Beach Bummed: Riding the Wave of Summer: 2 (Humor Me)

With sharp wit and a self-deprecating sense of humor Charlotte Observer humor columnist Tracy Curtis shares a collection of stories about being thrown into the deep end of our hottest season. Beach Bummed compiles the flips and flops in trying to keep everybody happy during the wild ride of summer!Its impossible to get post-baby bodies into pre-baby bathing suits. Paddleboarding is like trying to ride an ironing board on a bed of marbles. The beach chairs dont match leaving one person talking to everybodys feet -- and anchoring a beach tent in sand is like installing a jungle gym in sugar. The kids are bored the hermit crab is missing and its so hot youd rather pour your mojito over your body than drink it. And why do kids get to go to camp? Their whole life is summer camp -- send the moms!Beach Bummed reminds us that if youre counting on the perfect summer . . . youre gonna get burned!