Scott and I spent Saturday morning assembling a 10-foot high swing set, courtesy of Timmy's Nana. My mother has an established history of gifting extraordinarily heavy items to my boys, so when a 250 lb box showed up on my driveway, I didn't need to look for a card. Timmy has been patiently waiting for his swing set to be assembled, and Saturday morning was the perfect day.
With temperatures in the low 70s and no rain for the day, Scott and I set out to take full advantage of the assembly opportunity. Did we have to redo every step at least once because we made a mistake? Absolutely. Despite our best efforts, we were constantly disassembling and redoing steps. Even with our frustratingly frequent mistakes, assembly did not take as long as we feared.
After 2 hours, the swing set was done and ready to be placed in the yard. Timmy was ecstatic when he saw it in the driveway, and before I knew it he was helping Scott carrying it up the hill. By mid afternoon Timmy was happily swinging. According to him, it is the best thing we have done to the house since we moved in.
I have to say, I agree. Thank you Mom! You knew just what he needed.
