kiddie pool

So I was on a mission yesterday to get the kids in the water. First option failed, the old kiddie pool sprang a leak after I had scrubbed it clean and was refilling... so on to option B. New kiddie pool. After "Nene" graciously picked up a new pool (the kind that has rings that are filled with air to create the sides) I went to work to get it going. There are three rings to fill with air...okay so I knew that using my own hot air would not only take about a year but it would leave me dizzy for just as long. I knew there was an air mattress pump somewhere so i began my hunt. Checked in closets, under beds, on shelves... no luck. Finally got tipped off to its location and after moving some heavy furniture..wa la there it was. One success. I bring the air pump down to the wadded up piece of plastic that was soon to become a pool; only to discover big hole on end of pump small hole on end of pool. No workie. Okay so I start thinking...there is an air compressor on the premises! I run out to the garage and after figuring out how to turn the thing on I get the air to come out of the nozzle. I drag the orange plastic pool thingy over and guess what?! Small hole on nozzle exact same size as small hole on pool. No dice. At this point I sorta gave up...I did have visions of running to the store to find the proper attachment...but no sadly that did not become a reality.
Well there is a happy ending. This morning my dad produced the perfect attachemenr for the compressor and in about 5 min I had the rings full of air and the pool full of water. What took me all afternoon yesterday...with out success took me 5 min this morning. I think the sun was in opposition to my ruler Uranus yesterday...that must be it. Okay off to splash in really cold water.
Mission number 2: Get 2 year old boy to actually get in water with out fear... results pending.