It was not meant to be

[pegkerr]

I got all excited when I saw this lovely little playhouse in the newspaper.



Not in pink, probably, but they also carry it in white, cream, tan, clay, brown, grey and blue. Hey, Memorial Day sale. Maybe we can get a deal. So I called the store.

Um, no. 6' x 8' without the porch is $2,000.00.

6' x 8' with the porch is $2,600.00.

I am very glad I didn't show the pictures to the girls and get their hopes up. As it was, it was bad enough that I got my own heart broken.

(Oh, they would have loved it so . . .)

Anyone have any idea on where I could get a nice playhouse that a mere mortal could afford? One that doesn't cost as much as a used car?

Edited to add: Rob has been promising to build one for years. But I know my husband, and I know that Mr. Procrastinator will never never never do so. It makes me kinda mad that he has been stringing the girls along on promises, and I don't want him to do that anymore. I want to get something for them this year--they're getting old enough that they wouldn't enjoy it much longer. I certainly don't have time or energy to attempt something like this myself when I'm clueless as to how to do it.

Edited to add again:: My neighbor found this site, which has the house available as a ready to assemble kit. Cuts the cost, but not enough.

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And hey, my parents have built houses. They have been active in Habitat for Humanity for years. Alas, they live in Georgia, thousands of miles away.