yawn...

 There are lots of descriptions boredom.  I know you've heard some of them:  "That's as exciting as watching grass grow." (Although my son would tell you that he thinks it grows much too fast.)

Or "The big excitement in our little town is watching the only traffic light change colors."  Or watching paint dry or corn grow or timing ants as they walk along a sidewalk.  You get the idea.

Can you tell I grew up in the country where the nearest town didn't have any traffic lights at all?  But now I live in the second largest city in Indiana and I thought the quietness and boredom were behind me.

Until today that is.  This morning my wonder spouse woke up and  announced that it was time to drain, clean and refill our pool.  It seems that it hadn't been done for over five years.  This isn't as yucky as it sounds, it's an indoor pool and has always looked perfectly clear and clean to me.  

He had portable pumps to help with the draining (our dry grass is a little greener now) and with no water in the pool the cleaning was relatively easy.  My wonder spouse did the pool cleaning while I did laundry and went to the grocery store.  It kept me out of his way. 

Then came the filling.  It started about 2:00pm.  It's 9:50pm now and the filling is still going on.  Slowly, slowly the water level in the pool is rising.  It is like watching paint dry or ants crawl.  Fortunately, we don't need to watch it every minute, but it does need frequent checking. 

I think my spouse is hoping it will get deep enough soon that he can turn the heater on before we go to bed.  He will then turn off the water 'til morning.  I agree that turning on the heat is a fine idea.  He has assured me that by morning it won't feel any colder than Lake Michigan.  I believe I will just take a nice warm shower.