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Ice Cream, Ice Cream...WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM! 4:13 p.m. 2005-09-22 Today, after school, my son Andrew said he was hungry. He is always seems to be hungry after school for two reasons: He didn't eat his bag lunch, or he saved his lunch money and didn't buy any. I take a late lunch, and I was feeling hungry myself, so I gave in and took him to McD's. Apparently a lot of people had the same idea. The place was packed! As we waiting in line, I asked Andrew what he wanted, and he wanted a Big Mac. I said aloud that I was going to get myself a sundae. The older woman in front of me then turned around and exclaimed.. "That is what I was thinking of getting, and now that you've said it, I think I'm going to get one too!" Soon there was another older woman in line behind me. She started talking to me about Andrew, commenting on what a "sweet" child he was, so close to his mother. (Andrew was clinging on me again--he is a clingy guy. I know one day his future wife is going to resent me for this one day...) This woman overheard the conversation I had between the other elderly lady, and announced to me that she was going to have a sundae as well. "I want one too, mom!" Okay, everyone wanted a sundae today. The sound of the ice cream machine at McD's was running full throttle. I waited for my order to be ready, and here comes the first old lady standing near the two sundaes our cashier had made for us. She grabbed one of them, and walked back to the other register. I didn't want to say anything, but the cashier stopped her and told her that the sundae was not her order, and the other woman she took the order from was doing hers. Poor lady, she really wanted her sundae, and she wanted it NOW. Anyways, by the time I got to work, my sundae was MELTED. I seemed to catch ALL THE REDLIGHTS. But, I enjoyed my ice cream just the same..melted. Ice cream is good. Live a little, and have some today. If the old ladies can do it, you can too!! |