Another Day in Turnaround

We came into work on this rainy day hoping to have some work to do. In our line of work we are one of the last ones in to get our stuff done and if some of the crafts ahead of us take too long to get there jobs done then it shortens the amount of time we have to get our stuff done and then you have managment on your back to get your job done so they can start up the units. It is very upsetting to have work you need to get done and you try to get done and when you go back the next day it is all ripped back out. So now we wait to get to do our job........It is a very long wait. Hope everyone had a great turkey day.

Happy Turkey Day

I hope everyone is having a grand Turkey day. I am stuck here at work and wondering why I am here. We got most of our work done and the rest will have to wait till tomorrow. They say that we will be able to leave after only 10 hours but we will see if that is true. I hope to be home sometime after 6 pm to spend what is left of Thanksgiving with Brando and the kids. I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday because I know now that you dont really really miss it until you cant have it. Hope to have this all over with before Christmas. Wish me luck....

Long Hiatis (sp)

I haven't posted in a day or two so i thought i would take this time to let everyone know that I am quiting my job and going to be a professional World of War craft player. Yep you heard it right. I can level up my characters and then sell them on ebay for allot of $$. I have already turned in my two weeks notice and should be building multiple characters shortly. Why go to work and have to deal with turnarounds and idiots when I can make money at home and spend time with my lovely wife and kids. And if any of you really think I would be stupid enough to do this then you might know me all to well. Just kidding I am still working Turnaround and ready for it to be over with. Wish me luck and the Wolf Creek Cemetery site has 2007 pics and better rez videos on it as we type so make sure and visit. Sorry to have neglected my blogging dooties. he he he.....he said dooty.

Like I said.... In 3s.

A few days ago we were looking in the pond and for a while now we have seen a little black shadow of a fish. It is much smaller than the rest so we suspect that it has spawned in the pond. Well after waiting for it to get a little bigger to get a better look we have see that there is not just one fish but at least three new smaller fish. We are pretty excited over the new arrivals and cant wait for them to grow so they are easier to see and are not so quick. I cant even think about netting them because they are lightening fast. Hope to see more new fish in the future. Lost two but gained three.

The Clock Strikes 2!

Since my last post, death has struck two fish down in there prime. Both due to my error. I feel sorry for the little guys. One was the Oranda of the previous post. He made it a day or two after posting and then had a flushing party. Words were said over the bowl, it was a beautiful ceremony. Then Friday I was cleaning the filters in the pond and didn't notice a nosy little comet decided to get down in the filter with the pump. Sunday when I cleaned the filter, there was the little comet all pasty and stinky. He got thrown in the ditch. He was a little big to flush. I hope that the ole grim reaper is gone for now but they say it happens it threes. I wonder who is next?????

All OK but 1

All my fishies are doing OK except one. An Oranda that has been seen laying at the bottom of the tank and sometimes upside down. I have treated these fish with everything I know to keep them alive. I am not sure what will come from today. The tank is in Yuris room so I dont dare turn on the light an inspect what has happened in the morning. I just have to wait until I get home to check out how they are all doing. I hope my poor little Bubble Head makes it....

Sickly Fishies

A couple of weeks ago one of my fish that has bug eyes looked like one of his eyes was a little larger than the other. I kept an eye on him (No pun intended) and in a couple of days it was really noticeably bigger and with investigation and Googling told me he suffered from an infection called Popeye. That night I made a run to the store to get a remedy for my ailing fish and cooped him up and placed him in the aquarium where I will treat him and his tank mates. After a full week of the remedy, I still don't notice an improvement but I think it has stopped getting worse. Hopefully time will tell if his eye will go back to normal. While this was going on we decided to put the tank in Yuri's room. So we drained the tank about 2/3 rds empty and moved the tank. I filled the tank half way full and let it set about an hour with the aerator running to help get rid of the chlorine in the water. Then I filled the tank up and finally found my chemical dechlorinator and added it in. I noticed the fish acting lethargic and sleepy but it is darker in his room than where it normally sat. After a day I could tell the fish were obviously stressed big time. They lay at the bottom of the tank barely moving there gills to breath. I started to notice little white dots on the Black moor Goldfish aka Bo Bo. I quickly went over to my Mom in laws house and got her Ick remedy and added to the tank as well as adding the Popeye remedy to help with any other baddies in the tank. Yesterday morning the tank was still with stressed out fishies but by time I got home last night the fishes looked like they where back to normal. Unfortunately the stress has reeked havoc with the Orandas fins. Hopefully in time she will look back to normal again. I feel so bad for what these little fish have gone through.

Gettin around to Postin

I am finally going to post my review on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I was a pretty good movie. It was long and if they put every aspect of the book into this movie it would have been about another hour and a half tacked on to it. Most things were pretty well as the book describes so I will give it 4 and a half stars out of 5. I think the way they did the dementors in this movie is a lot more creepier. I have mixed feelings about seeing the next movie and I know that Brando is anxiously awaiting this weekend where she will pick up her book at a Harry Potter party at midnight. Have a nice weekend everyone.

New Addictions

A couple of guys at work are playing World of Warcraft. Since December of last year our days have been filled with talkings and goings on in the WOW world. Clod started as I said last December while Skeeter held out until May. I am the last hold out to cave because I started last night. It is highly addictive and I can see how people can get obsessed with the game. I worked late last night so I got a late start. I got on basically as soon as I got home and stayed on till 11:30 pm. I didn't sleep to well thinking about how to play the game and I hope this game does not ruin the rest of the summer. I really like to play but I can see where if I don't play in moderation it will cause problems. I recommend this game but only if you don't have a addictive personality.

Also I am really excited about tonight. Tonight Brando, Hope, Clod, Yuri and I will be going to see the new Harry Potter movie. I cant wait. I am so glad that Brando asked her mom to watch Yin so we can go out for the evening. I will make sure and give a review of the movie in the next posts.

Dumber than dirt

I cant believe how unbelievably stupid I am. Our pool has been running a bit high in Ph so I purchased some Ph minus to bring down the alkalinity. I tested the pool and also noticed the chlorine level was low too. So to kill one pool owner with one bottle I decided to put the two in one bottle and add to the pool water. I added water and shook the bottle and poured the contents into the pool. With quit a bit of powdery residue in the bottom of the container I repeated by filling with water and capping and a vigorous shake and pour. On the third time I must have finally got the chlorine and the Ph minus powder to mix because the bottle started to swell and heat up quickly. I started to uncap the bottle but it started to spew. I held the bottle under the water level and loosened the cap and it just about exploded in my hands releasing a cloud of vapor that burned my lungs and took my breath away. I rinsed the last of the toxic mixture into the pool and capped the clean bottle when I noticed my arms starting to burn. I quickly washed the chlorine and Ph minus (acid) mixture from my arms. After coughing like I had just smoked a cigarette store, I sat by the pond and pondered what a dumb ass I was. After I caught my breath and my lungs didn't quite burn so much I walked into the garage to look at the container. It says in BIG print "DON'T MIX WITH ANY OTHER POOL CHEMICALS!!!" Like I said I am a complete dumb ass. It has been about two hours since my exposure and my lungs and throat still burn a bit. I told Brando if I don't make it thought the night make sure and write on my grave marker, "Died being a dumb ass!" I think it would be fitting. Everyone in Blogger land dont worry about me, I am sure I will go out in an even dumber way than this.

New Transformers Trailer

Just saw it and I must say that it was pretty good. I was a little too busy to follow in parts and sometimes I was confused about which bot was good and which was bad but I would give it a high 4 out of 5.

Big Bangin Weekend

(Heres a picture of the Fireworks from my camera.....Just kiddin I borrowed the picture from Google.)

Since my last post, alot of things have happened in my life. Here are just the major ones.

1. My mom in law broke her arm trying to help hold a horse steady.

2. My parents came up to visit us for fire works.

3. My cousins and there better halves came up to visit for fire works.

4. My aunt and uncle came up to visit for fire works.

5. My brother and I got a year older.

6. We put 6 new fish in the pond.

I must say that I dont think I could have had a more pleasant weekend than we had. The only way it could have been better is if it was longer. I am really glad that Bean Boy, Mrs Bean Boy, Cynical, Ragged, Aunt R, Uncle A and of course my parents was able to make it up to visit on such a wonderful holiday. I hope everyone went home with a full belly and hoping to make it back up North soon. We will try to make it Southways as soon as we can.

Home again

I made it home Friday evening and have been trying to catch up on all the stuff that I normally do. Yesterday we went to pick up a few things from Eville and stopped at the Old Mill Resteraunt at around 9 pm for supper. After we ate until we were about to explode, we rolled into the van and arrived home after 10 pm. The kids were wiped and so were we. This morning we woke up and started straightening up the house. We cleaned the kitchen cabinets and the fridge out. After that we went for a swim to cool off. It was nice to relax in the pool. We all dried off and came inside to some lunch and took a quick nap. What a nice relaxing day as long as you dont spend alot of time outside.

Shaken Not Sturred

I don't know why all the exciting things have to happen while I am away. Here I am in sunny Phoenix and all sorts of exciting things are happening at home.

Yesterday, a friend for work gave me 5 HUGE Goldfish. I mean scaling and eaten HUGE. Well As soon as my plane touches down I call home to find out that one fish is MIA. My mind started to race with all the things that could have happened to this fish. I mean for this fish to up and vanish would be a pretty big feat. After about an hour of stomach churning worry about this poor fish and what I am going to tell my friend, I get a call that the thing has been hiding in a spot under a rock we didn't know existed until now. Now my stomach is still in knots but I am waiting for something else to happen since I am so conveniently close. Maybe the pond will catch fire next.

Haven't been here an hour and want to go home. I guess I will start climbing the walls. Maybe be in the next Spider man movie. His new villain Nervous Wreck. I just need a full body suit and some Speedos with an emblem of someone biting their finger nails on the chest.

Happy Belated Anniversary

Happy Belated Anniversary Brando!!!!

Cant wait for the next 16.

Laugh or Cry

Holiday World or Bust

Today we went to Holiday World, thanks to Pilot and Needles for letting us have their tickets. We wanted to go but didn't want to spend a bunch of money to get rained out and Needles being under the weather and unable to use the free tickets that her work gives her, we benefited by going with only having the purchase a ticket for Yuri. We fibed and said Yin was still 2 years old so she could get in for free $29.00 cause she missed it by 5 weeks. OUCH. Thanks again Pilot and Needles, we will have to go out to eat together, my treat, as long as we make sure and clear our wardrobe plans prior to the dinner date.

This was Yin's first time at Holiday World. Mom aka Brando took Yin to the kiddie park while Yuri and I went on the Raven. Yuri got off the coaster and complained that his head hurt so that was that for roller coasters for the day. Upon meeting up with Mom and Yin, she informed me that Yin was being a pain with wanting to ride a ride only to wait in line, get on the ride and then when Mom stepped away from her, Yin would start crying wanting off the ride. She had done this three times in the time we left them and met up with them again. I then took her to the seahorses ride and put her on the ride and stepped away. She began to cry for me. I told the attendant, "Crank her up." The sea horses went up and down and round and round with Yin setting there with a sad little face making her sad kitty cat noises. When she got off, I figured that Yin would be OK to ride some other ride. We put her on the little fishes ride only to drag her off before it could start because she was crying again. Heaven help us with this child.

Yuri rode the Raven and the canoes and then we went to the Holidog kiddie park and the kids played in the water a bit. Since they were wet, we headed to the Splashin Safari to play in the water park. Mom and Yin headed to the Crocodile Isle kiddie area while Yuri and I headed to the lazy river. We made three trips around the met up with Mom and Yin. We all headed to the new wave pool and enjoyed the waves crashing on us until our toes looked like white California raisins. We had the pork chop sandwiches at the local eatery and headed back into the wave pool. After we looked like shivering dead pirates on Pirates on the Caribbean I. We got dressed and went back to the drier side of the park. We rode the Tin Lizzies and the Gobbler Getaway. Then Mom and Yuri rode the bumper cars. Had about 10 pounds of fudge and tried one more time at the kiddie area for Yin's sake. Nutten Doin... By now Yin was pretty well tuckered and wasn't gonna have any of it. Being everyone was pooped, we headed for the car. A lady asked me if we wanted our hands stamped for reentry. I said, "No thanks." but I wanted to say that I couldn't handle a reentry today. We had a lot of fun but Yin will have more fun when she gets a little older. Also Yuri will have a better time when he gets a little bigger too. The Legend and the Voyage were a little too big a coaster for him this time.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

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Where has the week gone????

I have been on vacation this week and don't have a clue where it all went. Got off work last Friday and came home. We went out to eat and watch a softball game that evening.

Saturday we went to Mom and Dads to spend a few days. We had fun talking with family and riding the lawn mower and 4 wheeler around the safari trail. We also had fun getting a golf cart back to the house after the alternator quite charging. Hopefully it will get repaired before it leaves someone else stranded. Mom and Dad bought an inflatable pool and it was nice and warm on Monday so we all took a dip while Mom put her feet in the water.

Tuesday morning we got around and rounded up the stuff for our return trip up North to home. Brando stopped at Eville and bought me a few fish for my pond and we purchase a pool from Sam's for the kids. After we got home, we were pooped to do much so we rested.

The next day we set up the pool and started filling it. Since it was hot, we decided to go inside and watch a movie. The kids and Brando watched Everyone's Hero in the living room while I watched Pans Labyrinth in the bedroom. About 20 minutes to the ending I started getting a little headache so I took a Tylenol. After the movie was over I was sick with a full blown Migraine. I suffered from 2 pm till 7 pm when I threw up everything I had eaten before 2pm that was still in my stomach. I took a quick cool bath and at 9 pm got up to watch Ghost hunters still suffering. The left side of my head had let up but the right was still throbbing like a robins ass. When Ghost hunters went off I went straight to bed. I rolled around a bit wondering if I would be able to fall asleep but then I woke up in the morning with my head back to normal but my stomach was still a bit queasy.

Around noon I ate something and my stomach started to settle. And this is now Thursday. We went to Wally world and I purchased a couple of pots for my pond plants and we picked up a fan module for the van. We got home and I re potted the plants and checked the chemicals in the pool. We also put the solar cover on the pool to help warm it up. It was 72 degrees yesterday. While trekking back and forth to the dirt pile re potting plants. I nearly had a heart attack when I came very close to stepping on a snake. After pitching the snake in the field and getting the yard picked up, we went inside.

Today is Yuris Birthday and I went into his room this morning to sing him Happy Birthday. Who knows what this day has in store.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YURI!!!!!!!!

Tagged

I have been tagged with telling 8 random things about me. Prepared to be bored.

1. I hate beer but drink it around the guys to fit in.

2. I had really bad second thoughts on our second adoption but thank the Lord above that Brando convinced me because I wouldn't trade Yin or Yuri for the world.

3. I loved my wife in the 6th grade, as much as a 6th grader could love someone other than family, and constantly held a flame in my heart throughout all the years we spent apart until we got together after high school. She is the love of my life and always will be.

4. I constantly wonder what other people think about me and I hate being that way.

5. My dad is my hero and role model.

6. I only have nightmares about tornadoes but love to watch them on video.

7. My favorite movie is Aliens.

9. I cant remember numbers and suck at math.

Thanks Hope for tagging me. Pilot, tag your it.

Near the home stretch when....

This weekend I finally got the electrical line buried/hidden and had to crawl under the house to connect the wires. I got the wires connected and had Brando test them before I crawled out from under the house and all worked fine. I then proceeded to transfer the components to the pond from the temporary outdoor extension cord to the new service. After all was transferred but one I was thinking that I am on the back stretch and on my way to the finish line. I plugged in the pump that runs the filter and nothing happened. I pulled the pump out of the water and plugged it in again to feel a hum and a slight noise but alas, it would not pump water. My friends have also bought this exact same pump and both of there pumps have locked up. It seems that this pump is of the same fate. I contacted the company in which I purchased the pump and they informed me that they would send me a pump in kind for free. Them pump that locked up cost me about $45 and the one they were sending me was $148. I didn't ask questions I just confirmed my address and thanked the costumer service rep and hung up. After talking with my friends they told me that they had to pay the difference between what they payed for the defective pump and the better pump and I might call and check that a pump is coming to my house to make sure. I called back and they had NO RECORD of my earlier call what so ever. Needless to say I was a bit bent out of shape. I told the CS lady what the earlier CS said and why cant they find a record of my call. She was clueless and informed me that she would talk with her managers and give me a call back. Just a few minutes later, she called back with a deal on a pump that was more than I wanted to spend so I suggested a different pump that was in my price range that they could cut me a deal on because of the run around. She agreed and we were all satisfied in the end. I need to make it a habit to get the name of the CS rep that I talk to from now on. Oh yeah...I have another one of these defective pumps running the waterfall and will probably have to go through this again to get this pump replaced. Fun fun

Pond update

I know everyone is getting tired of hearing about the pond but I wanted to update everyone. The pond had nice clear water for about the first two weeks. During the first few months of a new pond, the water is seeking a balance. You need the right combination of critters and plants to get to this balance. Well the plants took over and when I mean plants, I mean algae. The water went from clear to murky to incredible hulk green in a matter of a couple of days. We have place plants in the pond but they are still pretty small and starting to grow. Looked over at Brando and said that if we want to see the fish, we are going to need a filter. She gave me the go ahead to get it. Me loves me Brando. I have spent my budgeted money on the pond and still don't have any fish in it other than the two that I put in there from the aquarium. But being the wonder wife she knew that I would not have said it if we didn't need it. I am hoping that when the plants get big we will not have to run it as much. Any hoo, the first few days we didn't see much of a change. I checked on it closely everyday I got home. Then about day five I started to notice the waterfall looking a bit clearer but still not crystal clear. Then on day seven, when I got home Pilot was standing on the patio and said, "Looks like you water has cleared up." I walked up and to my amazement the water was really clear and you can start to make out rocks at the bottom of the pond. I was floored. I would have never thought that it would have been such a night and day change this fast. This morning when I got up and checked on it, the water was even clearer. I am really happy about the filter and the plants are really going nuts with a growing spurt. Last night I also saw one of the fish I put in there a week ago and he looked like he was quite at home. Hope to get some more fish soon. I hope to post some more pics soon also.

Dog Tired

Today we worked in the yard. Brando had the rock spread on the pond when I got home. We played on the tire swing and danced in the bubble machine that Pilot and Needles got the kids for their B-day and A-day. Then I hooked up the wagon on the lawn mower and loaded up the family and went to visit Kunkle Pilot and Aunt Needles. After getting home I started to mix up some weed killer and Brando and the kids came out and said, "We NEED ICECREAM!" I figured that since they had a gun to my head, might as well. After we got home we sat outside and enjoyed the sound of the waterfall. Tomorrow I think we will pressure wash the green stuff off the North side of the house. Fun Fun Fun.

Holy Cow, Where has the time gone?

This weekend we celebrated Yin's 3rd Birthday and Yuri's 7 th Annual Adoption Day. We invited family and friends to join in the celebration at the local skating rink. We skated, and by we I mean everyone else, and we hokey pokeied until we knew what it was all about. Then we retreated into the game room where everyone watched Yin open her birthday gifts. Yuri made out like a bandit also with a few adoption day gifts in the pile. We then had cake and drinks until we were about to bust. After all that food we managed to get back out on the floor for some Limbo and the Elimination game. The party wrapped up at around 3:30 as we loaded up all the goodies and left over cake and headed home. I think, all in all, everyone seemed like they had a good time. I know I did.

Later that evening we visited with the folks and they stopped by the house to visit and see the pond. Pilot ran home to get the tripod to take the great photos that you see below in the previous post. I wish I knew how to use my crappy camera. It was a very full and fun weekend.

Take a Look

Take a look at what a person with the right tool and a knowledge of how to use it can do. Pilot is great with the camera. Nuff said....

On Rudy Pond

Here are some day light pictures as I promised. We havent got all the landscaping done but we are looking for a Himlock tree and have not found one yet that is the type we like and also most places that have them are closed about time I get off work. Hope you enjoy.

Mr. Sandman....Where the hell are you?

As you can tell by my previous posts, I have an issue with sleeping when I have a project to complete. That is why with most projects, I like to get them done ASAP and with only one really hard day of work. So that I can just relax and sleep when it completed. However, with bigger projects which span multiple days, I find myself among the living dead. Normal my brain is in high gear from bed time till about 2 am then I finally dooze off to sleep until I have to awake at 5 am. It aint much but at least its a few hours. Here lately I have not slept at all. I have been awake from Saturday morning until Monday evening and my but is really draggin. I got home this evening and took about a 2 hour nap. I will probably not sleep tonight. I feel like crap. I am gonna try to get an appointment with the doctor and get put on Lunesta or Ambien so I can cook or drive while I am asleep. Multitasking is a good thing, Right???? Wish me luck while I try to coax the sandman to make a stop at our house tonight.

Progress

All weekend we have been working outside and our arms, backs and neck prove it. If it aint burnt it is aching. First thing on the agenda was installing the floor kit for the kiddos playset from hell. It worked out pretty well and was done with no big todo. Then we started working on the Super Secret Pond. I was told to keep progress reports and pictures along the way so as a good blogger I did. Here is the progression shots. It is truely amazing if I do say so myself how much our crew got done in a short amount of time. We still have some plants to get and set and a little more mulch to spread and a few boulders to place but basically it is done. Here ya go.

April 16th Progress shot

first layer of rock

April 17th Progress shot

second and third layer of rock

April 21st Progress shots

waterfall and circulator done and working

April 22nd Progress shot at night

Tomorrow I will try and get some day pictures.

Ketchup

Today I wanted to ketchup on some projects. The super secret eyes only fish pond is going swimmingly. With tons of effort from Pilot it is going to look really nice. I cant wait to enjoy the fruits of our labor. I have been taking pictures as we go to show you how it is going but the pics are at home and I am at work. I will try and post some in the comming days. We have the pond mostly filled and three layers of rock around the pond. Brando picked out a beautiful rock yesterday for the point and we got it placed just before sundown. I have alot of work to do on the waterfall but it should start falling into place in the next few days. I am just trying to hide all the wires and hoses and try to think ahead so I would have to redo things several times if the first attempt dont work so well. Wish me luck and pass the Tylenol.

Brandos a Genius

Our Easter weekend was highly enjoyable. We spent time with family and friends and the kiddos spent time with there Paw Paw and Nee Nee. After the festivities we ventured home to spend Monday getting the house in order and getting some projects done. I still needed to marry the tube slide from hell to the playset from hell where Brando wanted it. She purchesed a cedar 2X4 for me to use as a support for the slide on the side of the playset. It was a difficult ceremony but we managed to get the unlikely two together and the kids enjoyed the reception.

Here is what it looks like.

Here is a shot from the inside complete with kitchen set and lightsaber.

The next project was super secret so I cant tell you about it but it is an expansion of the old goldfish pond by the patio. Ooops I told you. Anyhow it is back breaking, muscle straining work. We dug the pond for 2 days with only working on it about 6 hours total. I was really impressed on how far we got in such a short amount of time and I could not have done it without the help from my Father-in Law, G and my wonder Bro, Pilot. They were both big help in getting this project off the ground. With the pond dug and the liner installed, I placed the garden hose in the pond and started filling it just as the rain started to fall at 8 oclock Tuesday night. I was happy to get this liner in before the bad weather but we had to work like dogs to do it. Thanks for all the hard work.

Here is what the pond looks like now. It is kind of hard to see but you can tell how much bigger it is going to be compared to the old pond.

Yes we had a wonderful weekend. I would like to thank Ragged and Cynical for having us over and inviting us to the local Japanese Steak House for lunch. From the sound of it, with the amount of the good food that lunch offered, we would not have survived supper. Maybe next time we will make an attempt.

Where To Stick It?

(Brando's Plan probably before I am through)

(My idea when the project started)

Here let me give you some suggestions. Yesterday while I was a work, Brando called a let me know that the turbo tube slide we have been eyeing for a while was in stock at the E,ville Home Depot. She called down to have them hold one for us to find out when she got there that they were sold out. After she just about came uncorked on them they said that they set one asside for us and they would get it loaded in my truck. She arrives home at around 5 oclock and I start assembling the slide. Every once in a while I glance over at the perfect spot to where this slide will attach to the playset from hell with minimal retro fitting of the exsisting playset. We would have to move one support board and remove the fence perlings of the tower and cut and move the bottom skirt board. Attach the slide and all would be done with chillin sliding to my hearts content. We would however loose the trapeze bar and move the swings together. Also you would not be able to have two kids swing and slide at the same time for safety. After we got the slide assembled, Brando throws a big ole monkey wrench in the works as usual. She wants the slide to come off the back of the house instead of the tower. I was fuming. I made the statement that if the slide dont go on the tower then I will take it back to the store. Now with having the slide coming of off the back I will need to make alot more changes than just 4 or 5 boards. Now I will have to cut and move a fence to get rid of a door way, remove , cut and reinstall the boards below the window, install a new 2X4 frame for the slide to attach to the opening and hopefully not have to cut the decorative board at the top of the window to allow a bigger opening to the slide. I must admit that it will be more functional there but to do all this work, I hope it looks ok when I am done. Also I think it would be easier just to tell the kids that if someone is swinging that you cannot use the slide. What a pain in the butt.