Oh, there are other things besides the Royals

So there are a few other things happening around here. Actually, there are probably three events of general interest from yesterday ...

1. Timmy is doing very well in his swimming class. Cyndie reports that he is much more comfortable in the water now and is willing to "swim" (with the help of a floatation device) by himself ... something that he would not have dreamed of previously.
2. Emma's bed is "complete" ... meaning that the structure is finished. Cyndie and I patched all the screw holes, etc. last night meaning that the next (very messy) task is to sand the whole thing down so that we can paint it. The plastic curtain goes up today (to contain the dust) and hopefully we'll have the sanding complete by the end of the day. Emma can't wait to sleep in her new bed!
3. Cyndie's scavenging has been productive. Yesterday (while Mom and Dad watched the kids) we visited two people that had free stuff to use for the tree fort. We got a free 10 foot slide (probably would have cost $150 new) and a free free-standing play structure with a 6 foot slide, a 5x5 foot platform, a little rock climbing wall, etc. Because of all the free stuff we've gotten, we decided to expand the "tree fort" from a simple tree fort into more of a playground-y setup. We even came up with a name ... the Dragon's Lair! Actually, Cyndie and I we going to call it the Dragon's Nest, but when we suggested that to Emma and Timmy, they suggested Dragon's Lair (I'm not exactly sure where they got that!). Anyway, it will be fun to build!