The guys arrived at 7:45 AM to begin digging the hole for our pool. The girls and I were really excited and stood by to watch the big ground breaking. 
They started by moving our tree. 
The day continued with more digging and more watching. 
Things came to a halt around noon. 
The girls checked out the new steps for the pool. 
We could see the beginnings of the deep end by the end of the day. As day 2 began, we had several people lined up to come to the house for various reasons. The pool guys were back at 7:30 and got going quickly.
Then the shade guy showed up to put up some shades in the kitchen. We have lived here for 5 years with beaming sunshine in our face at dinner time. So, today we solved that problem. 
Then the Terminix guy came for the second time in a week to rid us of our ant problem. The concrete guy showed up around 2:00 and the electrician stopped by at 3:00. 
During all of this, we invited two of the girls friends over for the day. 
We even found time to make some chocolate lollipops (a la Jon & Kate...if you saw the episode from Monday where they made them at their aunt's house). 
At the end of day 2, we have what is looking like a pool in the backyard (sans water, of course). 
It was a busy day, but some of the big decisions are being made and we are moving forward.
Then the shade guy showed up to put up some shades in the kitchen. We have lived here for 5 years with beaming sunshine in our face at dinner time. So, today we solved that problem. Then the Terminix guy came for the second time in a week to rid us of our ant problem. The concrete guy showed up around 2:00 and the electrician stopped by at 3:00. During all of this, we invited two of the girls friends over for the day. We even found time to make some chocolate lollipops (a la Jon & Kate...if you saw the episode from Monday where they made them at their aunt's house). At the end of day 2, we have what is looking like a pool in the backyard (sans water, of course). It was a busy day, but some of the big decisions are being made and we are moving forward.A little note: the more technical photos were posted for people like my mom and dad who would be interested in the process of the construction. I know this isn't super interesting for most people.
The girls wanted a live action movie of the pool. so here you go:
AWESOME!!!! I love the work in progress pictures. I can't believe how quickly construction is going. I especially love the pic of the girls sitting on the future steps. So cool!!
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