I admit it. We love our neighbors! Our neighbors are some of the best people we know and that is one of the reasons we are adding on to our house instead of moving. Borrow a cup of sugar, sure. Come help for a few hours to move a gigantic playset, why not?!?
I had been looking for some time now to find a fort/swingset for the boys. We already had one Craig's list find back in the fall that turned out to be not so great once we saw it in person. This set was a WoodPlay set so it was definitely expensive (think thousands) when it was purchased new in 2006. I went and saw the set on Friday and struck a deal that if we'd get it moved today that we could get it for the price I was offering. Done deal.
Now the only problem was finding a "crew" to move it for us! We borrowed a truck from Grandma's work and that certainly made it easier by not having to dismantle the entire thing. I e-mailed and called several people to help us and couldn't find anybody available. Luckily three of our neighbors agreed to help out. What a life saver! We couldn't have done it without Vince , Jacob , and Thomas!
The goal is for this playset to make it to the backyard. This may not happen until the house is done. So for now, it's in the front yard. Hopefully it's not too much of an eyesore. It does need a good sanding and re-staining and also a new tarp roof. It came with a few swings, mainly for toddler age, so we'll need to get some more swings (there are four spots). Overall we are very pleased with it.
The boys had a great time on the slide until it was time for bed. It's like they had never seen one before. I'm sure the novelty will wear off eventually!
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