The Kids Are In Heaven - Pool Progress

The kids are in heaven.  For the past two days they have been glued to the picture window looking out into the backyard and watching all the action take place.  Taylor declared this morning "This is the most exciting thing we've ever done!"  I on the other hand came home from work last night to find the big hole dug into our yard and started almost hyperventilating.  Typically Art would very easily be able to pull me back down from the ledge, but he was working late.  My mom instead had to try and calm my nerves.  She just kept saying though "There's no turning back now, what's done is done!"  I finally had to yell, "That's not helping!"  I take just after my worry wart father and you'd think after almost 45 years of marriage she would know how to properly calm down a nervous person.  

I wish I could just do something without having all these doubts and trepidations and insecurities.  But it's just in my nature to worry and agonize over every decision I make.  Since I can remember it's been my dream to have a pool.  We bought this house specifically because the yard was big enough to put a pool in!  And once it starts happening I get wrapped up in the possibility that I might regret my decision.  I wish I could be more carefree like Art.  But I'm working on it. 

After the guys left last night at dusk, we ran out there and jumped in the big hole and ran around.  The kids were having the time of their lives.  That made me happy enough to calm my nerves. 

This morning the first thing Taylor did was pull up her chair and settle in to watch the action.  I love how in to this whole process they are.  Love their inquisitive nature and all the questioning and observations.

 And after just two days, this is what our yard looks like.  It's amazing what they accomplished in just two days!  You can see the transition from shallow to deep and the little corner bench is even molded into the dirt!

By the way we're keeping the big elm tree in the backyard.  The canopy of the tree shades over half the pool, and I just love that.  You don't see that very much in these parts.  They had to cut into a lot of the tree's roots and I half jokingly said to the pool guy, "if you kill my tree, I'm gonna kill you."  I am probably now known as the crazy tree lady.