I was lying about the blood part…you're probably relieved. The sweat & tears actually happened. When Tyson got home Friday I had just hung up with our pool people - it wasn't a pleasant conversation. Thus, first round of tears goes to ME. Our pool water isn't clear yet and we have no idea what we are doing, as far as adding chemicals, "back washing," filtering, etc. Apparently, people who don't speak "pool" are difficult for people who DO speak "pool" to communicate with. One man told me, "Look, it's basic chemistry." Oh really sir? Because I had to take Chemistry TWICE in high school…and then NEVER again, so please don't tell me "it's basic chemistry" or I will fill it up with cement. Anyway, my smarter-than-me husband was really into adding chemicals. Cross your fingers for good results.
Saturday we received a large pile of wood chips in our driveway…then we headed out to the lake.
Jack and Tyson took a ride on the jet ski. We had a nice lunch…and then both of our children refused to nap. Second & third round of tears go to Jack & Josie. It was a long 2.5 hours. And when Tyson & I waved our white flag in defeat…we packed up our stuff and came home. Because at that moment - a good night's sleep was way too important.
Josie did enjoy a tractor ride at the lake before we left. Just embracing her country roots.
The sweat came yesterday as Tyson, Denny, and I hauled wood chips throughout out landscaping. Holy moly. It was HOT! Nancy helped by taking Jack to the zoo! I think they both had fun!
Then the Carstens came over for some sprinkler fun & dinner. Jack was excited to see his buddies…considering last time he saw them he was waving goodbye and heading to the ER.
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Josie was the center of Jace and Maddox's attention. She was loving it! When she's 16, she will look back at these pictures and swoon.
Hope everyone had a nice weekend! We have a busy week, as we prepare for the arrival of Uncle Devin & Aunt Kristin!! Yay!!
Pool care is a major pain in the booty! One thing that really helped us was to get an electronic testing kit. We couldn't tell saturation levels, it was too close. We also had a local pool store that let's you take a sample of water in and they will evaluate it for us. In the beginning we needed all kinds of stuff to get it balanced. Then once we got a handle on it, we just needed to add chlorine regularly because it burns off.
ReplyDeleteIt's a love hate relationship for sure!
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