Hi all,
I’m going to say in advance that this will be a tad bit of an emotional post, so feel free to stop reading now if you’re not up for that. I’ll try not to make it too long
I’d also like to preface by saying I’m not fishing for sympathy…just wanted to offload some thoughts.
A year and 5 months ago my husband and son (14 at the time) were on the way home from baseball practice and were hit head on by a drunk driver. My husband died within minutes, but my son, thank God, survived. He was broken from head to toe and required multiple surgeries & spent weeks in the hospital followed by months of rehab. I’m happy to say that he’s now doing very well & back to playing baseball despite having rods in both femurs and hardware in his left wrist. He’s a tough kid.
Needless to say, the first year+ was extremely difficult and overwhelming. I followed the “rule” of not making any major changes for the first year and have been able to keep things pretty normal for my kids (now 14 & 16), which I’m very grateful for and proud of.
I have wanted a pool my entire life but I could never get my husband on board. He didn’t really care to spend money
and I never pushed too hard, so it remained a dream. I kept thinking about it and thinking about it, and finally decided in the spring that I was going to go for it. Once the deposits were made & contracts signed I definitely had some doubts. I worried that I might be biting off more than I could chew as I have so much to take care of already, but it was happening.
Well I knew that I would enjoy it, but man oh man, has that pool brought me so much joy! My grandpa always told me not to love anything that couldn’t love me back, but I LOVE it! I love looking at it, I love putzing with it, I love the smell of it, I love being in it. It’s been so therapeutic for me. My kids laugh at me for always being out there fussing over my pool
. I am really grateful that I came across this site. It and its members have been so helpful in my learning how to care for it, and I’ve managed to get all my levels balanced thanks to the info provided and the pool math app. I hope to be enjoying my pool for years to come! Thank you all!
(deck railings and landscaping yet to be done, but I’m so happy with how the deck turned out!)
I’m going to say in advance that this will be a tad bit of an emotional post, so feel free to stop reading now if you’re not up for that. I’ll try not to make it too long
I’d also like to preface by saying I’m not fishing for sympathy…just wanted to offload some thoughts.A year and 5 months ago my husband and son (14 at the time) were on the way home from baseball practice and were hit head on by a drunk driver. My husband died within minutes, but my son, thank God, survived. He was broken from head to toe and required multiple surgeries & spent weeks in the hospital followed by months of rehab. I’m happy to say that he’s now doing very well & back to playing baseball despite having rods in both femurs and hardware in his left wrist. He’s a tough kid.
Needless to say, the first year+ was extremely difficult and overwhelming. I followed the “rule” of not making any major changes for the first year and have been able to keep things pretty normal for my kids (now 14 & 16), which I’m very grateful for and proud of.
I have wanted a pool my entire life but I could never get my husband on board. He didn’t really care to spend money
and I never pushed too hard, so it remained a dream. I kept thinking about it and thinking about it, and finally decided in the spring that I was going to go for it. Once the deposits were made & contracts signed I definitely had some doubts. I worried that I might be biting off more than I could chew as I have so much to take care of already, but it was happening.Well I knew that I would enjoy it, but man oh man, has that pool brought me so much joy! My grandpa always told me not to love anything that couldn’t love me back, but I LOVE it! I love looking at it, I love putzing with it, I love the smell of it, I love being in it. It’s been so therapeutic for me. My kids laugh at me for always being out there fussing over my pool
. I am really grateful that I came across this site. It and its members have been so helpful in my learning how to care for it, and I’ve managed to get all my levels balanced thanks to the info provided and the pool math app. I hope to be enjoying my pool for years to come! Thank you all!(deck railings and landscaping yet to be done, but I’m so happy with how the deck turned out!)
…thank you so much