Did You Hear That?

It was Saturday afternoon,
1/2 of the crew was napping.
While the other 1/2 were pressuring me
for time on the computer.

Then suddenly I heard it.
A little tinkling noise,
combining into a series of notes
that sounded oddly familiar.

It was the song,
"Do you're ear's hang low?"
But that's not the interesting point.

The great part was that it was coming from
an ICE CREAM TRUCK!!!

Excitement surged through my veins,
as I screamed ICE CREAM!!
And took off running downstairs to find
my wallet.
Normally I'm a very level headed person,
but who could pass up overly priced,
cold desserts from a rust old truck,
blaring annoying nursery songs from it?
(man, I wish they took coupons)

Sydney and Emma were equally grateful that
I finally caved and dug through my cobweb filled
wallet to find enough $$ to buy them these
character Popsicles with bubble gum eyes.

I think Syd chose the bunny because it had
blue eyes just like her.

Emma settled for Dora, but would have
been more pleased if they offered
a princess for her to swoon over.

But when push comes to shove,
it's fun to be a parent
and watch your kids smiling faces
as they realize what a special treat it was.

I'm just grateful to live in the burbs,
where we have the opportunity to have
an ice cream truck drive through our neighborhood!