For my dad. Happy Father’s Day!
Who Wants Ice Cream?
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82 responses to “Who Wants Ice Cream?”
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Perfect!
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Thanks :D Hope my dad thinks so, too!
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Amazing! To this day my dad jokes that he got fat eating my leftover Oreo Blizzards. :)
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I think that’s why Dairy Queen started offering mini Blizzards.
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Hahaha! Awww… that’s love.
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Very clever!
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Thank you :)
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Very funny! Like it :)
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Thanks, I’m glad to hear it!
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Happy Father’s day to all
Love it, as usual!!!
Til the next one! ((hugs))-
Thank you! I have a few (I think) very funny ones lined up :D
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wow! nice header image… pretty colourful! :) Oops you just changed it…
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Thanks! I’ve been adding new headers slowly. Right now it’s on random, so it rotates through.
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Just realized that. Nice thought, as all of them are pretty… :)
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That is perfect! Your Dad knew you all so well.
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He used to advise good flavors, but as usual, this advice was largely ignored.
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No wonder my Dad always encouraged us to order Chocolate!
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Mmmmm… I think I could go for some ice cream now.
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No, but seriously, you’re going to get bubblegum…?
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We weren’t allowed to buy bubblegum. This was a clever loophole.
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You mean, you were NEVER allowed to buy bubble gum, or just until a certain age, when you weren’t likely to stomp it into the floor, mash it into each other’s hair, or leave globs of previously-masticated gum on the furniture?
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Oh this is spot on! haha! :-)
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Haha! Good!
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This is perfect
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Thank you!
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Ha ha! No wonder he questioned the bubble gum. My dad hated when I ordered bubble gum ice cream. I can understand that now. But he only knew three flavosr and he summed them up as “neapolitan”. Glad to see you’re back in full swing!
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Haha! My dad liked it when we ordered Italian ice, but that rarely happened.
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Funny!
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Thank you!
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you welcome.
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I love it…..but where’s Tess?
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Not yet born! I know, these stories are totally disorganized.
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We haven’t had a story with Tess in it for a while. Just curious, though, how big is the age gap between her and Charlotte? In previous stories, I just assumed that your parents had all five of you fairly close together, but I guess that’s not the case.
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Perfect! I love the Kimball farm frame. You are so talented!
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Thanks! I LOVED that place. It was/is heaven on Earth.
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Great story. Lost my Dad recently along with my Mom. So, give yours an extra hug for me.
Becky Pinckney
The Teasel Lady-
Aww, I’m so sorry to hear that. Hugs back at you!
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Great story and funny! :)
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Thank you!
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great pictures, very cute
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it :D
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Too funny! And I loved getting bubble gum ice cream, too!
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Those ice cream makers really knew what they were doing.
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This is so cute!!!!
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Thanks :D Good to see you here!
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Did anyone else ever spit out the bubble gum from bubble gum ice cream into a napkin, so you could eat the ice cream first, and then chew all the gum afterwards? I saw a girl doing this one time at the beach, and part of me thought it was gross, but another part of me was jealous that I didn’t have the technique down.
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Ha! That IS gross/smart.
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I enjoy these immensely and can only imagine the hard work that goes into your creativity!
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Thank you! I have so much fun, it hardly seems like work :D
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Another thing–Nicki, I really liked the way your father didn’t force you and your sisters to finish your ice cream after you said you were full, but rather, allowed you to listen to your bodies instead. A lot of adults don’t do this–instead, feel that they have to finish whatever they’re served, which leads to stomach upset in the moment, and obesity in the long run. On the other hand, it probably wasn’t healthy for your dad to eat four kids’ worth of leftover ice cream, but that’s what makes this story funny–I could just imagine what bubble gum, mint chocolate chip, lemon, and coffee ice cream would taste like all mixed together in the same cup. Why didn’t your dad just get you kiddie cones, or throw out the uneaten ice cream, or put it in the freezer for later if you were close to home?
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At this place in particular, the kid’s cones were HUGE. That’s why we loved it like we did :D
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haha that’s hilarious! my father would have done the same. He was known as the “garbage disposal” in the best possible way :) always trust him to finish off a not-so-empty plate.
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Awww! I love it
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That is too perfect!
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Thank you!
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This might be my favourite yet.
It was only me when I was a kid, but this was my dad too. He STILL cleans my plate for me.
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That’s sweet :D
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Nice dad. Great barn and folks!
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Isn’t that why dads have girls… so they get more leftovers to eat?!
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Oh, I love this! My husband does the same thing! Smart guys. ;)
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This is a universal father thing… I’m pretty sure my husband got Blue Moon, Bubblegum, and Strawberry, every time our kids gave up on theirs! Adorable.
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But, that combination actually isn’t so gross–strawberry and blueberry/blue moon are both fruit flavours, and bubble gum blends well with both of them.
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No, not necessarily bad flavors… but not necessarily what he wanted either. ;-)
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Well, he could have ordered his own ice cream.
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Indeed. I just liked this post, because it’s so universal to parenting. Whatever the flavors. ;-)
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No, I like it too, but I don’t remember my parents ever finishing food that my brother and I didn’t/couldn’t. However, my parents were big believers in “take what you need, and eat what you take,” and “don’t let your eyes become bigger than your stomach.”
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Haha! Hey, really dig the effort you put into all your art here. Your printer hates you!!! Just kidding. I chuckled on that one. The thing parents learn is they do not need to order for themselves usually!!!! Awesome post and blog. Enjoy the week!
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This is so funny… with us it was always the McD’s chips. Dad would never order any for himself cos he knew he’d be finishing ours :) Brilliant work as always!
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Haha, so cute! Aren’t we missing a sister though?
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This might be one of my favorites you’ve ever done! And that’s saying something.
P.S. – Bubblegum? Really? Wrongful.
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So typical and so priceless! Your father must’ve gotten quite a kick out of it.
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funny and cute story !! :)
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Haha! That sounds familiar!!! Love the new banner!
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Love it as always. And the new banner is very cool as well.
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Ha! I don’t know how I missed this, Nicki – I love it. Your Dad was smart – he knew he would be called on to be the cleanup crew, right?
I remember bubble gum ice cream. You really had to work to soften them up when you got one of those frozen little nuggets of gum in a bite of ice cream.
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This really is fantastic.
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Reblogged this on Ramblings of a Misguided Blonde and commented:
Mmmmm…. that time of year again. Ice cream! -
Oh I just LOVE this!! I’m only the older sister in a family of two girls, but in my family we had an unwritten tradition that went like this: my parents would take us out for ice cream and my Mom and I would order butterscotch sundaes, my Dad would order hot fudge and my little sister would order strawberry. After about two bites my sister would look up at my Dad with her gigantic blue eyes and beautiful blond hair and a pout and say “Daddy…I don’t like it…can I have yours?” and my Dad would always trade with her even though he didn’t care for strawberry sundaes and my little sister would happily inhale his hot fudge. We did this for YEARS and it’s still a running joke whenever there’s ice cream at family gatherings.
Looking forward to more of your clever, creative posts!
The Middlest Sister 
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