How one kiddie pool changed everything.
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As of this writing: 116 days.
I must have had a premonition because I purchased anabove-ground pool on Amazonon March 28.
So I was very much feeling myself for my prescience and mom competence.
Nailed it, right?
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But Id soon learn that, unlike the low-maintenance inflatables weve always had, a 2,000-gallon pool requires maintenance.
The pool swiftly took over a big slice of the pie chart in my brain: Pool accessories!
I upgraded from a folding step ladder to an actual pool ladder!
But it was all nevertheless a source of immense joy and pride…until it wasnt.
Seemingly overnight, it filled with algae, which stunk like hell.
So I found myself inside, in filthy stagnant water, using a bucket to bail out the rest.
And then we got the water bill: $400 higher than it had ever been.
So on went the hose again into the painstakingly scrubbed pool for a fresh start.
But as the water level rose… it started falling again.
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Thanks to flower thorns, our pool had sprung leaks.
I was fully demoralized.
But what choice did I have?
So I mended the leaks with duct tape.
And (exhale) it actually worked.
So, at long last…were back in business.
Its soothed me, schooled me, confounded me, pushed my limits, and tested my patience.
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