Yesterday the pool guys came to fix the bottom of the pool.  They had to put some new concrete stuff down.  The reason they hadn’t done it yet is because of the weather.  You see, it’s not supposed to get wet.

Today started out alright.  I slept in and then had some coffee on the porch.  It was a nice morning for that.  I even got some reading done for class.

Then around 12:15 I headed out.   You see, we were looking online at buying a pool cover (and reel) and a winter cover.  All stuff that we would need for our pool.  Online, brand new, it would cost us about $700-$800.  The other day I decided to check Craigs List.  I found the exact covers we were going to buy brand new, for half the cost!  So I went to Cottage Grove to pick it up.  I couldn’t find a truck to borrow so I took my car.  Luckly the reel came apart fairly easily and it all fit in my car.  It was packed though!

Got it all home, and out of the car.  Put the reel back together, whcih was an interesting task.  Then we decided to go to Lowes for a “quick trip”.  Okay, there is no “quick trip” to Lowes.  Or a cheap trip for that matter.  What I was hoping would have been about $50 turned into about 4 times that amount!  In the check out line, the lady was really nice, but a tad slow.  The guy behind us was a crowder, and didn’t know what personal space was.  I had to buy some nuts and bolts while I was there.  Those got spilled on the floor.  That was fun. Then the screen door we bought was more than I thought.

So Beth took the stuff to the car, I went back to the screen door area.  I realized that the one I had grabbed was in the wrong bay.  So we brought the one we had just purchased back in to return and we bought the cheaper one.

We take it out to the car.  It doesn’t fit.  We had laid the seats down, but the opening is rounded, and the door was 26 inches wide.  The opening was not that wide.  We couldn’t squeeze it in.  After trying a few other things, that didn’t work, I was very frustrated.  That’s when Beth pointed out our next vehicle should be a bit larger.

After it not fitting in the car I decided I’d just walk home with it.  (It’s only about 2 miles from our house).  I told Beth to see if it would fit in her car and then meet me.  So I started walking.  I had made it probably about 1.5 miles home carrying a screen door before Beth found me.  Apparently she made a guess as to how far I would have walked.  She guessed wrong.  Have you ever carried a screen door home?  I didn’t think so.  It was an interesting endeavor, especially when the wind picked up.

Then tonight, just 30 minutes ago, I was sitting on the porch reading the newspaper.  I thought I saw lightening.  (Remember the pool story from above).  So we try to see if the winter cover would work to keep the rain out.  But because we don’t have any anchors tied into the cemet we’d have to use bricks to cover it.  There wasn’t really enough leeway for the bricks to sit on.  So I’m really hoping that the cement stuff is dry enough and that this rain won’t ruin it.  We’ve waited for about a month since we ordered the stuff to get the pool fixed.  I was hoping it would have been finished today, but no.  So pool parties are on hold until July.

So between the rain, a small car, and carrying a screen door home, it’s been one of those days.