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My sincerest apologies to Axl Rose and the rest of Guns -N- Roses for taking their classic rock anthem "Paradise City" and turning it into something that no one can be proud of:
Take me down to Trampoline City
Where the tarp is black and the jumps are nifty
Take me home (oh, won't you please take me home)
Take me down to the Trampoline City
Where the kids are happy and the jumps will probably lead to tendinitis if you are over fifty
Take me home (oh, won't you please take me home)
After many years of asking, we finally broke down and got the kids a trampoline.
And, of course, we bought it during the hottest weekend of the year so a lot of sweat, tears, and swear words as Mrs. Shife and I were putting it together.
I would definitely put a trampoline in the top 5 of things I don't want to ever put together again.
There is a trick with the springs and the tarp.
If you know, you know.
I just wish I would have known before we did it our way.
That is all for my Monday. Hope you are doing fantastic and I will talk to you tomorrow.
I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
OMG
ReplyDeleteYou are my heroes. I cannot imagine putting this thing together (bet there's a Youtube tutorial somewhere) because I've seen they come in a box. Damn.
Looks like the kids are having a blast. Totally worth the hours (and swear words) I bet!
XOXO
So far, so good, Sixpence.
DeleteThe trampoline was decently welcomed, heat wave or no.
ReplyDeleteFor sure.
DeleteAnd putting a sprinkler under it? Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThe kids are pretty smart.
DeleteHours of fun and amusement for them! For you, not so much, lol.
ReplyDeleteIt keeps them busy and not asking me for things to do so a win-win.
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ReplyDelete"If you know, you know". Oh Mr. Shife. I know. Hoo boy do I know. We helped Tim's daughter assemble one. It was hard work. We got it done. That very afternoon, one of the boys did not zip it up and bounced right out and broke his arm. About the only funny thing about it is that she called to make arrangements to return it, and explained why. The woman said, "Well...we can send you another if you want."
Yes you do know, Debby.
DeleteOh, I DO know. We had several trampolines around here but our first one was a lot like that. I tried to be useful although my late husband got stuck doing most of it.
ReplyDeleteIt took way longer than manual said it would.
DeleteWant to make a fortune? Put Lucy and Ms. Frizzle on it and make videos.
ReplyDeleteIt will not be too long before that happens.
DeleteI'll be there tomorrow!!!
ReplyDeleteWe have your reservation ready.
DeleteOur trampoline years ago was the old rectangular style with no safety net around it. One son used to climb onto the fence nearby then divebomb onto the trampoline and land with a somersault. I never know until I saw him through the kitchen window one day. How that boy grew up without broken bones I will never know but always be thankful for.
ReplyDeleteI spent many hours of my youth bouncing around on trampolines and somehow made it through without broken bones too.
DeleteSo, you’ve joined the Mormon church? LOL, back in the day, the only people who had trampolines were huge Mormon families.
ReplyDeleteWe know a lot about Mormons because there are quite a few in the state but that is a new one to me.
DeleteOur neighbor had a trampoline for their kids, and my boys would often jump with them. I had NO desire to have one in our yard!
ReplyDeleteWe felt that way too for a long time but Mrs. Shife finally broke down.
DeleteI like your poemy thingy. Never listened to Guns -N-Roses myself so I don't know the song, which probably works in your favor. I would like to bestow on you and Mrs. Shife the parental medal of honor for going above and beyond the caring of offspring. 'Some assembly required' is a mass understatement for one of these things. Kudos!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Deedles, and a big time understatement if there ever was one.
DeleteThe sprinkler, the trampoline, I'll be right over!!!!
ReplyDeleteI know. It's awesome, right?
DeleteMany years ago, I was a candidate to Boys State and the group I was with deemed our shelter Paradise City and our campaign them song was the same. Good times.
ReplyDeleteMy mother bought my kids a trampoline. I too set it up on one of the hottest days of the year, did it wrong and had to redo every single spring a second time. I swore never to do that again. It got a lot of use the first year and then after that, mostly became a reading platform unless friends were over. A couple years ago it was starting to get long in the tooth and there were several points of imminent failure so I took it apart one day while the kids were at school and hauled it to the dump. I must say, taking it apart was MUCH easier than the setting up part.
Three times with the springs, Ed. No bueno.
Deleteall of the ggs have their own trampoline but Olivia's the best..it has a mister with it...cools you off at least a little
ReplyDeleteOurs has a mister as well but the kids like using the sprinker.
DeleteI suggest taking it down in the winter months if you want it to last. The weather does a lot of damage to those things.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice, Bathwater.
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