This spring we dumped the old, moldy, leaf infested, sand out of our sandbox. We used it in our garden path. That was fine, I was just going to go out and buy some more. Sand is Alex favorite thing. It really entertains him for hours. So it is a must have for the summer.
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So... life happened and I didn't get sand purchased and brought home until today, August 24th! We missed 3 prime sand box months. Oh well, we still have one and a half months if the weather holds.
Alex and Chase were in heaven! Yes I know my sand box is supposed to be a swimming pool. The kids were in the box throwing sand before I could finish hauling the sand around the house and dumping it in. They were really heavy bags of sand by the way. I was hot when I was done.
Because I was hot, I decided that the boys were hot. It is August you know. I didn't want to deal with sun burns. I wanted them to play as long as possible so I did something that I have been thinking about for years.
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I made shade!
It is very lame and it is not a permanent solution. But it worked for today (and hopefully this week).
I wanted them to stay in the sandbox a long time so I could get something done, but it took me forever to put the shade up, So they were about done when I was done.
Also, my square knot tying skills that I have learned as a Webelos leader came in handy today!
Just thought I'd share.
6 comments:
nice work! I am very impressed with the shade idea. Just think-tomorrow its already up and THEN you can get your stuff done! :)
Awesome! My boys would just love me if I did something that cool.
You are such a good mom! Looks like your boys are having so much fun. BTW I can't imagine carrying those bags of sand ( I've carried those before and they are killer) on a super hot day like today. I hope you got a slurpee or something!
Way to go!! I am so proud of you & impressed, I might add.
My kids would love for you to be their mom. I hate sand (so of course that means they love it.) We don't have sand here. (meaning in our yard - not meaning "we don't have sand in ks". lol) You're such a nice mom to let them play in the sand. And even nicer to carry it for them in the heat!
You could have also used the half hitch...that's a cool knot to use on your shade! And, great idea by the way!
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