The Tree House

	It started out as an idea; then we had to wait for the spray paint. As expected, the spray paint was entirely in the front and next to the house. Nothing seemed to be buried where we planned to sink some posts for Robert's tree house. (It was fun to watch the cryptic lines appears over the course of a few days.)
We all took a turn at the post hole digger (thanks Steve and Rachel for the loaner). And we all trundled off to Lowes or Home Depot to pick up the next round of supplies: Sakrete, 4X4s, 2X10s and 2X6s, then the 2X4s, decking and more 2X6s. All the while mixing in some bolts, screws and nails.
	I guess I should specify that it was all the humans who pitched in. The kitties provided moral support. If you look hard (maybe at the big version of that photo) next to Panzer, you can see the framework in the backyard.
There were lots of momentous stages: getting the four posts in place, then the frame. Robert appreciated the joists as that gave him a stable perch. He made sure the construction was strong enough to support him and his friends.
	The decking was momentous too: Robert really wanted to bang in the nails for the decking. And he did a great job; especially when Sarah ran off to make an emergency nail run — we used a lot of nails on the deck boards.
Adding the railings meant we were getting close to done — at least for this year. We even had our first round of visitors after the railing was up and before the ladder — the final step for the year (pardon the intended pun).
	We even added a pulley to make is easier to haul stuff up. Now we'll see how the tree house weathers the winter and in the spring we may plan to add a building on top, and a zip line, and a cargo net, and a fire pole, and a watch tower, and connect it to the tree, and swings, and a slide, and....

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