The refreshing tropical breeze causes the sun kissed beads of moisture on my forehead to trickle down to my chin. I smile as I hear the occasional song of a passing bird and revel in the soft fragrance of the tropical flora. I am totally lost in the allure of that beautiful water in the blue lagoon as it gently laps at me toes....
SCRREEEECCCCCHHHH! Whoa! Got lost in my thoughts for a moment. In actuality, I'm standing at my kitchen sink washing dishes. Those sun kissed beads of moisture, well that would be water splashing on my face as I rinse the dishes and stare longingly out the window at my neighbor's in ground pool. Okay, okay, I have pool envy. I admit it. I have it BAD! As much as I would love to have one of those magnificent blue holes in my back yard, I'm not prepared to deal with the amount of work to keep it that way, nor the extra expense of electricity, water and chemicals, not to mention that all of that would then require the purchase of patio furniture, fancy pool toys and an array of swimming attire. Oh yeah, and don't forget the patio. Don't have one of those either.
The closest I have ever come to having my own tropical getaway a mere ten feet from my back door was one of those new century free standing pools with the inflatable ring around the top. You know the ones I am talking about. Inflate the ring, add water and it miraculously becomes 3 to 4 feet deep as the water level rises. However, there was a recall on the one we had and I returned it and we haven't had anything bigger than a bird bath or a 2 gallon bucket since!
Pool envy is awful, especially when it is 98 in the shade and you have no choice but to stare out your kitchen window multiple times a day and drool at the prospect of one of those in ground wonders. I will just have to get over it. Besides which, cooler weather will be here before you know it! Remind me of that when I'm complaining about the temperature being too cold next January.
Well, dishes are done and I'm off to water the flower bed and the hanging baskets. Not really. I'm using that as an excuse to "run through" the sprinkler and accidentally get wet.
Stay cool, y'all!
Kaye
