When my wife and I bought this house 17 years ago, we had no idea that we would end up filling it with eight kids.
Both of us definitely wanted a lot of kids, but neither one of us thought we would end up with eight. We’ve had to make a lot of additions to the house and there have been a lot of changes throughout the years. I have had to change jobs a couple of times, but the last company I have been with for 10 years. Recently I got a pretty big bonus check from my company and my wife and I decided to add a heated pool to the house. The heated pool is quite an expense. Between all of the construction cost standing actual cost for the pool, it’s going to be $22,000 for the job. I got a $15,000 bonus check, so that’s going to cover almost all of the charges. The contractor that is going to install the furnace for the pool is also going to install a brand new furnace in the house at the same time. I got the guy to add the house furnace for free since he is doing all of the rest of the work. The heated pool is going to be a really nice addition to our home. Most of our kids still live at home and they’re very excited. We’ve had an above ground pool in the past, but it’s never been heated. My wife is most excited about that, because she will be able to moderate the temperature in the pool and swim all year long.