Crabbing with chicken necks

On a whim and a chance invitation, we joined my sister Becky and her family to go crabbing off a Down County pier, using chicken necks, string, and crab nets. I haven't gone crabbing in forever, it seems, and this was Christopher's first time. We caught 12 total keepers, not mentioning the fiesty and bold little ones that held on for dear life since they knew they got a free toss back into the river. Of the dozen, Chris caught 4! He was very proud of himself!

When we were all done, we cleaned up and the guys all decided that they were coming over to our house to cook the crabs and eat them, including another nephew that had joined us half way through. Now, our place is on the tiny side for now, so it was interesting how we managed to fit everyone in AND find room to put a table that was covered and ready for crabs! But, we did, and it was GOOD!

I would like to write more, such as how excited Chris was as he learned by trial and error just how hard to pull on the string so he didn't lose the crab, and more, but it's way past my bedtime! Will write more later.

In the meantime, it's bedtime for sure. We're embarking on a road trip half way across the country in the morning, to visit Grandma Nick, who just turned 90. And also, for a family reunion on Sunday. It promises to be a lot of fun, to visit with Dad's side of the family, and we are looking forward to the trip. We are almost ready to leave, with only 3 more chores that need to be done in the morning. One of which, is vanity-driven (not even gonna talk about my hair, y'all!) but a necessity at this point, so we will likely leave closer to 10 instead of the original plan of 6 am. It's all good. We're stopping half way to visit my first roommate, and awesome friend, Sherry. Unfortunately, her family won't be there on the way out, but we'll still have fun.

Oh, and we counted...it's only 45 more days until school starts back! Where did the past 3 weeks go so quickly? And for those of you shopping for supplies, the back to school specials started this week. Time to stock up on glue, crayons, etc., for a fraction of the costs for later in the year. Hmmm, 20 cents for a pack of crayons now, or $1.99 later on? I'll do the 20 cents, thank you very much!

G'nite all, and happy July!