And speaking of boy (s), I dragged them along with me to the grocery store to pick-up a few things:
bread, granola bars, dish soap.
On the way to the check-out line, I froze in my tracks.
"I NEED TO BE BAD," I said. I may have even said it out loud.
Something chocolaty and sweet, and salty, with a crunch, on a stick......................YES ! ! !
I KNOW WHAT I WANT !
I practically floated toward the frozen foods and desserts aisle, and quickly
scanned past the labels,
designs, and colors of all the other ice cream treats, until I found ..................
"the one that I was looking for".
BUT WAIT. WHERE WAS IT?
Vanilla & MILK chocolate
Vanilla & MILK chocolate WITH almonds
Vanilla & DARK chocolate (NO almonds)
Coffee & Almond crunch
MILK chocolate & DARK chocolate
WHERE IS THE VANILLA WITH THE
DARK CHOCOLATE WITH ALMONDS SHELL ? ? ? ? ?
Depleted, disappointed.................sad.
I had to come up with a "second choice", but nothing could compare.
I finally settled for a coffee ice cream "something-or-other" with dark chocolate chips - no stick.
I would have to eat it in a bowl........................with a spoon.
On the way home, I said to my boys,
" I cannot BELIEVE that in that ENTIRE STORE, in that
ENTIRE AISLE of ICE CREAM, they did NOT HAVE
what I was LOOKING for !
The exact TASTE, the exact FLAVOR, the exact COMBINATION !
In that ENTIRE AISLE................ ENTIRE STORE ! ! ! "
There was a moment of pause, and then my youngest son said,
" Would you like me to call the 'Sweet' Therapist?
Or make a formal complaint to the grocery store? "
" YES! " I replied.
Then, I went inside and scooped my "second choice" ice-cream into a bowl,
and ate it with a spoon.
The first two lines made me picture Rodney Dangerfield doing a comedy routine . . . "Am I frustrated! And speaking of boys . . . " (As if the two were intrinsically interrelated, frustration and boys.) I don't know if you intended that, but it sure was funny to me!
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