How to recycle your way to happy summer days...

Well, we did it! We finally found the reason the internet exists: FREECYCLE! For those of you who don't already know, freecyle is message board based forum for people who are looking for something or have something to give. Everything must be absolutely free in order to be posted on the board. From curling irons to baby cloths to... Outdoor Play Equipment! Which is where our 'happy summer days' come in. I have been stalking the Philly Freecycle boards for months waiting for a swing set or monkey bars set to Hard at work: Can we build it? Yeah!be listed. They are rare and disappear in a flash when they finally are posted. As soon as I saw the posting, heart racing, palms sweaty (ok no really- but I was very excited) I emailed, I called and I promised a quick pick up ('quick pick-up' is worth gold in the freecycling world)!

Of course, I can't singled handedly disassemble a swing set and haul it back. Enter my trusty dad- who is handy, retired and owns a pick up truck (coincide, I think not, it was for such a time as this that he was made!) He set out at 8 am the next morning with his tool box and came back 6- yes 6; thanks dad!- with an unattractive pile of weathered wood in the bed of his truck. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder though- it must be, because that pile of weathered wood looked to me like an ab ripped hottie (or better yet, a thick slice of cheesecake...can you tell I'm dieting?!) I envisioned the days of having my children happily occupied on the swings and slide while I sip lemonade and tweet about the joys of The finished productmotherhood.

Mowgli and Pocahontas, each with their own swingSo after more hours of hard work, here are the results. I am very pleased, very thankful, and yes, I will be tweeting about this!