flattest surface. Timmy immediately climbed into the trampoline and began hopping and jumping as soon as the install was complete. 

Like almost all of our projects, we completely underestimated the task. However, we were able to figure it out.  I think my little happy hopper will get hours of use out of the newly positioned trampoline.