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    Who's still here?

    Happy 2011! I check in now and then...still so thankful I found this place in 2010! We closed/covered our pool for the first time this year and I am so glad I had pool school to walk me through it. Every now and then I peek under the cover and I see sparkling blue water...counting the months...
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    Here's my little oasis...

    Oasis indeed! Beautiful!
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    anyone having a pool party for the 4th of July?

    We had a party last year and we had such a great time...I told my husband, "July 4th is OUR party." We are always too busy around other holidays (our anniversary is Labor Day weekend) so it's a perfect time for us. We are having the party, 23 adults and 11 kids, tomorrow (er, today)...swimming...
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    Rescued a bat!

    Good job - you are much braver than I am! We have bats swooping down across our pool, back and forth, around late dusk every night...honestly they scare the c-r-a-p out of me and I go inside when they start up. Long story short, 5 bats got into our mountain home (log cabin) when I was a little...
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    Our neighbors expect an invitation to swim...

    Believe me Mats, I was not nearly so delightful about it the first two years of living here (this is our third summer). But my dear husband kept telling me, "Relax honey, they're just kids." My two boys will be growing up with these boys for a loooong time, and they LOVE playing with them, so...
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    The Cabana - A Work In Progress

    That is so darn beautiful...great job! Love the tiki family and the kids' cabana too! Thanks for the pictures. One of these days perhaps we'll have something as grand...but next year our big project is a new kitchen, so it will have to wait a while.
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    Our neighbors expect an invitation to swim...

    There is a lock, although they could jump the back fence if they wish - very industrious, these boys are. But so far they haven't done that - I should clarify, they just yell at me over the fence if they see me/us in the pool area. I told them that's not acceptable. Pretty soon I'm going to...
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    Our neighbors expect an invitation to swim...

    Honestly, what is it about pools that brings out the rudeness and entitlement in neighbors?! We have a friendly relationship with our neighbors next door and they have four boys, ages 7 to 14. They are all good swimmers. One of the four (spokesman? guinea pig? patsy? short-straw'er?) comes...
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    Deck resurface and refurb

    Looks wonderful - great job! I know you're enjoying it! Our decking was the same before we ripped it out - I think it was original with the pool (22 years) and it was beyond help - screws were coming up, boards were rotting and splitting in two when you walked on them. Such a relief to have...
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    intex pool and deck build

    Great looking pool! Awesome - kids look like they're having a blast and I know they appreciate it in that South Georgia heat!
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    Frogs

    Check out this thread - I've had the same issue but following duraleigh's advice (bringing the chlorine level up to 8-10) has helped them find another place at my house. help-with-frog-invaders-please-t22297.html
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    The Cabana - A Work In Progress

    Gorgeous cabana! Thanks for the pictures!
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    My Before TFP and After

    Gorgeous! Congratulations!