Getting My Swimming Pool Ready to Open

Turning my pool water from green with tadpoles to clear has not been an easy task the past two years mainly because we didn't close it properly. I didn't even attempt to open the pool last year. The cover has been over the pool for almost two full years. I was very afraid of what I would find under the tarp.

I was pleasantly surprised when I could actually see the bottom of the pool, even though the water was very gross.

Rather than fight the battle myself, I hired a professional. Usually you hear about pool boys but I had a pool woman! I had tried to hire someone two years ago but couldn't find anyone interested so this year I put my request on Facebook and suggestions rolled in. I made one call and got the ball rolling.

When I explained my situation to my new pool woman she initially thought it may take about two weeks to get it open. That was fine with me because two weeks is a lot shorter than two years! When she came over and saw the pool first hand, she said I would be swimming by the weekend. That was fantastic news!

I had a new sand filter that I wanted to use with my existing filter system. My pool gal was able to get that all hooked up with no problems once I pulled all the parts out. I also had a bunch of chemicals from my attempt to clean the pool two years ago. It was amazing how much stuff I had accumulated.

My existing filter system came from a store in Shreveport so we took a water sample there for testing. I picked up an open chemical system and a few other items and it was time to head back to Fouke.

The pool opening started on a Wednesday and by Saturday, I was able to start swimming. I have been in the pool every day that I can possibly make it happen.

This pool float was purchased for a much smaller version of Ethan about three years ago. It was hilarious to watch him on it now.