In Bed Thinking About the Bliss of Cricket Juice

I have found one position that I can rest in. Luckily that one position supports longterm laptop usage, so I'm good to go.

I have some whacko thing going on in the lower right side of my abdomen. According to the husband (and WebMD), I could have appendicitis or a pulled muscle. Since we all know that I do nothing in the form of anything that would even cause a pulled muscle, I'm beginning to think I may have appendicitis.

I tend to be a bit of a hypochondriac, so I'm trying to keep that in mind, but even the husband was questioning me about what hospital I wanted him to drive me to in case I reach in-so-much-pain-I-can't-talk status.

I guess we shall wait and see. I'm highly irritated at the possibility of even thinking that some form of surgery might be in my future, because it's summer. And I've waited a long time for my summer. And I'm going to be highly ticked off if anything gets in the way of my summer plans. Not to mention that there is no need for flip flops if you are laid up in bed. Although I do think that popsicle and ice cream consumption is encouraged, so that might be the only silver lining.

Enough of my whining....

Yesterday was my first official day of summer, and it was fabulous. Perfectly summerish. The only thing missing was sun-kissed cheeks...only because the sun spent its time hiding out with the clouds.

Kirk had volunteered to help some of our friends move into their new house, so he headed out around 9:00 yesterday morning. I was still in the bed when he left and didn't roll out until around noon. I napped a little, but did a lot of snuggling and cuddling with the boys while we watched cartoons. Blissful.

As if it couldn't get better than being totally and completely lazy, Kirk brought home a bucket of crickets! And those crickets made my heart sing, because they only mean one thing....

FISHING!!!!!!

Let me tell you....I love fishing. Like crazy love fishing. It really is one of my most favorite things to do. And luckily all my men love it as much as I do! The husband speaks my love language when he brings home crickets!! (and when he takes me out for ice cream!!)

And just look how much fun we had!!!

That's me....with my first fish of the day and, yes, that is my pink fishing pole....of course.

So much fun!!!

After we got home, Kirk and the boys cleaned up the fish that we decided to keep. We caught a TON, but only kept enough for dinner! While they were male-bonding over fish guts, I hit the shower. Because as much as I love fishing, I can only stand to be covered in cricket juice and fish slobber for so long.


First day of summer? WONDERFUL. LAZY. FISHTACULAR.


Second day of summer? BUMMER. ESPECIALLY IF I END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.


I think I'll wear my flip flops in bed anyway....just because it's summer, dad gum it. And someone get me a popsicle.

Alice Cooper Has a Tail...But I Cushioned The Madness With a Little Zac Efron Love

High School Musical is one of my most favorite movies ever. I love all 3 of them. I know all the songs by heart and am not the least bit bashful to admit that I might even know all the choreography to the dances. Because I like to dip into my inner 13 year old like that. And also because Troy Bolton is cute. Really. No shame here.

So, when I was staring the clock face in his eye today watching the seconds tick down to summer...this is precisely what I thought of...



...and I may or may not have sang this all day long.

Intertwined with this song....




(I will say that I chose this version of the song because it was slightly more G rated than the other choices I had....even though Alice Cooper's tail and the eyeliner that reminded me of Adam was slightly disturbing.)

So all this singing helped pass the time to when the clock ticked 3:15, and summer officially started!!!

That's right!

Summer!

Flip flops. Sunshine. Tan lines. Clean laundry. Cooked dinners. And I'm so ding dang happy about this whole thing, that I'm not even dreading swim suit shopping on Tuesday!

We have tons of things to do on our summer list, and though it seems really busy, it is just a different kind of busy for me. Because summer busy means spending long lazy days at the lake. And peanut butter and honey sandwiches at the park. And nursing sunburns while slurping popsicles. And finding new freckles that have popped out on Sawyer's nose. And washing beach towels and swim trunks more often than any other load of laundry. And fighting the dog for the burgers that just came off the grill. And smelling like coconut.

Summer...I'm so glad you are here.

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On a totally different note....it is time for ASK AMBER ANYTHING!!! Last week's edition was lots of fun, and you guys had some really good questions! Looking forward to seeing what you have up your sleeves for me this week. If you missed the first installment, you can check it out here. Leave me a question (remember...it can be anything...but please keep in mind this is a G Rated show), and I'll give you an answer. It may not be the right answer, but it will definitely be an answer.

I'll take questions until Sunday afternoon. So hit me with your best shot!

Looking forward to it....