Deck Work
Got out to work on the pool deck today. In 7 hours I managed to get 14 boards done. Doesn’t seem like much, but I guess if you figure each one needed a custom angle cut at the one end maybe it makes sense? It is what it is, and I think it’s coming out […]
Rope Swing
Somehow I got it in my head that the girls needed a rope swing. Now they have one. It’s super cool and super strong. Might need a little adjustment to get it further out on the branch, but so far provided them with hours and hours of fun today. – b ps. they’re already climbing […]
Rainy Saturday
Rained hard yesterday. I managed to backwash/clean the pool before it got too heavy, but the rest of the day was spent doing indoor tasks. Today we should get out to the deck. – b
Exhausting
Swim lessons are finally over. This past week we had swim lessons every night at 7 and Spanish camp at 9am three days. It was too much for me. Friday night I went to bed with the kids shortly before 10 and slept until after 8. Now all we have to deal with is Spanish […]
Not 9am
Pool filter timer doesn’t appear to be working. Should probably be replaced. So far I’ve just let the filter fun 24/7 – not exactly desirable. Just add it to the list of things to do. – b
Fire It Up!
Crazy storm went through. Power went out. Time to fire up the generator. Almost feel like I’m cheating with running water, lights, fans, internet, and cold beer. – b
Swim Lessons
This spring/summer we enrolled the girls in the locally famous West Chester Swim Program. It’s an intense two week ordeal that makes guarantees that most kids who take the class will be able to swim in some fashion by the end of the class. Abigail and Lauren both passed the beginner class (though Lauren cried […]