Remember I told you we have an uninvited armadillo living under our shed who comes out every night and makes havoc in my yard. I read how you need to capture it and move it to an area that has water so that was my plan.

My husband, daughter and I came home after dark and there in our front yard was the culprit just digging away in my yard. Well, I remembered I had a 5 gallon bucket in the trunk of the car. I walked right up to the armadillo and tried to put it over him. He seemed oblivious to our presence even with the car lights shining on him. He was a little bigger than the bucket opening so I didn’t manage to catch him that time. He ran about 20 feet away but he ended up cornering himself so I did manage to get the bucket over him.

Then I had my daughter run inside and grab the extra large cookie sheet I have and I slide it between the bucket and the ground. My husband flipped the bucket upright and carried it to the car.

We flew down the dirt road trying to get to a place to release it before it pushed the cookie sheet off the top of the bucket. We found a spot about a mile away and released it knowing there were a couple of small ponds nearby.

This is most excitement we have had in awhile and we laughed through the whole thing. Making memories!!!!