Waffles and Ice Cream

When my children were little we started this "tradition". Whenever my husband was away on a business trip, I'd buy us waffles and ice cream for dinner. We'd go to the store and all three of them would sit in the shopping cart and we'd select the best ice cream flavor. Of course I made sure they had eaten well that day and had a full day's worth of fruits and vegetables etc. They were always so excited that they forgot how unhappy they were that daddy was away (at least temporarily). Those were the good old days, when waffles and ice cream could make me the best mommy in the world. Wouldn't it be great if that's all it took to please my dear teenage children. Waffles and ice cream . . . so my husband is away . . . guess what we had for dinner last night??!! Guess who's the best mommy in the world??!! Oh yeah!! Guess who's going to the gym today??!!