summertime

summer is almost here...

the high for today is supposed to be around 87, and tomorrow is 90! i decided that it's finally time to set up the little pool we bought for the backyard, and well...

i shouldn't be allowed to put anything together without todd's supervision.

the pool is maybe a couple feet deep, and it's supposed to be easy set-up, just lay it out on the the ground, blow up the top ring, and fill it with water. the rest will inflate as it fills up with water.

well, first of all, i didn't realize that there were two plug things on the side that were open and needed to be plugged before i even started filling it up. so as i was filling it up with water, water was flowing out of the side. while i was moving it around trying to figure all of that out, it wrinkled a lot in the bottom center so it was no longer laying flat and too heavy to try to spread out with all the water in it. so now there are lots and lots of big folds and wrinkles on the bottom. then after filling it up for about 15 minutes, i realized that i hadn't even put it on very level ground, so all of the water was shifting to one side. after about 30 to 45 minutes, i gave up and unplugged it, so it's currently draining as i type.

who knew an inflatable pool could be so difficult??