The first big day at the pool

Wednesday night Jordan got in the pool after dinner. It was the first night this week that it hasn't been raining or storming all week. Savannah and I bought floats at the pool store yesterday and couldn't wait to use them. The water feels good even though it is not heated yet. I turned the lights on so we could swim at night and loved the way it looked so much that I left them on for a while. I am posting a picture of this but it didn't turn out that great.

Thursday the pool company came and installed the cleaner or vacuum that will just run around and vacuum all the time. I wish I had one of these inside my house. They also installed the jets in the hot tub and did a few other things I cannot even understand or explain. The pool is looking more blue since most of the calcium has been vacuumed out now. It will get to the darker blue we want as the calcium finally gets filtered out.

On Friday, the pool service came out and brushed it again, checked a few valves, added a few chemicals and check the filters. Next week they will start the salt system and check it to make sure the ph is at a good level. Savannah had some friends over and wanted the hot tub to warm up but there is something not quite right with a valve so they will fix that on Monday. When you want to warm up the hot tub, it drains a little so that the warm water doesn't spill over into the pool, but it would not stop draining so we had to stop trying to warm it. Savannah and her friends enjoyed sitting out by the pool Friday afternoon and night even without the hot tub working.

Saturday we went to a reunion in Knoxville and didn't get to swim but Savannah and her friends swam and hung out by the pool for a little while. It is good to have a place for them to congregate on the weekends.

Today (Sunday) we did a little more yard work, stepping stones and mulch but then enjoyed the pool when we got hot. We had a lot of friends come over and swim and I am going to post photos of how a pool is supposed to look. Full of people having a great time! Jay loves jumping off the diving wall as much as the kids!

The yard is coming along each day and we are getting more sod on Tuesday. I will be posting pictures to update every few days to show our progress.