241/365 Rootbeer Floats

It is a summer favourite around here and I suspect it will continue to be a fav dessert come winter. 

 240/365 UV Filter

Allow me a moment to brag. 

First let me say we LOVE our pool and watching so many kids having a blast in it. However being pool owners has been a learning curve and we are very thankful to Sansom Pools for all their teaching and advice. I am sure they are very thankful for our credit card too! 😜

We are slowly mastering the chemistry of the water and how to balance it and keep it healthy. But it also involved a whole new understanding of intakes and output valves, water pumps (and priming those pumps which is an art in itself) sump pumps to empty the overflow, filters and cleaning filters, UV treatment, heater settings (and rather large hydro bills), bypass valves, winterizing, pool liner care and the list goes on.....

Today the UV Filter sprung a leak and we had to shut down the system. Chat GPT walked me thru the particular UV filter we have and possibilities to fix but alas - not worth it as it is 7 years old. Sansom pools confirmed everything chat GPT said and offered a temporary fix but they could not have anyone out to replace it until next week. They did have one in stock. $$

Since we have 6 children and 8 adults coming for lunch and an afternoon of swimming tomorrow and the pumps and filters are off d/t the leak, I wanted a fix today so we do not have cloudy water tomorrow. 

So I went to the pool store where they got the UV filter prepped for installation and I brought it home and installed it! By myself! AND got the system running again (priming that pump)...which can be tricky once air gets into the pipes. 

Ta da!  

We have a working pool. 

Now to food prep for tomorrow! 

 239/365 Five Crowns

Grand sleepover and they learned Five Crowns. I am amazed at how fast they pick up card games and do amazingly well at them. 

 238/365 Frog

There was a lot of rain Monday night and when the overnight tarp is on the pool is covered in rain, the frogs like to sit on it. There were five little frogs this morning.  

 237/365 So Sad

I bought this hand made mug at the artisan market this spring and today it fell off the dish rack! 

 236/365 Family

Happy birthday to our d-i-l Pam who is very much adored by our son and their three children and for very good reason! 

 235/365 Our Sweet Grands. 

Sure blessed to be here to watch them grow. 

 234/365 Ohio Buckeye

This large and very beautiful tree is growing in our front yard. Unfortunately I have learned that the tree leaves and nuts are toxic to humans and animals. As lovely as the tree is and as interesting looking as the fruit is,  it is not one I would have chosen to plant in my yard. 

 233/365 Pesto

Just froze a large batch of pesto. I may have been a little heavy on the garlic! 

 232/365 Reading Christiana with GrandPa