ice cream

when I was young I always wanted to live in an area

where an ice cream truck would drive by. 

unfortunately, where I lived, ice cream trucks needed

4-wheel drive.

(not too practical)

and now I live in the suburbs.

but I've never seen an ice cream truck...

until recently.

I was pretty surprised when I heard the mechanical

melody of the 'Entertainer' playing one late afternoon. 

I asked Bob if that was an Ice Cream Truck and he said it was.

Apparently a truck has started to come through our neighborhood...

but at lightening speeds.

no joke, this guy tears down the street

(did I mention that I also live near a stop sign?)

Claire has been wanting to get something from the ice cream guy

so we have tried on numerous occasions to catch him. As soon as we

hear the music, we've ran outside, only to see him turning the corner.

But one day I happened to be near the front door when the music

first started. So I yelled, 'Ice Cream Truck!' and ran out...

to see a kinda shady looking truck passing by.

So I closed the door and when Claire came running

 I told her that he had left 

(which he did, so I wasn't lying).

From that point on I decided to tell Claire that 

we don't have any money for ice cream 

(which again is kinda true as I 

stopped carrying cash in my wallet).

Well, Bob was home the other day and was actually out front 

when the truck came. So he bought Claire a treat.

She was sooo excited as she showed me 

what she got - and informed me that the eyes were

made from 'chewing gum'.

So this was her first

(and mostly her last)

experience with 'our' ice cream truck.

I guess the dream wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

I think I prefer just going to Raley's.