Wendy Waters to the rescue!

As a precursor to today's story you need to know the following information: At our house, everyone is a Rescue Hero and we all have Rescue Persona that we are required to take on at a minutes notice. Jim is the leader of the Rescue Heros, Warren Waters. I am Wendy Waters (his daughter) and then we have Cliff Hanger (Quinn), Billy Blazes (Nolan), and Smokey the fire dog(Nolan's webkin tiger). We are often the dutiful rescue family off to faux rescue someone or something in our hyperjet (AKA our black van).

Last night as I was getting the kids ready for bed I hear Nolan say "Oh NO! Where's Smokey the Fire Dog!?" No one had seen the beloved fire dog in at least 4 hours. After extensive serching it was determined that his precious animal friend must have been left in the van which was currently not at our house. After a few minutes of hysteria, I reassured Billy Blazes that Smokey would return to the command center as soon as he is done helping Warren with whatever rescue they are currently needed at and climb right into bed with him. All was well.

When Jim returned home Smokey was in fact NOT in the van. Now I was starting to panic. How could we loose Smokey? I now remember telling Nolan to put Smokey on the step and that was the last we saw of him.

This morning when we asked Nolan about it he said "I put Smokey in that LEGO box on the step and now I can't find the box!". "I know, the box is in the garbage Nolan!", I respond. This leads to many tears from Nolan and a Rescue Hero call to action from Quinn (AKA Cliff Hanger).

Cliff decided that we would have to get the Swiffer and take off the sweeping end, replacing it with a long string of tape which we would then lower in to the huge garbage bin. Smokey would stick to the tape and we would pull him to safety.

Billy decided that we should stick the vaccuum tube in there and Smokey would stick to it when we turned on the vaccuum and then we could pull him out.

In the end, Wendy hoisted Billy over the top of the can and he pulled the box out that Smokey had spent a long, cold, lonely night in. We quickly pulled Smokey to safety, wrapped him in a hug and warned him never to go in a box again.

I am sure you will all sleep better knowing that Smokey is safe and sound and that the Rescue Heros are on the job.