The Pool is Done but so is Summer

The pool is done and ready for us to take a dip, but unfortunately, even with the heater, it is already too cold to swim. Our eight week project turned into a three and a half month ordeal. 

In August we got the retaining wall built after three weeks of no progress and miscommunication among us, the pool company, and the rock guy. It was worth the wait! I absolutely love the limestone.

Then in September they completed the coping and spread the gravel for the concrete. I pretended I was on vacation in Mexico while I listened to the music of the stone masters laying the brick. 

After a week of rain, we finally got the concrete poured. 

The mound of dirt was finally leveled in the backyard and Wes added grass seed and straw in the hopes we would get something to grow. It has worked, too! 

This week the heater was connected and the lights were turned on. It’s 47 degrees. We got it finished just in time to close it. Next summer will be grand!