LOL, Pat, you and your loving Vernon have really been dashing through the 
snow.  I'm glad you're okay.  Foutr feet of snow about swallowed you up, 
didn't it/?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:33 PM
Subject: Some excitement this weekend


> Hi Everyone,
>
> I want to share something with you all.
>
> On Saturday afternoon after 4 PM CST, Vernon and I desided to take a drive 
> in our loving Prowler. We had not done anything exciting all winter. We 
> drove out to Lake Thompson, on our loving Prowler, which is a U.T.V., and 
> I had started recording the begining of this whole trip out to the lake, 
> from the time when we left the gas station here in town, and it was really 
> fun going through all that snow, until we got stuck. lol. We 
> high-centered the Prowler, and it was fun! lol. What wasn't fun, is that 
> we were getting cold, no heat in that loving little machine, and 
> fortunately we had a soft cab on it. <grin> Thank God for cell phones. We 
> had to call a friend, and she called some young kids, Dave and Scott,  to 
> come and pull us out. We were in about 4 feet of snow. lol. I was worried 
> about my loving Vernon, as he got totally exhausted shoveling the snow, to 
> try and get us out. No luck. When the guys got to us, Vernon had Dave take 
> me to his truck, while him and Scott, the birthday boy who was turning 26 
> years old, tried to get the Prowler out of the snow, with one of the quads 
> they had with them. Oh, that was fun walking in 4 feet of snow. lol. I 
> couldn't stay on top of the snow. lol. I was glad I had my ice grips on my 
> boots. That did help, and I never fell once, but I sunk down in the snow, 
> a lot. lol. Dave had to pull me up. lol. We were laughing. I praised God 
> when we got to the truck. I got in the truck, and kept warm, while Dave 
> went back and helpped Vernon and Scott. I stayed in the truck, while the 
> two young guys tried to get the Prowler out of the snow. They couldn't get 
> us out, either. They took us back here to our house, and we learned about 
> Scott's birthday that day. They were suppose to go to the Country Club for 
> a birthday party for him. Vernon got in some warmer clothes, while I 
> stayed here at home. I was coming up stairs to take a shower, and the 
> phone rang. It was our neighbor and friend, Jim Farrel. He asked me where 
> I was, and I told him. I also told him what happened, and he new about it. 
> He asked me, "How old are you both?" I said, Well, Today about 18. lol. He 
> laughed. In the mean time, Vernon and Dave and Scott, went to get a 
> tractor to get the prowler out, and then they got the tracktor stuck. You 
> know these young ones, they don't listen well. <grin> lol. Vernon tried to 
> tell Dave, the 23 year old kid,  to stay on the road, and stay to the 
> left, but he got the tractor stuck in the ditch.  They went and got 
> chains, and someone with another truck, and it took some time, but they 
> finally got the tractor and the Prowler out. Vernon got home a little 
> after 9 PM. I made him breakfast for  supper that night. It was quite an 
> experience, but very interesting. Vernon admitted he shouldn't have gone 
> through that stuff, and he didn't realize it was that deep.
>
> Of course, Everyone in town knows about it now. <grin> lol. He felt bad 
> about it, but I told him it was no big deal, except that we hated to  make 
> those kids miss that birthday party for Scott. They were very nice to us, 
> and Vernon told them to stop and see us. I know he plans to pay them, but 
> if they don't take anything, we'll take them and their wives out on our 
> loving Pontoon boat fishing this summer. We'll have a full meal on the 
> boat, as we can fit 13 people on that loving boat. We're getting excited 
> and ready for spring.
>
> Please pray that I can sell some stuff, so we can pay off some bills, and 
> I can get a new bed, and for Vernon for his birthday, I want to buy him a 
> marine stereo that plays mp3's for the boat.
>
> Now, Vernon is cutting up an old hot-water heater in the bacement.
>
> I'm praying for all of you.
> Lovingly,
> Pat Ferguson
>
>