Day 101

Adults need play time as well. Don’t worry, I am not talking about 50 Shades of Grey fun. But after a hard day of work on the farm, it’s important, fun,  and often necessary to unwind. Now, being a big kid at heart, I may have enjoyed the kids climbing dome and water balloons on occasion. But sometimes adult play is a lot less loud and physical than kid play. Sometimes, it’s about doing as little as possible. This helps restore both mind and body. To help with doing as little as possible to recharge, we set up an adult hammock near the kids one. We also made sure to set up a fire pit for evening bonfires. While the kids enjoyed s’mores and the snap and crackle of the fiery flames, the adults enjoyed a wide variety of craft beers. My wife and I are becoming quite the beer snobs. In my opinion, I could live off of wheat beer all summer and Oktoberfest the rest of the year.

Even though the biting, buzzing, and generally annoying bugs of the summer months had not posed too much of an issue, we did come across a cheap and somewhat easy to assemble gazebo that we decided to add to create a new space for play and relaxation. Unfortunately, we forgot to factor in the fierce wounds that we are graced with on a regular basis. Thank heavens the gazebo was inexpensive because just as soon as we put it up, a slightly stronger than usual windstorm took it down. We debated reassembling and reinforcing, but opted against it knowing it would just take one ke windstorm to garner the same results.

Despite missing out on the gazebo adventure, we were excited to have a background that was inviting to nature, spacious enough for the kids to get their extra energy expended, and filled with a feeling of privacy.

And in pure Dargatz fashion, for the sake of improving the space, we couldn't leave well enough alone. After adding items of play and relaxation and getting accustomed to our new backyard space, we decided it was time to start over with a practically clean slate.

Literally.