A Pool of One's Own

Coming home to the sight of your 21-month-old daughter standing naked in her wading pool and yelling, "Dada!" is not a terrible experience. Annalee took to her pool on the first day, and has taken to it more each day. Note to self: buy a skimmer at sporting-goods store for bugs and everything else that winds up in your average suburban body of water, however minute. As for Annalee's watery adventures: I could be wrong, but I think she's sleeping better at night. What is more relaxing, I wonder, than spending time in one's own little pool?