Monday, Monday

 Yesterday was Monday and maybe it was the promise of a new week or just the need to be outside again but, for whatever reason, I woke up determined to get to something that has been on the list forever and just continuously ignored by me-the dreaded "scrub the pool slide" chore. I usually have to do this twice a year and it involves lots of sun, bleach, algae, etc. Those are mostly the reasons I avoid it but it also is an arm killer! The older the slide gets, the harder it is to get clean. I procrastinated so long this year that I actually considered asking my pool guy how much it would cost to just take it down. Now that all of the kids are older and on to their own lives, my pool doesn't see as much "action" as it used to and those of us who do use it are no longer availing ourselves of the slide. Lol

But again, for whatever reason, I didn't do that and got busy on the scrubbing. You can see in this photo where I have started scrubbing and what it looked like before I did.

And then I spied another "list item" that has been ignored-the scrubbing of the chaise cushions. I think it's kind of funny that the cushions on the far end of the pool are the ones that seem to gather more algae in the creases because there are literally no trees there and the cushions don't have anything falling on them and should be able to dry out quickly. The ones at the close end of the pool are completely covered with my neighbor's huge oak tree branches and yet they stay clean. In any case, I got going on them next-if you give a mouse a cookie...Lol

And then I was on to repainting the chaises while the cushions were drying!

I ended up spending most of the day in the yard and I am happy to say that I think our temperatures are finally starting to fall a bit. I actually did almost everything without the need to cool off in the pool until I was ready to just take a break. It's amazing what one can accomplish without a heat index of 120 degrees! Lol

I still don't have first day of school pictures from my last two grands as they left the house at different times. It seems as if my grandson had a sunrise prayer meeting with the seniors on his football team before the start of school. Hopefully my daughter will snap a picture if the two are ever on the same schedule. That's my cutie the third from the left!

And then grand daughter #4 began her UF Law School orientation and is now an official GATOR!! I can't wait to see where this new adventure leads for her!

I've got a list of things to get to before daughter #1 and grand daughter #2 arrive later this week, so I am off to get started. I'll see you soon. Until then stay safe and stay tuned.