Whelp...... To update my pool Journey.........
This morning the Admiral indicated that one kid doesn't really want to use the pool but the other wants to use it once in a while - but never does. Ages 16 and 18. She told me I could put it up for sale. I took it down last fall and it is actually rolled up in the boat. Excellent condition.
A lot of work was put into it as you can see by my journey in this thread. The maintenance around the trees was constant, and the girls never really wanted to use it. I didn't have a heater. Plus on the weekends we were on the boat, and as with teenage girls, they always have something better to do somewhere. If it was heated or an inground, I am sure it would get more use.
Sooo.... I plan on selling it and resodding what I took out. The electrical and pole in the backyard will remain. Who knows what the future brings back there, for us or the next owners of the house. I have wanted to move but figure in two years when the last kid graduates from High School. Maybe on a lake or a bit more out into the suburbs/country. Perhaps where there is an association pool or the home already has an inground pool. Maybe finding a place that has such things will give me leverage to move with the Admiral.