Now that's something you don't see every day!!!

It was about noon, I was minding my own business, I was taking out the trash when I looked out the sliding glass window toward the lake. Expecting to see the usual ducks, trees, water, and cloudy sky...I had to do a double take. WOW!! NO WAY!!!

Lets just say that our neigbor forgot to set the park brake and the Beamer mosied on down the hill and came to a mucky stop in the lake. The car wasn't freed from it's watery resting place until after two when the tow truck pulled it out.

The Jeep is tall now

I've learned the down side to lifting the Jeep.
The stock 32's look like little wimpy tires.
The 35's Alyssa and I want won't fit on the stock rims
Therefore new rims are required

(J)ust
(E)mpty
(E)very
(P)ocket

Man going broke can be exciting

The fun begins...

TERAFLEX 3" Lift arrived today...
Pics will follow as Alyssa gets them

Day 1...

That's big as me Dad... can I play with it??

Completed the Rear lift installation today. Getting into the front seat is easy. Alyssa needs a step for the back seat

Day 2...

All Done :)

I have to jump to get in now. Kodi is happy she's half tigger. AJ is the only one who still gets in with ease.

Who Are You??

Too cute not to post it

AJ- you don't act like the boy who lives in the mirror...

Kodi- You don't play like the puppy who lives in the mirror...

Got Mud????

Friday night Randy and I decided to head out for the night. We went out to dinner at Henry's and then took a drive out to White Sands Beach. It was still pretty early so Randy suggested that we go check out the view from the top of Pillar Mountain. They recently installed some of those wind energy wind mills up there. Very impressive I must say. The view is spectacular. From the top of Pillar you can see the base, the town, the fishing boats going out to sea, and lots of inlets along the shoreline...you have to see it for yourself!

Well on the way down the mountain we were enticed into the great mud puddles off the main road. We were having fun splashing, slipping and sliding. We got back on the main road when we came upon another path leading to what looked like a lot of fun and we couldn't resist. The brown mucky water called to us like and amusement park. We laughed, splashed and spun the tires causing a fountain of mud. Yet the jeep just stayed right where it was as more mud flew and the tires sunk deeper into the muddy abyss. Laughing I got out of the jeep, kicked off the flip-flops, rolled up the pant legs and tried to push the jeep out of it's hole. When we were sure that the jeep wasn't going anywhere Randy called our friend Kent so they could go and get our truck to pull the jeep out.

AJ and I stayed in the jeep. The forrest is beautiful. The sun was moving lower on the horizon illuminating the tops of the giant pine trees. The moss was wet and lush. I jumped a mile as a bird flew past the window. I didn't think that a bird could scare me like that. Thought it would be a bear or something like that. I was relived when I could hear our truck reving as it made it's way up the road.

Randy hooked the truck to the jeep and started to pull. His balding tread quickly filled with mud and slid into a lovely mud hole. About midnight it was really getting dark so we called it a night. Randy, Kent, AJ and I made the hike back to the house. I was walking down the trail when my feet slid and I landed on my backside. I immediatley started laughing..."nothing like falling on your behind to brighten you day!!!"

We made it back to the house about 1:30 in the morning, got AJ back to sleep by 2 and then by 4 Randy's cell phone started ringing. It was work saying that he needed to come in for a SAR (Search and Rescue) case. Knowing that both of our vehicles were resting peacefully up the mountain the only option was for Randy to take the Harley...which by the way as a battery that is crapping out. Luckily it actually started on the first try. Randy was out of commission for 12 more hours. That left me and Kent to get the vehicles unstuck. Thankfully Tony came to our rescue. He lifted 3 come-alongs from the high school welding shop and so that we were able to get the vehicles out. Kent and Tony are my car heros for our wild-muddy weekend!