4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY

friday
7-4-2014

Could not make breakfast eggs because no kitchen sink water. Idiot plumber.

We went grocery shopping at Rathdrum, picked up lattes. Hubby made a deposit at the bank.

Came home and unloaded groceries. Made treats for the boat.

 Patriotic Fruit - Strawberries, Blueberries & Bananas

Strawberry Cheesecake with Blueberries

Finally got on the boat by 2:30. Yippee. Feels so good. Relaxing.

On the boat

Motored up to Dover. Docked boat. Went up to eat dinner at The Dish. Hubby got indigestion from the alcohol and had to walk around for a bit. Dinner came and it was wonderful. I had appetizers - Crab WonTons. Hubby had the BBQ Roast Beef & Ribs special with beans and coleslaw. Yummy. I also had dessert - Turtle Brownie (nuts & caramel) with true vanilla ice cream. Decadent.

We staggered out to the boat to watch the fireworks from 9:30 - 11:30. 5 different displays down the river! Too much to watch.

We went to bed later. I freaked out and had to have the door open for fresh air & night light. Slept pretty good.



saturday
7-5-2014

Got up early, hubby went to take a shower at the building. I got up and cleaned up bed.

Then we walked to the Espresso stand on the corner, got breakfast sandwiches & lattes. Sat on the deck, talked to some nice people. Very good food, attentive owner, and great staff. Small town good!

Dover Joe & Roll

Walked back. Saw several people walking their dogs. Beautiful day.

Hubby wanted to boat up the Pend O'reille River, so we went up that way. It was very narrow in certain sections and hubby almost got into trouble. We saw Harry's tree at wild dog walk. People are building there now.

Harriet's Tree - We left her cremains here

On the way back, we got pulled over by some nice Bonner County Sheriff's and had a boat inspection. We passed! Gave them samples of my Patriotic Strawberries!

Bonner County Sheriff's Boat

We came back and went thru the Longbridge and the Train bridge again. Then powered up for hour ride back to Bayview.

Going Under the Train Bridge in Sandpoint

Stopped to get gasoline and new light bulbs at McDonalds Resort. Saw Justin, Gary's son and Megan, Gary's daughter there. Kyle helped us with the light for the boat. It did not work. Need to find out why lights not working.

Motored over to put our boat in the Marina. Decided to stay the night there instead of being in the boat parade. Too many people.

We had a nice nap from 6-8:30PM. Then tried to light the grille for dinner. It failed to work. Need to replace the regulator valve.

Some nice kids came to sit with us on the boat for a while, Caleb & Dylan. Caleb was very talkative.

Watched the fireworks. Very disappointing. Only 22 minutes.

We waited until everybody left. Walked around the carnival. Lots of drunks & meth-druggies running around. Some guy almost got hit crossing the street, tried to start a fight, and pissed in the middle of the public sidewalk. His wife was even more drunk/drugged. Freaks. At 11:30 most people had cleared out, so we took the chance to leave before we got parked in and could not leave. Packed up our stuff.

Came home to the dogs the back way because the Hwy 54 was backed up for 2 miles because of the road construction at the 95 hwy light.

Dogs were happy to see us home. Hubby grilled up brats & hotdogs to give to puppies. We went to bed at 1AM.

sunday
7-6-2014

Got up early around 7AM; I was already hot. Turned on the swamp cooler. Lil Bit was in bed with us. Ben joined hubby in bed after I left.

I made eggs for the dogs, powerwashed the chicken poop from the deck steps. Picked up 5 eggs that the chickens had given us over the weekend.

Started to wash all the pots, pans, silverware, and plates in the bathtub because we STILL don't have running water in kitchen. Asshole plumbers.

Hubby got up and gave eggs to dogs. We got dressed & took dogs to the park. Stopped to get lattes on the way. Real hot, already 70 degrees outside by 8AM.

Saw a Momma turkey with lots of little babies crossing Hwy 54 on the way down to the park!

We took dogs down the Shooters Road to walk in the shade.

Dogs were hot, lots of water. On the way back, they slept.

We dropped off the dogs, then put the garbage in the Dodge and went to the dump. On the way back, we mailed the get-well card for Mike W. He had gallbladder surgery these past 3 days...

Ordered replacement grille parts for broken Magma boat grill.

Went back down to the boat at around 2:00 - took Bud with us. We cleaned the boat. I broke down the bird's nest above the boat & made a mess that had to be vacuumed up. Hubby looked at the lights on the boat. Need to get new ones and fix wiring. We put up the new windshields.

At 3:30, I was starving so we walked over to the Captain's Wheel. Expensive lunch. Very hot & we wanted lots of water. Service was bad. Food was cheap crap. Costco beef patties. Hamburgers cost $8. Gross. Never eating there again. I don't know why so many people rave about it. Beer tasted awful.

Came home and hubby fried up bacon. I mowed the dog lawn and we picked up the pineapple/watermelon slices that had been left out for the chickens.

We went to bed after it cooled down around 11:00PM.