A number of years ago, Ashley got me a basketball hoop for my birthday. This was when we were living in Colorado, and we never found the time or right place to put the hoop up. We don't have a perfect spot yet in Florida for the hoop since we do not have a paved driveway. However, we anticipate having one...some day. Thus, I spent a few days and got the basketball hoop installed, complete with 500+ pounds of cement holding the poll in place.
To paraphrase Billy Hoyle: "That sh*t is regulation" (give or take a couple inches). The height is easily adjustable, so I usually put it as low as it can be when Bode and I play horse...the little man has yet to beat me.
The other project was a pull-up bar. Bode asked for one--they've been doing dry-land for 20 minutes at swim practice, and pull-ups are part of the work outs. He can't quite do one on his own yet--we'll get him some bands so he can start working out on his own.
Right now, the bar is on our back patio, which isn't the final home for it. We hope to break ground on the carriage house in the next month, and we have space designated in the carriage house for a home-gym. This bar can also serve as a weight-rack for squats, overhead lifts, and has place to store 45-lb weights, so we think it'll be great once the carriage house is done (hopefully by spring).
The garden continues to provide, although not the food we'd prefer.
We get four or five okra every day--I'm amazed how fast it grows. Sadly, the only real way to eat okra (that we like) is fried, which isn't very convenient. Thus, lots of okra, but not much eating of okra. We also have a number of green beans ripening up, and I also have three watermelons and four cantaloupes; let's hope the bugs don't get them. Speaking of eating, here's a shot of Bode making himself some dinner.
All is well--work is still work, and we try to relax and enjoy ourselves on the weekend. Bode is doing fine in school, and the dogs seem content. Here's hoping this continues :-) Pleasant week to all.
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