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  1. 07-12-2008, 08:07 PM #1
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    Default We've Finally Done It! Yay!

    For years, we have been wanting to set up a wooden playground for our kiddos.We have ben saving especially for this for the last several months...well today was the day - we finally were able to pay for a playground in full. I am soo excited...
    A few months back, I had started down-sizing our rabbitry so we could have room for the playground.Some people came by today & hauled off the remaing cages & the last 3 rabbits that I had for sale. We immediately cleaned the place up & headed to the store to purchase the playground. Its nothing fancy, but the kids will have years of enjoyment from it & it'll probably last until we have grandkids.
    Something else that wowed us- it didn't cost as much as we thought that it would. We thought that we would have to order it and have it delivered to the house - but it just so happened that they had it in stock at the store & we were able to haul it home ourselves(had 3 long, heavy boxes that we had to fit over the seats in the van)- so that saved us a bunch & we had enough left over to treat the kids to pizza tonight & $30 to put back in the "children's fun money" envelope - I am just so amazed by all of it
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  2. 07-12-2008, 08:10 PM #2
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    Awesome!!! They'll love it!
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  3. 07-12-2008, 08:55 PM #3
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    WOW Congratulations! Your kids must be soooo happy! You'll probably be having to drag them inside at night to get them to bed. Big yay for it not costing as much as you had planned and the store having it on hand. I hope your kids have all the fun I imagine they will, and more.
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  4. 07-13-2008, 03:28 AM #4
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    That's fantastic!! You'll share pics of it when it's all set up, right?
    Kace - married to Dh 12 years

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    Full-time homemaker, part-time worker, college student. Always pinchin' pennies!
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  5. 07-13-2008, 03:53 AM #5
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    THats great I really love it when things work out better then you thought they would.
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  6. 07-13-2008, 05:30 AM #6
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    That's great! Gotta love it when things are less expensive than we think they are. Your kids are gonna love it! Have fun!!
    Married to DH(11 years)
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    That's wonderful. I'm sure they are going to enjoy it.
    " May we never let the things we can’t have or don’t have or shouldn’t have spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness, let us not forget it. One of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have."
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  8. 07-13-2008, 09:57 AM #8
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    Sounds like a GOOD day!
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    That's great I cant wait to see pictures
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luv2BeFrugal View Post
    That's fantastic!! You'll share pics of it when it's all set up, right?
    absolutely
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  11. 07-13-2008, 10:37 AM #11
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    That's terrific! Your kids are going to love their new playground.


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    Excellent! I'm happy that your family gets to have what they want, and that you guys did your best to save up for it and pay it outright. That's just fantastic.
    Wife to DH since 10/31/2002!
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    Your kids will have years of enjoyment out of it.
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