New Swing Set In Time For The Birthday Party
Chrissy and I were looking at outdoor furniture at The Great Escape when we wandered into the swing set area. There were about six rather large sets on display, so we let Aiden try a couple of them out. He seemed to enjoy it. This would be a good time to get one, provided that it would fit in our backyard, since the boys will probably get good use out of it for the next seven or eight years.
A few days later, Chrissy checked on the DirectBuy web site and found out that we could get one for about $600 less through them. She put in an order for an Oasis III model along with the outdoor dining set that we decided on. The swing set would be another birthday present for the boys, so we had hoped that it would arrive before their party next weekend. Luckily, it did!
The shipment of four long boxes (up to 200 pounds each) and one slide was too large to stay in the DirectBuy warehouse, so we had to pick it up immediately. It took Glenn and I eight hours to build, with a bit of help from Aiden. Unfortunately, relentless sun and ninety degree heat made it hard work. But Aiden was having fun on his new swing set by the end of the day, so it was all worth it.
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