We bought a pool.

Well, after draining, disassembling, and loading up, and 4 1/2 hours, we have a 24' round above-ground pool. It is in very good shape for being about 8 years old. We will need to purchase a new liner, but everything else has been taken care of. The pool was well maintained by the woman who owned it and she gave us everything she had to go with it. So, we will probably begin the site work this fall, but we probably won't fill it until spring. We're looking forward to enjoying it for many years to come.

The hunt for a pool.

We are currently looking for a used, above-ground pool for our property in FL. We have looked at 2 so far and driven all over North Florida. It is frustrating, we are trying to find a good deal that is not a piece of junk. We looked at one near our home that we like, and the price is right. However, it is still full and assembled. The owner is a single woman, so we will have to drain it, take it apart, and bring it home. We probably won't put it up until spring, but there is still a lot of site prep work to be done. We'll see how it goes, and decided if it really is worth all the effort and expense. So keep your fingers crossed for us that things work out the way they should.

4-H Banquet

We arrived home from Illinois just in time to attend the end-of-the-year 4-H banquet for our county. Kids are recognized for the outstanding work with 4-H. Our kids received awards for completing a 4-H related project and receiving blue ribbons. They worked hard and deserved the recognition. Other kids from our 4-H club were awarded and recognized as well. We really enjoyed the evening. Our club rocks!! I am so glad they are part of 4-H, they have really grown and learned so much from it. We are definitely looking forward to several more years.