Flooding and Bobcatting... what fun!

Last weekend we were blessed to be offered the use of a bobcat from Jestin's dad's work. It wasn't going to be used that morning and we jumped! We have not been able to park our camp trailer, or any other vehicle for that matter, on our RV pad because of continual flooding. We brought it home late friday night and Jess ran it a few times pulling up the top layer of dirt so we could bring in gravel... it was after 10 pm so I asked him to wait and do it in the morning. I wish I had just kept quiet...

This is what we woke up to...

It was flooded from the front yard to the back... and it was DEEP.

The neighbors homes were flooded too all up the street...

"Grandma" next doors RV pad

And the grass behind her fence! She said it *never* dries out anymore!

Can you believe that?? This is joy of a Fieldstone Home. They don't care at all for "doing it right"... only in making their buck. We called Spanish Fork city to ask about drains... and they told us there is nothing we can do. So we are not sure where to go from here. We can't very well ask our back neighbors to NOT water their grass... but there are GALLONS and GALLONS running into our yards (4-5 homes total) and down the gutter drain as it rushes over our sidewalks! That is a lot of $$ for them to be wasting! It is a mess!!

We borrowed Grandpa's old dump bed truck to load dirt and gravel... beast though it is!... it works GREAT! And we were able to get gravel for CHEAP with such a big load! SUCH BLESSINGS! :)

And it WAS a mess! Jess tried his best to drain as much as he could. Then he ran the bobcat while I desperately tried to shovel the edges out so he wouldn't slip and slide into the fence when he got too close! Finally I sent out a plea on Facebook and had some great neighbors come to my rescue. The mud was just too heavy for me to do alone... and we were suppose to be able to be done by noon and be on the road to Ely. *sigh* We finally left by 5pm... but it would have been MUCH later if it had not been for our great friends and neighbors!

The boys all tooks turns riding with Daddy once he was done in the mud and just moving gravel.

Caleb was IN his element! Jestin too!

He did not want to get out!

He is his father's son that is for sure!

Bubba enjoyed it too!

Two big loads of dirt to the clean fill! Yeah!

One of our fabulous helpers!

We were all covered in mud! So was the fence and my house! But now we can park on the RV pad... though it is still flooded every other day or so! I wonder if we will EVER be able to pour concrete! :(

I am just thankful to have it done! :)