Some become parents by choice, and such parents give their children the best lives possible.
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How else would you describe an Ohio couple who built a roller coaster in their backyard for their kids?
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who → describe → kids
Jon and Natasha Cain of Lancaster, Ohio, spent a few weekends and $700 on something their kids would remember for years: a roller coaster in the backyard, according to a report by ABC News.
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kids → spend → News
They had no engineering training but had the willpower to teach themselves the basics of how a roller coaster works.
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coaster → have → basics
A summer project
Most kids would spend their summer holidays at a theme park.
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kids → spend → park
But often, the thrill of a ride is accompanied by a long queue.
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thrill → accompany → queue
In the summer of 2009, the Cains took on the project of building a roller coaster.
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Cains → take → coaster
They used readily available materials that one could pick up at a local store: wood, concrete and PVC pipes.
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They put it together for their two children, daughter Olyvia and son Samual.
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The finished track rises 12 feet at its highest point and winds through a series of twists and turns.
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track → rise → twists
They worked on the roller coaster for three weeks and spent $700.
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But building a ride was not simple.
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It had to hold a child, negotiate tight curves and remain upright throughout every ride.
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It → have → ride
Learning on the job
The Cains weren’t engineers.
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Cains → learn → job
The couple ran a car dealership, but they both enjoyed making things with their hands.
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They are the kind of people who cannot say no to a good DIY project.
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That was enough for them to get started on the roller coaster.
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them → start → coaster
The couple began by planning the layout.
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couple → begin → layout
They went to a local store and bought the supplies they needed.
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they → go → supplies
The plan was to work out the rest as the project progressed.
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project → work → rest
They thought the whole thing could be built for about $300.
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But when the final bill came, it was more than double the estimated cost: $700.
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Their kids could enjoy a ride without leaving the yard.
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kids → enjoy → yard
Olyvia was only three when the roller coaster was built, and she was unsure at first.
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she → build → ?
“My daughter was three when we built it and she loved it.
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At first, she was hesitant, but not scared,” Natasha said.
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Natasha → say → ?
Before building the roller coaster, the Cains also checked with local officials.
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Cains → build → officials
Rather than shutting them down, the city encouraged the project.
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city → shut → project
Jon later recalled receiving a simple go-ahead from officials.
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Jon → recall → officials
Once the roller coaster was complete, the Cains also filmed their children enjoying the ride.
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children → film → ride
They uploaded the video to YouTube, and it went viral.
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The video showed Jon pushing Samual through the 12-second run, with the boy squealing with joy.
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boy → show → joy
After successfully completing their DIY roller coaster, the couple moved on to their next project.
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couple → complete → project
They wanted to build a log cabin.
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But their DIY adventures didn’t end there.
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adventures → end → ?
“We did talk about doing a Ferris wheel at the new house … not like a ginormous one, just one that you could manually do,” Natasha added.
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Natasha → talk → that
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