Meanwhile....

While the kids were in Weatherford, this is what was going on at the Sandlin house...

The last picture is how far we got as of last night.  It is secure enough for the kids to play in this week until we can finish the walls and get the roof on next weekend.  Then comes the fun part - painting and decorating.  I have plans.  This all started when we started pricing playscapes.  Not a pretty picture.  To make it harder, we really wanted to get rid of the little playhouse in the yard since our yard isn't that big.  The kids love their playhouse, so we told them we'd get a play scape with an enclosed playhouse on top.  Easier said than done.  So last weekend Taylor convinced himself that he could build it for a lot cheaper and the kids could have a good size playhouse.  I wasn't totally confident in this idea, but he wanted to go for it.  I bought into it when some of the men at church who have been redoing some of the rooms told us there were storage rooms full of lumber and other supplies that needed to be used or they were going to throw them away.  This was going to make it a lot cheaper.  I was sold.  The same men obviously realized Taylor may not have understood what he was taking on.  They came over to help set the poles and just continued working through the weekend.  We are so thankful for their help.  The kids already love it.  I'll update with more pictures after we finish building next weekend.