Nana's Awesome Rope Swing

For my mom, it is essential to have a good rope swing in a tree, and a nice platform up in said tree for daring grandchildren to swing out into the blue. She's spent good money to get a long, fat rope, and hang it in her best backyard tree. But this last rope has not had a very good knot. It's just not nice to the bums of the people who swing. There are the few, brave and dedicated who still give it a go when they're over to visit.
Jake climbing up the rope

Then Dave, my awesome brother, decided to take it to task. It was a lull in the building process, so he walked over and stood there for about ten minutes, untying the awful (and awfully big) knot. Then he retied it in a bum-friendly knot, using his Eagle Scout experience and know-how. He even put it lower to the ground, so the wee folk could get on without begging for help.
Eliza is loving it

From that moment on, the rope swing was in constant motion. For the rest of the day, there was a waiting line for turns, and the little-little kids who had never been able to reach it before were in heaven.
Millie gets dramatic

So, it just goes to show you what a little bit of patience and determination can do when it's coupled with Boy Scout experience and a desperate need to keep the kids out of the power tools.
Gabriella in motion

Yvette can't believe her good fortune

Millie waits on the platform for her next turn