This was the first 3rd and 4th of July holiday, in many years, that we didn't host a party at the lake.
I have to admit it felt odd, but being in a totally different place this year, it didn't weigh on my mind long.....
Yesterday afternoon (4th of July) we enjoyed a bbq (complete with Erin's beautiful strawberry/rhubarb pie) at Jesse and Erin's house. We met a lovely couple and their two cool young daughters. Food and conversation flowed freely, lots of thoughtful and interesting questions were discussed and the girls drew pictures of us as we talked and ate.
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We were back at Beluga in time to dab some lavender essential oil behind Lew's ear in an attempt to keep him calm for the evening's festivities. We're staying at Northern Quest Casino RV Park and evidently the Kalispel Tribe is able to have a fireworks display when the rest of Spokane County is not, due to high fire danger. Lewis has become very disturbed by thunder and fireworks as he's grown older so we were concerned that he'd freak out with the big boomers being shot off quite close to us.
They shook our walls......but either the lavender deal really worked or he's becoming deaf! He stayed very close to me while I watched out the show out the window, but was just very very still. Catatonic?
We survived it and had one of the best fireworks displays we've ever seen. Perhaps that's because I'm usually running around making sure everyone's drinks are full, they have enough to eat, the food is replenished, the hot stuff is hot, the cold, cold, there is enough beer and wine on ice, enough glasses on the table, the garbage is emptied, enough toilet paper in the bathroom, the s'more fixings are brought out at the right time, coffee made, etc., to just enjoy the show!
This morning, while Dave was up on the roof, fixing and fiddling, he saw this in the distance....Oh my.
The fire is south of us, we don't know the cause yet, but it made our drive along the river today quite smokey. A new reality for us.....
Nice spot for the fireworks and Lewis did not panic, even if he didn't enjoy the display. We stayed home for the Forth, watched the local Sea World display form the deck.
ReplyDeleteWatching from home is the best way!
DeleteI enjoyed your photos and reminiscing of your past wonderful Fourth of July celebrations and bonfires. I'm sure your barbecue with Jesse and Erin and friends helped you not be homesick. And you got a cool portrait! That could be your new profile photo. :-)
ReplyDeleteEvidently I'm in my Ruth Bader Ginsburg phase......;-)
DeleteLOL!!! Well, I'd say you're in very good company!!
DeleteWe often sit and reminisce…some wonderful memories and some not so. Hosting parties is hard work so I’m glad you were at Jesse and Erins’s enjoying their company and making new memories. What an awesome front row seat for fireworks! And I’m happy Lewis faired well. Thanks for the tip on the lavender oil…I will definitely try it with Sally.
ReplyDeleteIt’s quite refreshing to read about children who sit and draw instead of having their eyes glued to a phone these days.
Yes, they were cool girls. Their parents didn't have their eyes glued to phones either, I think there's a pattern.....
ReplyDeleteGreat fireworks pic! We were exhausted from our flight and slept through the local show in Sequim. Wonderful that Lewis did so well. Does seem strange to have no ring of fire this year! Sad to see there's already smoke :-((
ReplyDeletesmoke in the air is new to us, an sad new reality for our life in the west I'm afraid.
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