a day in the life of a latvian mom

It was finally time to clean up and set up the pool for another summer.

Unlike many sensible people, we didn’t clean it properly in autumn. We emptied the water and left it outside all winter. With temperatures regularly dropping to -20°C here, I was too nervous about leaving water inside and hoping for the best.

So this weekend became Pool Preparation Week.

First came the washing. Then the pressure washing. Amazing how much dirt can accumulate when something sits outside for months. After that, we moved on to the task that sounded simple in theory but turned out to be much more complicated in practice: leveling the ground.

Now, can someone please explain how you are supposed to level ground that already looks +/- leveled?

To my eyes, it was flat. Completely flat. Yet somehow, after placing the pool, it became obvious that it was not actually flat at all.

We spent quite a bit of time trying to improve it, moving soil around, scratching our heads, and repeating the process. In the end, I think we made it a little better than last year, but definitely not perfect.

At some point we decided that “slightly better” was good enough and that future us can deal with perfection next year. 😄

So the pool is up, another pressure water round, Helmī had fun!

So we wait while water from pond is pumped through filtering and into the pool.

Not sure how much days that will take…. 🙂

Ilze