Playhouse

There are playhouses both at Daycare and in the Nursery at Shepherd Gate, and Cassy loves playing in both of them.  She's quite the domestic one, really, making dinner for people and making sure to share her food.  As such, I jumped on craigslist and began scouring the postings for playhouses in the surrounding areas.  I found one in Leesburg for $80 (they retail for about $400).  This one is missing a tiny corner table and the sink faucet, but is otherwise in excellent shape.  So, I went and got it on Sunday (the day after Eric's party). 

I am so glad I purchased this particular house.  I bought it from a single mom and her two daughters, and what a sweet, fun family they are.  They were so easy to get along with and talk to -- and it's like, I know I'll never see these people again, but in our brief acquaintenace they just struck me as the type of family you want the best for.  I know that the $80 I gave them for this playhouse is going towards a swimming pool, which both little girls are so excited about!

Well, the playhouse was still assembled when I got there, and on purpose -- the mom wanted to show me how it looks so I didn't spend a lot of time guessing which pieces went where when I reassembled it.  So we set out to disassemble the playhouse and all was going well (save for a few bugs and spiders along the way) until the last two panels -- those suckers just would not come apart!  We were pulling and pushing, stomping and hammering for about half an hour before I realized -- that sink is connected to both walls!  So after all that, all we had to do was pop the sink off, and the two walls just came apart with ease.  And, I've never been more thankful to have a small SUV than at this time -- all the pieces just fit into the trunk.

When I got home, I powerwashed that playhouse to death.  The family's backyard had been fairly overgrown, and I just felt more comfortable knowing that I restored the playhouse to as near perfect condition as I could.  I was actually pleasantly surprised that the stickers on the stove didn't get powerwashed off.  Once that was done, Eric and I put the house up underneath our deck area, and Cassy got busy checking out her new pad:

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Phone's ringing!

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