The Shures Network » Home http://shures.net Are you Shures about that? Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:55:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Valley Move http://shures.net/2011/06/01/valley-move/ http://shures.net/2011/06/01/valley-move/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:28:02 +0000 Aden http://shures.net/?p=3092
Map of the Rio Grande Valley

I have officially moved to the Rio Grande Valley. Over 20 years ago, my parents retired to Pharr, TX. Since then, I’ve been to visit them many times. I’ve always liked it here and often thought about moving south myself. Now I also call the valley my home. :-)

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1st Swimmer Is a Duck!

The 1st official swimmer is a duck!
Can you spot it?

When crossing the line, safety 1st.

When crossing the line, safety 1st.

Off the Deep End with the big kids.

Off the deep end with the big kids.

Mmmm... Sugar Free Treats.

Mmmm… Sugar Free Treats.

Quack Quack

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It's now like a new swimming pool.

The swimming pool reconstruction is almost complete. It’s looking great. New tile around the edge is the final touch. The water trucks should be here sometime this week to fill it.

Just one thing missing.

Along with patching, painting, and the redoing of the interior of the pool, all the plumbing and electrical has been replaced. The pump room has also been completely gone through with equipment replaced. It’s really looking great and is going to be running super.

Silly Daddy, tricks are for kids.

Silly Daddy, tricks are for kids.

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Barns - 114 Kilgore Road, Prairieville IL

I loved these barns.

This one time when I lived out in the country on a farm… they came and tore down our huge barn. Guess what they did with it?

They dug a swimming pool size hole, pushed it all in, and lit it on fire!

Now that's a barn fire!

Pictures of demolition and destruction
have been posted in the Shures Photo Gallery.

Wagon

After the smoke cleared, they buried the remains; concrete and all.
Now it looks like this.

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A large crew working on the pool for days with jack hammers.

This is the year they are finally going to fix the pool correctly; no more band-aids.

Jackhammers are a fun tool.

The jackhammers have been going for days.

Huge pile of rubble.

The dumpster was giant and the pile of rubble huge.

Gutting the plumbing.

Even the plumbing is getting gutted.

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Swimming Pool

My daughter has been learning how to swim in our pool.
At 4 years old, she is turning into a regular fish.

The pool party is next weekend.

July 18 2007 Update: The party has been canceled due to a broken pipe and as a result, the pool getting filled with crud. It was so bad Julio had to drain it.

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