Coconut Scones w/ Coconut Glaze

So I decided that perhaps I will post some other things that interest me on the blog, seeing as how the pool is in a waiting stage.

One of the things I like to do most is cook. I love to try new recipes. Recently we tried a new recipe from the Food Network Magazine; it was actually an entry from a recipe contest from a gal named Stacy Rae Garwood. The recipe is for Coconut Scones with Coconut Glaze. If you like coconut (I LOVE COCONUT), than you will have to try this recipe, they truly are some of the best scones I have ever eaten. And, they are not hard to make....my 12 year old loves to cook, she and a friend made them for us....and as my two year old says they are delectable!!

Two Project - Ideas

I have two websites I am looking at alot for project ideas one is lilblueboo, she has a great project idea go here for the tutorial. You could tweek this anyway, change colors, words etc. I definitely want to do this project. Over at Joy's Hope blog she made this sign that says Shine. Again this could be changed up anyway, you could do a name, initial, a picture.... I want to try this too probably in one of the girl's rooms. See below for the link to this tutorial.


Very cute, very creative! one word canvas tutorial

More Pics -- Making Decisions

There has not been alot of visible changes to the pool in the last week or so, but we have been making some decisions. We picked out the ledger stone and coping. The small plain taupe brick thing in the top of the picture is the coping, below it the ledger stone. The ledger stone will go along the upper foot of the back wall of the pool, and around the raised jacuzzi wall. I don't know that the picture depicts the colors well. It has tan, taupe, grey, white. This was a tough decision. We had 3 manufacturers to choose from, many were too brown, too yellow, too rust, too white.....hopefully this one will be just right.

This view makes the pool look a little bigger than it is because the back wall behind Don and Ben is raised one foot. That is where the ledger stone will go.

Progress -- It is looking more like a pool.

After delays due to weather and delays due to additional inspections due to the weather we finally have made some progress...it is looking more like a pool. We need to pick out coping, tile, and ledger stone. We will keep you posted.

Rain Delays!

Things were moving along on December 3rd plumbing was in. Then came the rain!! When the inspector came he would not pass it because it was still too wet from all the rain. Hopefully it will be reinspected this week and than they will gunite, hopefully before Christmas! We are expecting good weather at least until then yeah!

Steel is in!

Believe it or not this steel framing only took 1/2 a day! They will be back tomorrow to do plumbing.

The hole is done.

They finished digging the hole on Sunday. Truckloads of dirt were removed...there is no going back now. It is a little hard to tell in the picture but it will be 6 to 6-1/2 feet in the deep end about 3-1/2 feet in the shallow end.

We are on a two day hiatus due to resurfacing of our street. I think progress will resume tomorrow.