The last of the great tadpole rescue...

Q: What happens when Gramma is summoned to help two compassionate grandkids rescue 30 thrillion tadpoles desperately wriggling in a quickly shrinking mud puddle in the middle of the Fandek pasture? A: Two kids with three brimful buckets of odiferous tadpoles are loaded in the back of the Subaru at the Fandek house and rushed over to Camp Runamuck dam. In the process, of course, a few dozen tadpoles sloshed over the sides of the buckets before Gramma could get the whole STINKING mess unloaded at the dam. And after we pitched the tadpoles into the dam and returned to the house, Gramma found one small desperately wriggling tadpole "dry-docked" in the back of her car, so Vash & Chance made a last ditch effort to save one of God's smallest critters. Note: Several hours later, all the chillun piled on the 4-wheeler and went to the dam to show Blake the tadpoles. When they returned, they cheerfully reported that it looked like most of the tadpoles had expired, despite our best efforts. Life IS difficult.