Sunday, August 02, 2009

Running With The Big Dogs



Friday night the kids brought meat, potatoes, onions & peppers for shish-ka-bobs! Matt fired up the grill and hubby & I sat back while they prepared everything. It was de-lish.

Loaned our fifth wheel trailer out to the girls at the latte stand so they could head over to Mead, WA to pick up hay for their horses. They were so thrilled to get it as they could not figure out how to shuttle the hay they had gotten. We traded with a pre-pay card; so our drinks will be free for a while!

Hubby & I got up early on Saturday morning - Bravo raced upstairs to wake us up along with 'Lil Bit who has mastered the art of climbing the circular staircase. That puppy is not afraid of anything!

Went to get lattes & took Bravo & 'Lil Bit down to the park to ride bikes. This was 'Lil Bit's first time at running with us. He thoroughly enjoyed it.

K was making eggs when we left. They took the canoe down to Spirit Lake to paddle around. After our bike ride, hubby & I went to a garage sale on the way back & found a great deal on a snowboard for K. It is red & black - her favorite colors.

M&K had brought me back a couple blooming lilys from their canoeing. That was very sweet. Hubby had to go down to the shop - M&K hung around for a while, then headed into town to meet with Matt's brother. Then onto their "staycation" at The Davenport Hotel in Spoky-Jo.

Tim was here working on installing the french doors. He will return on Monday to finish the interior work. It will take some time to get used to the new doors.

The dogs & I had lots of fun on Saturday taking walks & going down to the shop to see daddy. Went to bed early. I was tired. It had been hot ALL day long. Poor little puppies were in the garage locked away as Tim was working here most of the day.

Sunday dawned muggy, hot & smoky. Wildfires from Kelowna, BC created a horrible smoke storm in the area that just seemed to hang. No wind to blow it out. The smell was horrendous! Not only was it an acrid burn smell, but every so often there was a smell of sewage. Gross. Our eyes were burning.

We took Bravo, Isabelle & 'Lil Bit on our bike ride at Farragut Park. Then dropped the dogs off while we went up to Sandpoint to visit Wally-World for necessities. But they seemed to be out of everything. Either the store is not stocking anything, or the company is cutting back on stock. It was very inconvenient.

Drove the back way home - it took an hour longer, but hubby decided to relax instead of fighting the traffic. Planted my mosquito plant on the back deck in a decorative planter. After unloading groceries, we rested in the cool air until about 8PM, then went down to Farragut for another bike ride. This time we took Isabelle, Bravo, 'Lil Bit and Angus. This was Angus' first time running with us while biking. She is not a big runner. More like lopes along. And loves to smell just about anything along the path.

Talked to the kids when we got home. They had lots of fun. Asked K to babysit the dogs while we go to Seattle/Portland tomorrow. Hubby found a Leer topper on Craigslist that will fit our truck.

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