As we were floating down the Ichetucknee yesterday, \u00a0I opened my eyes to discover that my tube was drifting into the weeds. My tube was bigger than the boys, with a headrest, and it was really hard to paddle. I could have hopped out and \u00a0pushed, but nobody likes to get out in the weeds.<\/p>\n
“Ack!” I shouted, waving my arms and legs like a beached turtle. “Help! I need a push!”<\/p>\n
My youngest son powered over to me. “Grab on, Daddy!”<\/p>\n
I hooked my foot over the back of his tube, and held on as he kicked and paddled us back into the river.<\/p>\n
I let go and returned to my leisurely drifting. “Phew! Great rescue. You earned yourself an ice cream.”<\/p>\n
His brother’s head whipped around. “I can rescue you, too!”<\/p>\n
“I’m kind of okay right now. No rescuing needed.”<\/p>\n
He gave me a shove toward the bank of the river.<\/p>\n
“It doesn’t count if you rescue me from trouble you get me into,” I said.<\/p>\n
“Oh.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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