Definitely go have lunch with your kids....make an afternoon out of it...Chuck E Cheese or some other place where you can get lost for the afternoon. Don't answer her calls, becasue she will call to see where you are when you don't meet her as expected or call her - blame it on the old, must have accidently put my phone on silent....
You have an opportunity today for many different kinds of 180's....see what you can come up with.