Pool Life

Ahhhh, how I have missed our pool lately! We haven't been able to swim in it since before Sam has his surgery. It's been tooooo long! First, we felt bad swimming when Sam couldn't. Then when we were finally ready to swim, the pool wasn't working properly. The pump had clogged up and it wasn't pumping, which meant lots of dead bugs and gross water. Yuck! AJ figured it out and we were all ready to go when it started raining! Argh! It rained two days in a row, so we were out of luck. Finally, yesterday, we were able to swam and stayed in the pool all afternoon! We even missed dinner! Lindsay and the fam ended up walking over yesterday after we had been in it for a little while. They were just going to jump in without us, but there we were, already in it! LOL!

Today we lounged around the house. I paid bills, got my lesson ready to teach Sam's church class tomorrow, and that's about it. The boys started their new chore chart, which I love. If anyone is looking for chore ideas and a fun way to get the kids motivated go to Handipoints . It is an online world where they get points for doing chores and they can play with their little characters, similar to Webkinz World, and it is free. Yippee!

Sam picked out some chores he would like to do, so besides the typical things like picking up his clothes, brushing his teeth, etc., he also dusts (which I HATE doing- I am glad he picked it) and vacuuming the downstairs. He loves doing both of thos things, so I am happy with them.

Avery is emptying all the little trash cans into the big one and straightening up the upstairs bathroom (it doesn't get used that much so he just has to clean off the counters, wipe them off, and make sure their bath toys are off the floor).

So far so good! They each get an allowance if they complete their chores, which they are very happy about Of course, they do still have things they have to do without being paid, just because they are part of the family, but now they have better ways of earning money and it helps me as well! Woohoo!

Anyway, this afternoon we went out to swim and once again spent the whole afternoon out there. We did stop to eat this time though. :) Lindsay and them came over again and then AJ grilled while we finished swimming. WE all ate and then the adults paid Mario Party 8, while the kids had fun playing upstairs. They even all cleaned up the playroom with little fuss. Whew!

I love having a pool and having my tan back is making me happy. :)