I am deathly jealous of anyone with a pool

[jane6672]

BAH.

Forget this house, I miss our apartment's pool. 

[jane6672]

So jealous, it may actually kill me.

[LauraMoser]

Come on over!

We just cleaned up from the little party we had for DD1's birthday. She requested a pool party since we have a new pool. It was a blast, but now I'm tired and could sleep for hours, lol.

[2boys2danes]

Our last house had a pool and hot tub and it was glorious....then we adopted two little kids and were scared of them and the pool so we moved 8 years ago to our house now and it has a neighborhood pool -- all the fun and none of the cleaning/worry/upkeep.

[alzi]

I hated my old pool at our apartment. So many loud kids splashing!

Come on over - now I have a nice private pool perfect for floating and reading! At least for a few more years, lol.

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I adore our pool but I will admit that it is significantly less fun now that I have a
Child and cannot sit around the pool drunk all day.

Also it's expensive.

[wildfloweragain]

Maybe you are the mystery person 3 yr old is talking to when she keeps saying "Nana noonoo I'm in the pool!"
We got a kiddie pool this week:)
...sent from my Jedi mind

[jane6672]

The in-laws have offered us the use of their HOA's pool, which is really quite nice of them. Unfortunately, it is full to the brim of children, always.

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i'm not going to lie, it totally kicks ass.

[cc]

Jun 2, 2013 15:33:21 GMT -5 @missusbee said:

I adore our pool but I will admit that it is significantly less fun now that I have a
Child and cannot sit around the pool drunk all day.

Also it's expensive.

Same here. I can't go into the pool without the kids climbing all over me. It's no longer relaxing. Lol

[snickers]

I would love to have a pool, but since I live in Nova Scotia the expense wouldn't be worth it for 2.5-3 months of swimming, maybe.

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My parents have one. The kids and I totally mooch biweekly. Lol.

Bonus: my dad always runs out to pick up burgers or something for lunch!

[jane6672]

Jun 2, 2013 15:48:01 GMT -5 kooshball said:

Hm, benefits of living in Seattle is basically no one has a pool so you can't be too jealous?

That doesn't sound like a benefit at all.

[pantsparty]

I can't wait until we have our own pool. We've only been to our condo's pool a few times because of all the kids. Not exactly relaxing.

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Jun 2, 2013 16:41:17 GMT -5 romymichele said:

Yes. In fact, my neighbors have a pool and sometimes I stare creepily outside the window while they splash around.

Are you my old neighbor? They used to do this to us. Creeeeeeeepy.


I heart our pool.

[Redpoppy]

We went it my FIL's yesterday. I only made it to my waste and only because DS wanted to go in. It was 90 but the water was 72.

[tdk2]

I would love one too. This yard is too small for it. and lol, dh would have to maintain it b/c that's his family's career, so I'd consider him the expert.

A few years ago, I finally talked my brother into giving me one of his passes to the marina where he keeps his sailboat. I took kiddo a lot last year and hope to do the same this year. I think we may actually be closer to it from our house than we were from our apartment, so there's one more bonus of our move, I guess. (I miss our downtown life still a ton)


I always LOVED late night swims to relax when i'm somewhere with a pool. It's peaceful, quiet, and nobody to bug you. I also love it in the hot summer sun.

[Jalapeñomel]

I'm jealous of people who have access to a pool, but I definitely would not want to own one.

[kdmac]

My parents had a pool when we were younger but got rid of it when I finally moved out. I miss it every damn summer, all 2 months of it. I`m hoping my brother will get a pool now that my nephew is almost 5 and loves swimming.

[kristie]

Yeah, and I am really pissed at people who buy houses with pools and fill it in fields Either way, when we do finally buy we will buy a house with a pool or put one in. I can't imagine surviving without one through many Tennessee summers. We have access to a few right now, thankfully.

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One of the great joys of my community is the separate child and adult pools. And the adult pool is a lap pool surrounded by cabanas. We mix drinks, take them out in Jamba Juice cups, and its like being at a hotel.

[jane6672]

Jun 2, 2013 18:48:53 GMT -5 elle said:

One of the great joys of my community is the separate child and adult pools. And the adult pool is a lap pool surrounded by cabanas. We mix drinks, take them out in Jamba Juice cups, and its like being at a hotel.

That sounds PERFECT.

[eb777888]

My gym has a pool and a little splash area and water slides. I love it. I spent so much time there today, I am super burned. I love going there but I'd never want to own a pool. Ever.

[tdk2]

Jun 2, 2013 18:48:53 GMT -5 elle said:

One of the great joys of my community is the separate child and adult pools. And the adult pool is a lap pool surrounded by cabanas. We mix drinks, take them out in Jamba Juice cups, and its like being at a hotel.

This is a really really cool feature.


The only suck is that when you have a baby, you're doomed to swim in the "pee pool" with them.  I figure every child pool is burning with chlorine to kill all the pee.  But when I'm all alone, I LOVE the separate pools.  (so this is def the way to go, just blows post-kid after years of using adult pools.)

[agnes]

Be jealous, because it's effing awesome.

I never want to live with out a pool again.

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Jun 2, 2013 18:46:00 GMT -5 kristie said:

Yeah, and I am really pissed at people who buy houses with pools and fill it in fields Either way, when we do finally buy we will buy a house with a pool or put one in. I can't imagine surviving without one through many Tennessee summers. We have access to a few right now, thankfully.

You are never going to let me live this down, are you!  Lol.

[kristie]

Jun 2, 2013 22:57:25 GMT -5 fields said:

Jun 2, 2013 18:46:00 GMT -5 kristie said:

Yeah, and I am really pissed at people who buy houses with pools and fill it in fields Either way, when we do finally buy we will buy a house with a pool or put one in. I can't imagine surviving without one through many Tennessee summers. We have access to a few right now, thankfully.

You are never going to let me live this down, are you!  Lol.

Never! LOL. I will probably bitch about it on my deathbed and everyone will think I lost my mind. "Stupid fields filling in perfectly good pools!"

[MrsAggie]

Wow. Pools are deal breakers for me lol. My parents have a pool and its really nice but A LOT of work. My mom is always scooping leaves, finding animals (read SNAKES) in the skimmers, and refilling it with water. It's a money pit and lots of work! My future kids can go swim at the grandparents' instead

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Lol! STILL DON'T REGRET IT!!!!

[nursewife]

My parents put a pool in 7 years ago, and they really love it. I can't say I use it much, but I enjoy floating, but the kids love it. Pool chemicals and what not seem like a royal pain in the ass though.