Father's Day Lobster

For Father's Day, Bill wanted lobster, and he wanted Pat and Tim and I to cook it. We were up for the challenge! So, on Friday, I was out shopping for Angie's first birthday present at Target and what do I see in the $ spot? Lobster everything! Plates, candles, placemats, platters, serving bowls, bibs, aprons, chef hats, pails (for the shells), and so much more. So I of course called my mom and told her of my find. Nearly $40 later, I was ready for the party. Wasn't really sure who was buying the lobster, but I figured after finding all the lobster stuff, I got out of that job.

So Sunday comes and I make my way up to Clearwater. Tim, my mom and I head out to get the lobster. I wasn't to excited about having to stick a poor, helpless lobster into boiling water. So I checked online and it said to freeze the lobster for about 10 minutes first to numb it. So I tell my mom this and she tells the man at the store-he laughed! He told me that they enjoy going to the "Spa" (Not too funny if you ask me!) I still was very leary about it and was hoping that none of them made any shreiking noises (I heard they do this) as I "plunge them head first into the boiling water" (That's what the directions said.) So we get home and the pots are already boiling. My brothers and I get our aprons, and chef hats and my mom gets the camera
(I think I need to teach her how to scrap all the photos she takes-she tells me that's my job, and that she has plenty of them for me) and we each take turns putting a lobster in a pot. I did NOT go first! No sounds yet, so I try it, I reach for a lobster out of the bag and it starts moving, so I decide to leave him and reach into the other bag.

And very gently, I "plunge his/her head first into the boiling water" but make sure tell it sorry while doing so. Then in goes the rest of the body, very gently-as if a slow death is better than a fast one, but at least I cared right? And not a sound was heard for any of them. I was secretly hoping that they would be dead before we made it home. I even asked the guy how long can they live out of water. He just kepy laughing at me. Well, it wasn't too bad, but I may not do it again real soon. You never know when they will shriek!