A Surprise in the Pool (A Good One..sort of...)

One day we woke up and found a family of ducks swimming in our pool. It was very cute and the kids were of course very excited. The little babies just swam along behind Mommy duck all around the pool. Abby and Connor were highly entertained. Obviously, we could not have a family of ducks live in our pool permanently, much to the disappointment of Connor and Abby. (Yes, kids we spent all that money on a pond for some ducks NOT in fact a pool for humans!) Well, Mommy duck could climb out but the babies could not get over the lip of the pool. I tried to help them but I got a lot of loud quacking from Mommy Duck and then she fluttered off. Then I thought, great now I not only have a very expensive duck pond in my backyard but I am now going to have to raise six baby ducks! Well, when I went back in the house Mommy reappeared. I ended up putting a bit of styrofoam we had out there, like a ramp. It worked! And that is how I rescued a family of ducks, saved a swimming pool, and trampled on the hopes of a 4 year old and 2 year old that were sure a family of ducks would make great pets!