Just Something I Whipped Up (A Day Early…. and Rant ;)
As I sit here typing this little post it’s raining out and I have a mudslide in my backyard that went right into my pool. Our water that was once nice and clear is now muddy. We leave for vacation early Thursday morning and I have a TON of stuff to do to get ready and I SO do not need this right now. Ugh!
We just raked out 5 yards of top soil and planted grass seed yesterday and now there are rivets and puddles all over our backyard. This backyard has been such a thorn in my side. When we bought our house 7 years ago we knew our pool needed fixing. We had some pool people look at it and told us that all it needed was a new liner. Great. We spent a small fortune, put a new liner in it only to find out that we were losing water and we couldn’t vacuum it. All 3 lines underground were leaking. Fast forward to last year (after spending a bunch of summers without a pool) we get all the pipe replaced and installed a safety fence. Then we couldn’t get the pool clear. We shocked the heck out of the pool only to realize that there was so much leaves, junk, debri at the bottom that you couldn’t even see it. After days going up and down the hill(the filter/pump is at the bottom of our hill) emptying the filter basket, scooping out junk from the bottom of the pool there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. A clear pool finally!
In the meantime our patio was falling apart (there were pieces missing, the kids were playing in the dirt) and our roof over the patio was falling apart. This year we decide to rip the roof down, rip up the patio and plant grass instead. That brings us to Saturday where we spent from like 8:30am to 3pm raking out dirt, picking up rocks, seeding, mulching, etc. And now here it is, Sunday, and we got a ton of rain so now our backyard has turned into a mudslide and it all wound up in our pool. Sigh. My poor husband is out there now trying to prevent any more damage from happening.
When it rains it pours huh? So, I sure need some cheering up so that’s why I’m posting our Just Something I Whipped Up party post a day early. I need some projects to keep my mind off the mess in our backyard.
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Diana
www.thegirlcreative.com
ugh, that really stinks about having to deal with all of this NOW…the good news is, your vacation is just a few days away.
double edged sword, huh?
thanks so much for hosting!
Oh no! What an ordeal!
I’m joining your link party for the first time…I love that you can use a previous post. This project is something I came up with a few weeks ago.
Have a great day!
well I will add a link as soon as I type it and I hope that helps. Sometimes the rain stinks. Well your vaction is soon thats some good news.
Oh no Diana…that doesn’t sound fun!! Hope your week gets better {the vacation is sounding nice!} Hope it gets a littler better before you leave! Thanks so much for hosting in the middle of it all! ~ Stephanie Lynn
What a huge bummer! Just when you are looking forward to getting away from it all . . .
Hoping that the next few days at home will go smoother and you can enjoy your time away!
What a nightmare! I hope you can get it “cleared” up enough to enjoy your vacation.
Well, the only thing I can post about is unpacking moving boxes. Sigh. So, instead, I will say hang in there. You will get ahead of the mess sooner or later…just keep at it one day at a time and do really vacation – not worry about the pool. ~Kelly
unDeniably Domestic
That is a major pain! I hope you enjoy your vacation!
Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.com
That really sucks! BUT, at least you have a pool and a vacation to go on! I wish I could say the same!
Good grief! What a nightmare, you poor thing! Hopefully while you are on vacation, the sun will shine and dry everything up! This party will get you to feeling better! 🙂
Thanks for hosting!
Michelle
I feel for you with the added mess – so sorry!
Oh man! That sounds like a huge mess! I hope your hubby stopped any more mud from getting in the pool! Good luck getting it clean up!
No fun! At least vacay is right around the corner! You deserve it…
I am so sorry to hear about the mess in your yard!
So sorry about your yard!!! Hope you can get it to a place where you can forget about it during your vacation.
sorry about the double post my first one didnt load the picture for some reason (I think it’s #98 if you want to delete it)
First time linking up with you today. I’m so sorry to hear about your troubles! I hope that things start to get better soon!
How frustrating about your pool!
This is my first time linking up. I can’t wait to visit some of these projects – they look fantastic.
I’m so sorry about your backyard. I hope it all gets straightened out soon. Thanks for hosting again.
We have been looking at a home with a pool…yikes, as a girl keeping our S. Cali pool clean and sparkling was full time. Your experience is a nightmare!!! Sorry, go and enjoy your vacation and we’ll hope things look up after your homecoming. Thanks for the weekly party!
Oh, I am so sorry for all tha mess.
And wouldn’t it be just right before your vacation?
That is how it happens every time.
So hope you are able to enjoy yourself anyway.
thanks for hosting
blessings
barbara jean
What a nightmare!
Looks like you are going on a well deserved vacation later this week.
Thanks so much for hosting this great party. So sorry you’re having to deal with all the mud/flooding. Hopefully your week will improve.
The weather for the last five days was awful for me too! Wednesday we had a thunderstorm and the tornado sirens went off, then our electricity went off for two days. In the meantime, between Wednesday – Sunday, if we didn’t have a thunderstorm we had tornado watches and warnings. I’ve never been so happy for a Monday to come than today!
So sorry to hear about your yard!!
Sam
Mom.Undecided.
Sorry About the problem with the pool and the backyard – but thanks for hosting despite the issues
Thank you for hosting another great party!
Have a great vacation!
So sorry to hear of your backyard/pool troubles. BUT, your vacation will bring you a needful break, yes? Thanks for hosting your fun party, I look forward to it each week.
Oh no that really stinks! Thanks so much for hosting!
~Morgan
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Yea!!! This is my first time linky up to your party and I’m sooo glad to be apart of it. Thanks for hosting. feel free to stop by for a Latte’ and enjoy this peach bavarian dessert.
What a mess it sounds! Just not fair – your kids need to swim THIS summer. I’m glad you ranted, hope it helped!
So sorry that happened. You are so right about the “when it rains it pours” thing though. We desperately need to get some things fixed up around here…and well..life happens and we get further and further behind. I hope you’re swimming again soon!
Those never-ending home projects can really get you down! Hang in there!
thanks for the party and i am so sorry to hear about the yard situation… hope it gets resolved soon. (-:
I realize I’m a week late with this comment but wow, it sounds like you have your work cut out for you. I hope you get your pool up and running so you can enjoy it this summer and you can relax a little after all that work!