How many of you have done things just to see a smile on your little ones face? Yup, just as I thought. We're all guilty as charged. How can we help it? They give us those little eyes and pout those little pouts and we can't help but melt. Yesterday, I gave in. To what, you may ask.
TO THIS.
Yes, I traded in a smaller pool for this 120" x 7o" monster. And yes, I huffed and puffed and blew it up all by my purple lipped lonesome. What was I thinking?!! The smaller pool was looking really good by the time I finished with this bad boy. It took a total of 3 hrs. to manually blow this sucker up. But I guess I'm the sucker, am I right?!! Luckily, I was home alone with my little guy when it occurred to me that this would be a great way to spend the day, just the two of us taking in the summer rays in our luxurious inflatable pool. I don't think I would've been able to get the job done and put anybody else through the torture of watching me gasping for air and gagging in the process. Let me tell you, it was not pretty! I guess you could say the torture was ALL MINE! Every gag was followed by a little voice asking me, "Mommy, what is it? Are you o.k.?" Oh, and do ya hear that? (POP) (POP) (POP) That's my jaw trying to recover. But to answer his question, I'm fine and I made it through. And it was all well worth the air-ffort (hehehehe).
P.S. : I must say, I was pretty proud to see all my hot air being put to good use. Come see for yourself at Pieces of Me.
NOTE: (Please disregard the bathing beauties in this pic. Unfortunately, that's not me with my girls and I have no idea who they are. But they are lovely, aren't they?!!)
P.S. : I must say, I was pretty proud to see all my hot air being put to good use. Come see for yourself at Pieces of Me.
NOTE: (Please disregard the bathing beauties in this pic. Unfortunately, that's not me with my girls and I have no idea who they are. But they are lovely, aren't they?!!)
Hi Miti
ReplyDeleteWow the things we do for our kids! I remember blowing a small standard pool up one year and that was bad enough so I can imagine how you must have felt!! I hope your little guy really appreciated it!
Love Collette x
I can not believe you blew that up with your manual blower! LOL. You are super woman. My husband whips out his air compressor! LOL. I guess I'm just lazy like that....LOL.
ReplyDeleteLove you girlfriend.
Kim
Wow, you go girl! :D LOL! Great looking pool! My daughter was just asking about getting one when we were looking at the SONday newspaper ads. I haven't caved yet though. LOL!
ReplyDeletethe things we do to help our children! I hope that brought on a few days of extra special behavior
ReplyDeleteI am in awe... I have trouble blowing up balloons much less that monster! The things we moms do for our family!
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me smile this morning.
Too funny! I hope now that it's blown up, you guys have a great time using it!!!
ReplyDeleteI am old and I could enjoy one of those..maybe I could get my kids to blow on up for me....lol.
ReplyDeleteWow! I am SUPER impressed that you blew that up without a pump! We had a pool like that about two years ago. We got to swim in it maybe three times and then the grass in our yard grew up through the bottom and put holes in it!
ReplyDeleteMiti,
ReplyDeleteOMGosh that is just crazy. Why didn't you use a hair dryer. Blows it up in like 10 minutes. I can't believe your little guy watched you for 3hours. LOL
You get Mom of the year for that one. Going now to check you out. :)
Now that must have took awhile........lol........but it looks like he had such a blast!
ReplyDeleteOH MY WORD!!! I can't even blow up a balloon, let alone a pool! WAY TO GO!!! I hope it brings days...I mean YEARS...of fun.
ReplyDeleteWhat on EARTH were you thinking when you even STARTED that process??? Good Lord, Miti!
ReplyDeleteAnd when you read the "hairdryer" comment above, did you slap yourself on the forehead with your open handed palm and think "Duh Miti!" or did you just sit down and cry?!
You have the best lungs that I know of! And I agree, you get Mother Of The Year!!!
Erica
How did you survived! I would have passed out a long time ago!
ReplyDeleteI had no clue a hair dyer could blow up a pool...maybe I need a demo tutorial of that one!
I bet your little guy had a blast tho. Best mommy ever!
All I can say is Thank God for air compressors!! Or manual hand pumps, even!! Anything is better than manually blowing for 3 hours-amazing! I'd pass out.
ReplyDeleteJen
Wow! {I didn't even think of a hair dryer!} Maybe a little air pump is a good investment to keep mommy alive! LOL! Great work! I can't wait to pop over to your blog and see how it was all worth it ;) I hope it stays inflated forever! ha ha!
ReplyDeleteWhen we buy our house (if it doesn't have a community pool), I might buy a small pool for Leala too!
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I practically pass out after blowing up a balloon and have to take to my bed for a week. This would have done me in, lol!
ReplyDeleteWe used the air compressor that we use for the tires. I love your perseverance though. Anything for the kids. Going to go visit your personal blog now!
Oh yes the things we do to make them happy :) You deserve mom of the year award for that one though!
ReplyDeletelol tiring isnt it, Iv been there rofl
ReplyDeleteBut we will do anything for our kids :)
Bless Your heart and purple lips :)
A bike pump with an nozzle works, too. We have friends who bring a huge raft with them whenever they hit the water and the bike pump must come, too. (Also, the battery operated pump for an air mattress works, too!) I'm still catching my breath just thinking of you doing it yourself! You are obviously amazing.
ReplyDeleteYou are crazy! I would have gone to the store and bough an air compressor before I would have attempted to blow that big 'ole thing up!
ReplyDeleteI'VE LEFT AN AWARD FOR ALL OF YOU LADIES ON MY BLOG TODAY!
Oh my goodness.I would have collapsed after 10 minutes oh wait I did that very same thing last year.*sigh* We all know we love our kiddies for the things we do for them.If I didn't have kids I would never cook but I find myself cooking 3 times per day.Hope you enjoy your summer in the pool.
ReplyDeleteGood Mom! :)
ReplyDeleteThe things we will do for our kids! You are a good mom!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe you blew it up all by yourself...that would have been a daddy project here! You go girl!
ReplyDeleteyeah for the awesome mommy! purple faced, sore jaw, exhaused and all!
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain, girl! My parents have a pool I have already blown up chairs, balls, floaties and anything else you could imagine!! Oh, to see a smile on our babies' faces!
ReplyDeleteGirl...when you have children with blow up things...you need the COLEMAN automatic pumper thing..$20 bucks and it is soooo worth it! Although, I bet you look pretty with purple lipstick!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteIf I was you I would have claimed that babe in the bikini. Oh, yeah. No one would buy it. There is no way that anyone in a blow up pool with a few kids still have a waist and boobs.
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