Night On The Boat

MONDAY
7-28-2014



Got up after Ben coughed all night long. Made breakfast for dogs & hubby.

Had lots of time, so we sat on the front deck enjoying the shade & the cool air. Hubby left for work at 7AM.

I did laundry & dishes. Called the Vet at 8AM to get an appointment for Ben. They scheduled us for Noon.

Powerwashed the concrete patio again. Moved all the patio furniture.

Bud & Maggie came out with me to make sure the deer had food. I moved all the furniture back later after the patio had dried.

At Noon, I took Ben to the vet. We were put in isolation because they thought Ben had 'Kennel Cough', but Dr Mike examined him and determined that it was NOT Kennel Cough. He had just irritated his wind pipe. Dr gave us prescription for cough suppression.

I picked up the mail on the way home. Ben passed out after I gave him a cough pill.

Ben sleeps

I went out back with all the dogs and picked up dog poo around 4PM.

Dave P came to work on the deck at 4:45.

Hubby got home at 5:30. We sat around for a while, then went down to the boat with all the dogs. We took a quick walk in Farragut Park before going to the boat. The park had the Shit Plant running and it was an awful smell.

We took the boat out and motored over to the shade as the sun was still super hot. About 90 degrees. Dogs were all panting and drinking water like mad.

Hubby saw some boaters sitting out in the Bay, so I looked over there and heard them yelling & waving. We motored over to see them. They said that their electrical system had just died. We towed them over to Gary's. They have the last Float Home on the dock. Very nice people - Dick & Pat. They invited us to have drinks, but I told them we had to get dogs home.

 Towing A Boat

We motored over to our dock and by then it was getting late & the sun had begun to set. We tied up the boat & closed everything. Took the puppies for a quick potty and then came home.

Temps were much more tolerable when we got home. It cooled off quick. 70 degrees & the swamp cooler made the house much more comfortable!

Went to bed early. We were both tired from not getting much sleep with Ben coughing last night!