Pool Party

We dropped by beloved Uncle Randy's house the other day, excited to check out the brand new continuous pool he was having delivered and installed that very night. As it turns out, the installation was more of a job than anyone initially thought!

It's a good thing Randy not only runs at the Running Room but is also a great and helpful person to each and every one of his friends, because they were all there to help maneuver this 2,500 pound behemoth down a narrow driveway and hook it into his tiny Glebe-sized yard. The group had to position it on pipes, then roll it on the driveway and push it with a forklift just to get it in the backyard, then use some engineering brainpower to turn this beast, push it further, tip it over and get it close to the deck. Seems easy, right?  We stopped in once, then went for dinner, then dropped Gran at the airport, then dropped Mommy off, and it had only moved 50 feet!

Isabelle and Oliver were thrilled to see this project take shape. Oliver stared at the forklift, wishing he could give it a spin, and Isabelle surveyed the goings-on while chatting with her newfound friend Toby, our friends Graydon and Josc's little boy.  However, they were promised ice cream so we hit DQ and returned to see the final pieces fall into place.  We can't wait for the pool's christening, it's the perfect size for junior swimmers!