Day 9: Hoops in the driveway B-ball, roundball (US not Aussie), hoops, whatever you call - now we've got it! We got a portable backboard and ball for our daughter's birthday (a little early) to provide some incentive and reason for all of us to get out of the house this summer. It was quite the challenge to put this together - the loading of the 365 lbs. of sand was the killer. I didn't realize how much effort holding 50 lb bags of sand took - especially when you have to pour it down a 1 inch hole that is 38 inches off the ground!

Several hours later I was able to enjoy a solid 30 minutes shooting the ball "around the world" and not being too embarressed at the results.

Total time outside: 1 hour, 30 minutes.  ¶ 8:00 PM