The Money Pit

Anyone out there with a pool knows that during the winter months a pool is an eyesore. For this reason, the hubby and I go out of our way to open our pool as early as possible in the spring; this year was no exception. Unfortunately, when we bought this house, we knew that the pool would eventually need some updating and it turns out, this is the year for it. To abbreviate the story somewhat, we have discovered that both the lining and coping for the pool need to be replaced. The cost of this is about 5 grand. To say that this was an unexpected expense would be a bit of an understatement, however, there's not much of an option. We can spend the money now or spend more later either way the job needs doing.

Despite the poor timing of this considerable expense, I have to say that I am quite looking forward to the completion of the work. To say that the pool is dated is down-playing things a bit and so it will be lovely to have a nice new pool to look at and swim in this summer. Here's why:

I look forward to providing you with the 'after' shots as soon as possible!