I'm About Done With Ice Cream

Too much of a good thing is still too much.

Back in California, we only have ice cream on Sundays and we never to go out for ice cream. The kids know this practice as "Ice Cream Sundays." It works for us. But here in West Virginia, we splurge and go to "THE" Dairy Queen every night. We all join in the fun. That means I've had large Blizzards or Peanut Butter Chocolate Milshakes or Peanut Buster Parfaits every night for the last two weeks. That's a lot of ice cream. And a lot of calories. There are 730 calories in a Peanut Buster Parfait, 1140 in a large Chocolate Shake and 1360 in a large Blizzard!

I'm feeling it. I know I've gained at least 10 pounds on this trip. I'm not exaggerating. And I'm just about over it for the year. I think last night was my last night of ice cream for a while. Time to let my body recover. :)

The DQ was packed with customers last night.

Rocky's Part-Part-Part-Time Gig

This was one crazy evening.

We take the kids to Dairy Queen each night we're in West Virginia. Several of the past few nights the owner has been the only one in the shop... her employees just didn't show up for work. Tonight, when we arrived a large group filed in behind us and we could see the owner was frazzled. So, Rocky asked if she could help. And she did.


A few minutes turned into a few hours. :) The kids enjoyed seeing their Mom behind the counter of their favorite ice cream spot. Here's a 2-minute video to show you how she faired with no training. The end of the video was not really the end either. Rocky went back in and I took the kids home. She came strolling in around 10 pm.


If you look closely, you'll see she's enjoying herself. I'm thinking this is easier than getting 6 kids ready for bed. :)

Last Of It's Kind - The Dairy Queen Eskimo

We go to Dairy Queen every night here in Grafton.

Why? Well, mainly because that's just what we do. It's a tradition. But it's also because this Dairy Queen is unique. It's privately owned, well managed, and, according to the owner, it has the last Eskimo version of the DQ sign in existence. However, I did find reference to one in Charlotte, NC... "It's not hard to spot the Wilkinson Dairy Queen with the big Eskimo sign atop..." Here's the one in Grafton.

Sunset At The Dairy Queen

While we're here in Grafton, we get ice cream every night at Dairy Queen that sits at the top of the hill on Route 50. Back in Los Angeles we rarely go out for ice cream. We eat ice cream in, and only on Sunday's. (Ice Cream Sunday... get it?) Tonight was a first trip to the Dairy Queen and we were treated to a royal sunset. I forgot my camera at home, so this was taken with the iPhone.