I once owned a fancy twin headlight Coast to Coast bicycle. I had gotten this a few years back for some occasion. I had added some extras on it like mud flaps, a mirror, and the nicest newspaper basket that the Sears catalog had for sale! It took a while to save up for that!

I was home one day, and Dad was at work. Mom was home and I thought I would ride to town 4.5 miles away and get my dad some ice cream as I had some money. Mom didn’t want to go to town so off I went.

It was August and warm! It was one of those days when you can smell the hot tar in the road! 

Now I thought I was a pretty good bicycle rider and fast besides! 

I bought the ice cream, Butter Brickle – Dad’s favorite, and I put the bike into high. I was hoping the ice cream would only be slightly softened by the time I pulled into our yard?

I peddled as hard as I could go, and I thought I got home in record time? But when I pulled into the yard and picked up that carton of Butter Brickle, it felt a little light??? I saw a couple of drips, but when I opened the carton it was almost gone!! I showed Ma, and she didn’t say much but I thought I saw her grinning a little when she turned away! I was so mad I was just going to throw what was left away! But?

Ma said, “No your dad won’t mind it at all” 

So it went in the freezer!

Dad came home. We had dinner and Mom got the ice cream out for Dad! Mom dished him up a bowl, which is all that there was left, and gave it to him!!

He was enjoying it and was wondering what brand it was! He had never had so much Butter Brickle in it???

Then he started to grin. Mom had told him what had happened, and he thanked me for thinking of him!

I wasn’t as fast as I thought I was!

I NEVER LIKED BUTTER BRICKLE ANYWAY!