Wait…I hear a pulse!  It is faint but there.  That’s right, the Dutton Digest is still alive!?!  It has been months since I blogged.  Let me try to make up for it tonight.  A great deal of things have happened around Rancho Duttonero since last you heard from us.  I will try to be thorough yet succinct.  It appears the last time there was an actual entry was in May detailing the journey to the great white north in April…so that is my starting point.

The Purple House

 

The big event in May was the arrival and assembly of Sam’s swingset/tree house/miniature castle/fortress of solitude affectionately referred to by Sir Hugh as “the PURPLE (despite that it is blue) House.”  A little explanation…Sam referrs to Lowe’s as the purple house because the local installment of this store has a purple tint to it.  In addition, for those who are Home Depot snobs, Lowe’s has an A-frame on logo on the front of their stores.  Well as you can see, the swingset has an A-frame house…hence…you guessed it…the purple house.  Now understand that this was a monsterous undertaking.  We ordered it from Costco and had it delivered here.  It arrived in 7 boxes with a total weight of 750 lbs!!!!  I knew I was going to need assistance with this project…who did I call???  Auntie Gene Genes & Uncle Stevie because being my sister I know that Regina is freakishly strong and her husband just happens to be a contractor.  If you do not have access to a good contractor of several of them as in my case…I truly feel for you.  They must be treated with the utmost respect and praise.  They arrived on Saturday afternoon and the building began.

The Crew Assembled…

 and assembled…

the foreman arrived…

and hammered home his point…

even “the boss” got involved…

materials had to be “tested”….

looking good so far…

the structure seems sound…

things are swinging now…

and now….

the smiles say it all!

even the Superman approves!!!

 

The funny thing is that each time Sam has seen his aunt & uncle, he has asked them if THEY brought him another Purple House to put together…I suppose they can steal the thunder for now.  Of course, they are the ones who are expected to have either a purple house or something better….pressure’s on them!!!

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