Anyway, we decided to build a deck around the pool. So, we got contractors lined up, plans made, permits from the city, etc ...
And finally ... they started.
Not much to see on the first day, but they dug holes. Lots of them. Like 25 or something. And then filled them with concrete. The girls LOVED when the cement truck showed up. And I'm sure they drove the guys crazy with all their screeching and running around the driveway. I am sorry that had to endure it, but I was secretly happy there was someone else experiencing my living hell ... just to witness that it does actually exist.