Pools and Birthdays!

I can see how my day will be and it's not looking very productive!  I set my alarm for 5:30 a.m.  I got out of bed at 6.  It is now 7 a.m. and I haven't done a thing except to let the dogs out (sing with me) and feed the cats.  That's it...well except I've been scanning online news feeds, reading the Bible, and looking at status updates on facebook.  How very unproductive of me!  I'm even still in my PJs.  This heat is really zapping the energy out of me.  My graini-friend, Banana, wrote about swimming on her vacation.  I love pools.  I love their look....blue; I love the sound when water beats up against the side.  I love looking at the lights twinkling on the water against the black of night.  I just love pools.  We've never owned a house with a pool-- and my blow up pools don't count! Pools take a lot of upkeep work and they are expensive.  I once talked to a friend who said if you can't afford to have the pool maintained each week, you can't afford a pool.  I guess she saw the inside of my house and just multiplied my cleaning skills and thus offered her advice.  I have taken that advice to heart....but I would still love to have the convenience of a pool in my backyard versus driving to a public pool and sharing it with boatloads of people.  I'm selfish that way.  I did take water aerobic lessons for a while, but the solution in that pool made me itch.  I was scratching my legs in my sleep and waking up to a scratchy mess on the sheets not to mention raw legs!  I finally had to quit.  Studies show the best exercise is water aerobics.  It is easy on the joints and mine are really squeaking right now.  I bought those horse pills to help coat my joints.  Last night I saw Joe Montana recommending a solution to drink instead of downing the horse pills.  I might look into that.  Speaking of joints, Hubby and the boys went out to eat with Graini-Mom last night.  It's her birthday!  Let's all wish her a Happy Birthday!   Mom, have a great day and I love you.