Tow Trucks & Mud

Surely there is never a dull moment in the Hart Household...just last night I had a tow truck in my front yard. Why? Hmmm...let's start with the fact that it has rained everyday for almost the last week, so our ground is saturated...in fact I have a nice pond (or as Cassidy calls it "the pool")in my backyard right now...anyone care to go swimming?! Did I mention the ground is saturated?! Squishy definitely.

Next, let's mention that Lucas is gone for a golfing weekend with some buddies. They took our camper over to Canadian Lakes to golf at St. Ives and Tullymore. Then they are golfing somewhere on the way home, but I digress...

So, last night Lucas is trying to get things around for Golf Weekend, including the camper which is generally "stored" in our side yard. Did I mention the ground was saturated?! Lucas drove his Tahoe, well, attempted to drive his Tahoe in the side yard to hook up the camper, and, well....got stuck...now, one would think it would be a good idea to get out of the vehicle and take a look. Lucas decided that if he just tried to go faster then he could get out of the ruts he created and get to the camper. This didn't work and the vehicle sunk into the ground, covering his tires. Meanwhile, I am oblivious to all of this happening because I was putting the girls to bed...it was about 9pm. I come out of the girls room, look out the front window, and see a tow truck sitting in my front yard. Interesting.

I walk outside and Lucas proceeds to tell me what happened. Abe & Shirley come over. Abe takes the four wheeler, hooks the camper to it, and gets the camper to the driveway. The tow guys (while chuckling to themselves) get Lucas Tahoe out of the mud. They leave. Lucas has to take my small garden shovel and get all of the mud out of the tire rims. The camper is finally hooked up and ready to go...it is 10pm...he started at 8.

Needless to say, it was an interesting evening.