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The Edgewater Pool

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:07:35 +0000

So here I am on 4th of July sitting by the Edgewater Condo pool with my computer (is that weird)? The Kid and Her Friend are swimming while I sit in the shade (because after all, there is no sun today). I wish it could get warmer because then I’d be inclined to jump in with them. I wistfully remember 10 years ago when the condo’s kidney-shaped pool boasted an extra springy diving board and 12 foot deep water. Ahh, how times have changed. Now, 6 feet is the deepest it gets and even jumping feet-first from the cemented sides elicits disapproving looks. I know it’s all about “the liability,” but my kid will never know the joy of diving like I did.

I grew up next to a 12 foot high board that made me feel like the most graceful swan ever to grace Slayton, Minnesota. The lifeguard was a handsome, tanned, future-doctor that in retrospect I should have spent more time talking to rather than being whistled at for all the wrong reasons (breaking the pool rules). But damn… I could dive!

Are We There Yet?

admin — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:30:18 +0000

So The Man says he is picking us up at 3:00 in the afternoon and we’d better be ready to go. He just has to finish washing the boat and then he’ll be over because he doesn’t want it to be dark when he gets to the condo. I rolled my eyes and said I’d be packed and ready to go by 3. After 12 years with The Man I know how this will go.

3:00 comes and goes. By 6:00, I’ve met a new neighbor, pulled some weeds outside, finished all the laundry and mopped the kitchen floor. The bags are packed and sitting by the door. The Kid is running to the door whenever the dog barks just hoping that it’s her Daddy is pulling up.

9:45 PM and we are on our way but still we need to stop at the Get-n-Go to fill up the truck and the boat with gas. Oh yes, and The Man says needs to go back to his house and grab some clothes. What? FINE.

12:45 AM and we pull up to our Edgewater Condo. The Kid bolts upright from her deep sleep in the backseat and jumps from the truck. We have arrived at our summer weekend haven.