Sunday, July 25, 2010

To pool or not to pool

That is the question around these parts daily. Most of the time the chips fall on the side of “to pool”.

Every day, pretty much as soon as she gets up, my daughter is asking if we can go swimming. Which I’m fine with, just not at 8 in the morning. Let a girl get some caffeine on board first. But typically I eventually relent, and at least a couple hours of our day is spent out by the pool. Being that we’re in Florida, our pool is directly behind the house and screened in. This is insanely convenient because it drastically reduces the high volume of bugs we would otherwise have joining us in the pool. The downside to this, though, is that the pool gets shaded by the house for a good portion of the afternoon, and thus remains cooler than I would personally like it to be. This week, the water temp has been holding steady at 84 degrees. That doesn’t sound particularly cold, but trust me, when you first jump in, it sure feels cold.

Today hubby will be manning the pool while I have my Thirty-One Out with the Old, In with the New Sale. A couple of my friends will be bringing their kids along to swim, as well. So today the answer is definitely “to pool”, at least for everyone but me. Smile

11 comments:

  1. enjoy the pool whenever you can...before you know it, school's here.
    thanks for the visit.

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  2. Yeah, true. But at least here in FL we can still swim until October or so. :)

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  3. Oh enjoy your pool! Wish we had one but not possible in a Parisian suburb!

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  4. My 1 year old son's definitely a fan of the pool too!

    Now following from MBC. :)
    DigiMom
    www.digicrumbs.com

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  5. Hey DigiMom, thanks for stopping by. I am following you back. :)

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  6. Wish we had a pool nearby, it's too crazy hot!!

    Thanks for the follow, following you back now :)

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  7. Enjoying the pool is what summer is all about. Lucky you to have it right in your backyard! Thanks for visiting me, I'm now following you, too :)

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  8. we live in MI and don't have a huge pool and fill it daily w/ water from the hose, now that is COLD water :(

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  9. enjoy the pool! Right now I wish I had a bigger backyard with a big pool!

    Sofia
    http://frompdxwithlove.com

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  10. Oh yes, we live in Connecticut, and there are definitely some days I wish we had a pool, even if our water temperature never seems to rise above 80 degrees. Plus, kids always seem to need a nap after swimming--another benefit. I say "to pool." I'm so happy I located your blog and am now a new follower. I look forward to reading more. Happy Tuesday!

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  11. Thanks, girls! We were in the pool again today. Don't you just love summer! :)

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