The Swimming Pool Revisited

This morning my husband and I got up at 7 a.m. to fulfill a promise to our kids that we would set up the 4' X 18' pool we purchased for them in late May. With softball tournaments, All Star games and practices taking precedence over almost everything else, the kids (and me) had to wait a long time.

We started out by opening the box (always a smart way to begin!), and pulling out all the pieces. Soon we were unwrapping parts, snapping things together and sweating up a storm! Trust me, there's nothing like the smell of fresh plastic to give you the head rush we all craved in the 70's! Once we had the top ring put together, Ray decided we needed two more sets of hands and went in to wake the kids. When they came out, we began the comedy of picking up the pool and moving it left, then right, then back left a tad, then closer to the wall, etc. Finally it was placed as close to the mark as we could get it and we began putting the pads on the end of the poles and straightening the whole thing out. As I'm sitting here on my computer, I am satisfied with the knowledge that tomorrow we can all jump into the icy water and relax! Of course, I can't wait to see the water bill next month...

By the way, the title of this post is "The Swimming Pool Revisited" because last year on MySpace I posted "The Swimming Pool". The difference between last year's swimming pool and this year's is that last year I didn't have to get up early and sweat 10 pounds away putting it up! I will post my last year's version of "The Swimming Pool" and you can compare the two experiences.

Please continue to pray for our troops and their families. God bless everyone and go swimming if you have the chance!