I don’t know why we didn’t get a swing set/jungle gym/super cool Rainbow Play Set for our backyard sooner. Why didn’t we? This afternoon it arrived, and it was completed a little bit before Zoe came home. Her bus pulled up at 4:30 p.m. She got off the bus, ran up the driveway, through the front door where it was a straight shot through the house to the back door, and then onto the swing. The whole time she yelled: “It’s here! It’s here!” Actually, that might have been me. I’m not sure. Someone yelled it. We were both pretty excited.

Three neighbors kids came over to play, shunning their jungle gyms in the process. I had to pry Zoe’s hands off the swings at 6:42 p.m. and force her to come inside for dinner, then put on her pj’s for 7 p.m. story time at the library. We got back at 8 p.m., and my child headed back out into the yard for 30 more minutes of fun. I joined her on the swings and the monkey bars. I don’t know how kids can make it all the way across, it really hurts my hands. I got super high on the swings, and even jumped off. Twice.

This is what Zoe asked me while we were swinging, “Mom, if I brush my hair before bed tonight will I still have to brush it in the morning?” To which I said: “Yes. You’ll still have to brush it in the morning”. How much do you want to bet she’ll be up at the crack of dawn, dressed, brushed, and out there playing before my alarm clock even goes off at 5:41 a.m.?

 

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