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
>