Revamping the Fortin Community Pool

Over 20 years ago, we had to sacrifice a trip to see all of our relatives in the Northeast for a family pool. We have definitely put in several hours of work and play here. Every summer we have to work to earn our right to swim. :)

Over the years we have brought trampolines, little kiddie slides, and etc. to spice up the pool. They never last long. This year the grandkids convinced Nan to buy a "bouncier" diving board or a big slide. It doesn't ever take much to convince them, because those girls do not give up, especially Mckenzie. She is usually the master mind to all of the projects and gets the other kids on board. It's pretty funny, but man are we in trouble. Needless to say the boys were working on one of Mckenzie and Ayla's ideas this past weekend. This should be ready to enjoy this weekend.

Nan has already made a list of rules for the slide and I am sure that it will get even longer. One of the rules is "kids only." Well, I am kid. Her kid to be exact. So I will be going down head first. :)

Many memories/injuries to come!

A day at the lake

This year I convinced my husband that we needed a boat. It didn't take much, but once we had convinced another couple to go in "halfsies" with us, the search was on. It has been so much fun. I am not one to swim in water that I cannot see below me, but I love it. Except the creatures, I will never love the creatures. And I am not the only one that is obsessed. We cannot get Mckenzie off of the tube. She will try anything, which I love, but she scares me. The other couple that we go with most of the time, Josh and Chelsea, are just like Jimmy and I, (very laid back and love life to the fullest). Josh is quite the daredevil too. If you tell him that he is scared to do something or dare him to do it, he does it. Since Mckenzie is not scared of anything, he usually drags her into it too. They usually tube together, because they like to go the fastest and hit all of the bumps. This trip, they decided to jump off bluffs.

This makes for one nervous "mum." She loved it! I am sure next time we go there will be much bigger bluffs with for bigger thrills.

Bathroom Renovation

First of all, I want to say how blessed we are. We are so lucky to have our health, each other, great friends, and all of the opportunities that we get to do in our spare time. Many people we know, and close friends aren't as lucky. So with that being said this is what we have been up to. :)

We have lived in our house for 7 years now. We have done a few minor repairs around the house, but have never dared to venture into anything major... Until now! We have looked over our outdated bathroom for let's say... 7 years! It had the 1970's tile everywhere, bathtubs, walls, and sinks. We started this project a few weeks ago, in a spur of the moment deal. When I say we, I mean me. When I get something on my mind, I am ready to do it then. So I started the demolition 2 days before Jimmy was set to go out of town for a few weeks. Smart me, huh? I didn't care. I wanted to do it. I wish I had taken a before pic, but I forgot to. Here are some pics of the progress. We are in no means, close to being finished but it is getting close. Since our house was built in the early 1970's we had no electrical outlets in the bathroom. So my handy husband and pops installed them. This is what I am most excited for. :)

We got a ways to go, but until we are finished, you will keep getting photo updates!