What a project...

After hauling the pre-built sides individually out to the build site, we decided there was no way we'd be able to pick up the fully constructed box. So instead we set sides in the ground one at a time. It's not perfect, but turned out better than my lowered expectations.

This photo is Eric getting ready to attach the sides together. You can see where some of the wood has bowed already and isn't laying flush. We need to get that fixed still.

After this photo was taken we hauled in two pickup truck loads of dirt and shoveled it in. We're going to need a third for sure, but we ran out of time before the dump closed.

Eric just peered over my shoulder as I'm writing this and said "I'd better be getting a glowing review." He absolutely should. This was a lot of work. A lot of digging and shoveling and picking up the sides and putting them back down as we tried to dig a straight trench, a deep enough hole for the posts, and get the whole thing level on our very not level lawn. After working until 4:30 p.m. without a lunch break we devoured some sandwiches and ice cream at Sonic. I don't think we've undertaken a home-related project yet that hasn't taken at minimum twice as long as we expected. I hate to even put a multiple on this one. It's big. As I say every time though, we could probably do the second one a lot faster.