Ch ch ch changes
Things have really picked up in pace over the weekend here. Just how big of a change? This big -
The view of my backyard from the attic window this morning. We were left on November 3, 2005 with this for a backyard.
These guys work fast. An electrician was scheduled for friday. He was a no show. The plaster guys were to come on Saturday. They went to the wrong job first. The water guy called he was on his way. Had to cancel.
About two and a half hours later they were finished. Finally the plaster guys show up at 7:22am on a sunday morning. WTH is up with that? Where I come from no one does work on Sunday morning. It never fails to surprise how you can get just about anything done in Northern Virginia on a Sunday. Even a doctor appointment. Yes! How surreal for me.
The plaster was pretty much considered dry but it is the water that actually cures it. It is all done in the same day. It took three of these beasts filled with water to fill the hole in the ground. This truck brought 5000 gallons of water. Another truck brought two loads of water at 4300 gallons a load.
It takes longer than you think to empty a truck. That is somewhere in the neighborhood of 13,600 gallons of clorinated city water works water.
MUCH longer. About 3 hours later the pool was finally filled. The girls sat out by the pool every minute possible anticipating the moment that would come when the pool was finally full of water.
They saved everything from last summer to have on hand immediately without having to look for it. These two were bound and determined to get in as soon as the water was in.
The water temperature was below 60F. Did I mention what the temperature was yesterday? Don't let all of that sunshine fool you.
Official temperature Yes, you see correctly. Tomorrow I must tell you about the shoes the plaster guys wear.
I would have been right there in line with the girls! How cold was that water??
LBC
Wow! Those girls are brave! I don't get into water under those conditions unless forced to do so. And I have been before. Yes, the joys of early morning swim practice when they've already removed the top from the pool and it's early spring...
Yeah. I have to be really, really hot to get in the water. Those kids are nutso!
Hey, the pool looks awesome. I love the shape.
Woo hoo! I'm comin' over!
Oooooooo! Brrrrrrr!
Ang,I know you have been planning & waiting a long time for this. I'm so happy it is done before the hot weather. Ours won't be complete until the end of summer but I guess you have to take the pain sometime, right?
Congrats HomeGrown Fam :) Now, when is that pool party? I remember something about margaritas...
Your pool is GORGEOUS. I love it! Will you be teaching the beautiful baby to swim this summer? Maybe his sisters can!
The snorkel sisters crack me up.
Sending heat wave wishes to warm up that water super fast!
Thanks for the photos; it looks so inviting. You were lucky to get good city water. Around here, they won't let us use that, so we have to have muddy water and then shoot the chemicals to it to get rid of the minerals and dirt. ICK! Ours holds 19,200 gallons, and it takes forever to fill it. I can believe the girls wouldn't wait to go in, but how long did they stay in it???
I can just FEEL the girls impatience in that photo. :-)
That is a beautiful pool. And your girls look soooooooo impatient!
Oh my god I love them! The girls are awesome! Way to go J and Gracie!
Woot! for the new pool...
At least it won't be cold for too much longer :)
Wow, I go blank for a bit and then come back to find you have a POOL! Which is great, and job angst and ex- angst, which is not so great but sounds like you've got it sorted.
Enjoy the water in your summer. If I understood Farenheit the coldness would make more sense to me, but I totally get the sense of urgency the girls had about christening a new pool!
How wonderful!!