The pool is up!!!

Well, the pool is finally up and is in the process of being filled! It is taking a lot longer than I thought it would though! I’m probably going to have to turn off the hose when I leave for work in about an hour. And then I won’t be able to continue to fill it until tomorrow night! Oh well, it will be filled and ready to go by Sunday when my aunt, uncle, and 2 cousins come over for some swimming and a cookout! Although now that I think about it, I think I may want to continue filling it tonight if I can because then that way the filter can run all day so that I can test it, add the right chemicals, and shock it tomorrow night. Then that way it will be completely ready to go for Sunday!

Here are 2 pictures that I took of it earlier this morning shortly after I started filling it.

 

I had to get in it for a little bit because I wanted to make sure that it was level around the edges. That water is cold!!! I got used to it after a while though, so it wasn’t bad. It wasn’t that high yet when I got it, not even up to my knees. And I was only in for about 10 minutes, so it wasn’t that bad. I was worried about the side the closest to the house because the poles didn’t want to stand up straight. I texted my fiancé and told him that and he said it just needed more water in it. Well, he was right!!

Now that the pool is finally up and almost ready for swimming, I am super excited!!!! I’m going to be in it every single day that I can!!! The next 2 months are going to be the best 2 months of the summer!!!

Update…

I just got back from getting the building permit!!!! So tonight, after we take Tigger to the vet, we are going to set up the pool!! I already called to schedule the inspection and that will be getting done at 8:30 tomorrow morning!!! I’m so excited!!!!! I’m going to start filling it as soon as the inspector leaves tomorrow and maybe, just maybe, I’ll get to swim in it a little bit before going to work!!! Ahhh….you have no idea how happy I am right now!! I just wanted to share that with you all, so that’s all for now!!!

Step aside powdered drinks, MiO is here!!!

One of my friends had this weird looking bottle so I asked her about it. It’s this new product made from Kraft called Mio Liquid Water Enhancer. I immediately knew that I had to go and get me some of this! And I did!!! I just got back from Walmart and I found two of the flavors. The flavors are: berry pomegranate, fruit punch, strawberry watermelon, peach tea, mango peach, and sweet tea. The two that I found were fruit punch and strawberry watermelon. The bottle recommends that you put in one drop for every 8 ounces, so for a 16 ounce bottle that would be 2 drops. My friend said she put in 3 drops and I agree that that extra drop than recommended really makes it better. The best part about MiO is that it is 0 everything. 0 calories, 0 sugar, 0 sodium, 0 fat. Having no sugar is a plus for anyone who is diabetic.

This is currently my favorite product!!! It’s so much better than that powder you put in water because you don’t have to worry about clumping!! Plus, I think it tastes better than the powdered stuff. Go out and try MiO now! Like I said, I got mine at Walmart. It was $3.48 but I just found a coupon online (click here for coupon) that gets you a $1 off.