Hi Debi,

When the pool is all done and ready for you to jump in, it will be like Bubba wrapping his arms around you with the water washing away all your sadness.

The Bubba pool will bring sunshine into your life and caress you.

It is OK to be sad and have a good cry. 8 months and 4 days are not a very long time when it comes to losing a loved one. I am sure in some ways it seems like a much longer time and in other ways, it seems like it was just yesterday. Take your time and be kind to yourself. You have done an amazing job of picking yourself up and learning to adapt to a new life without your Bubba. You have had one hurdle after another thrown at you, yet you manage to find the strength within yourself to carry on. You are an absolutely amazing person. Bubba, though gone physically, will never be gone from your life as he lives on in your heart. (Soon to live on in your pool, too.) He is in the garden that memorializes him. These are all tributes to the one you loved. Enjoy them and what they represent to you, his continuing presence in your life beyond death.

The Bubba pool is also his gift to you for the healing powers it may bring to your pain. Bubba would be so happy that you will have something to help your suffering.

When is the pool party? We are all coming to splash around. Got food, too?