Co Parenting Chapter 1- A Week Before Thanksgiving Page #2

Vanessa Harden love to write stories and be creative.

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Tuesday Morning and it is 6:15 in the morning and Vanessa is already done feeding the cats and gave them fresh water got ready and now is done making Breakfast  for everyone which is Oatmeal. Put the bowls on the counters until they get downstairs and they can warm it up in the microwave. Vanessa gets her lunch and things together and starts putting them in the car. Vanessa: Kids let's go stop wasting time please. Kendall: I am coming. Kenji: Yes Ma'am. Camden: I am coming right now. Cora: I am here mom. Vanessa: Your Oatmeal is on the counter you just need to warm it up. Vanessa goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth while the kids eat their breakfast. Zoey and Miles are running around playing with their toys. 15 minutes later and the kids are done eating and put the dishes in the dishwasher and gets their backpacks in the car. Vanessa: Everyone needs to go brush your teeth. The kids go and brush their teeth. Then Vanessa puts dry food in the food automatic bowl and puts fresh water in the automatic bowl. Makes sure all the doors are closed. And Vanessa checks the kids teeth and then uses the bathroom. Vanessa: Everyone go to the bathroom and it is time to go and warms up the car. 5 minutes later. Bye Zoey, Bye Miles. Everyone goes to the car Vanessa shuts the door and locks the garage door and drives to the driveway and shuts the garage door and heads to the kids school to drop them off. 25 minutes later get the kids to school and let's them out of the car. Vanessa: Bye see you after school love you have a good day and gives them a hug and kiss. Then 15 minutes later gets to the working building and parks the car gets out and locks the door with the alarm. Then walks in the building turns on the light puts her stuff down clocks in. Then turns on the computer and puts her lunch in the fridge and makes some coffee. 10 minutes later and logs into the computer and prints out the Topic Managing Money worksheets. Then it is 8:30 and some of the guys start walking in and they clock in. Another 30 minutes later Robert is the last one to come in. Robert: Good morning, Vanessa. Vanessa: Good morning Robert can you swipe in and get ready buddy so we can get ready to go and everyone needs to use the bathroom. Now Robert where would like to go out to eat at for lunch on Friday. Robert: Subway. Vanessa: OK I will put that on the board. It is 9:30 now and everyone clocks in and gets ready to leave the building. It's 2:30 in the afternoon and everyone's rides start to come and they leave, and Vanessa goes back to her office and finish the notes and then it is 3:00 and then she clocks out and packs her stuff anyway turns off the computer turns off the light and heads to her car to pick up the kids from school. 30 minutes later Vanessa gets to the school and the kids are coming outside to the car. Vanessa: Hi boys Hi girls how was school today. Cora: I had a good day. Vanessa: Good what did you do. Cora: I got a reward today. Vanessa: What kind of reward. Cora: At recess I had a food competition, and I won. Vanessa: That is so great sweetie. Kenji: I had a good day today. Vanessa: What was good about your day. Kenji: In P.E I won in Soccer. Vanessa: That's very good. Kendall: I had an OK day. Vanessa: What happened today. Kendall: I got a B on my Poem. Vanessa: Did you do your best. Kendall: Yes Ma'am. Vanessa: Then that is all that counts you study a lot for your age. I am proud of you. Kendall: Really you aren't mad at me. Vanessa: No, I'm not mad at you. Camden: I had a movie day at lunch. Vanessa: What movie did you watch. Camden: Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and we had popcorn and orange soda. Vanessa: That is wonderful bud. They pull up to the house and open the garage door and Vanessa drives into the garage. Then shuts the garage door. Vanessa: Everyone wait a second so I can unlock the door. Vanessa gets to the door and unlocks it turn the light on be careful of the cats. Vanessa opens the door, and Zoey is standing right there. Everyone walks in the house unload their backpacks shoes off get their snack. Vanessa: Everyone needs to get their homework out and I want to see your agenda books. Vanessa gets the treats out for Zoey and miles. Vanessa: Zoey and miles want a treat. And hands them a treat. Kids we are having leftovers for dinner. All the kids say: OK. The kids get their homework out and start working on it and Vanessa checks the agenda books. Vanessa: If you need help with your homework let me know I am going to play with the kittens for a few. 15 minutes later Vanessa checks on the kids. Vanessa: Cora and Camden are you ready to practice for your spelling test. Cora: I am. Camden: Me too. 15 minutes later they were done. Vanessa: Good Job 100%. Kendall are you ready for your practice spelling test. Kendall: Yes I am ready. 10 minutes later Kendall was done. Vanessa: Great Job Kendall 100%. Kendall: I am going to go take shower. Vanessa: OK. Kenji are you ready for your practice spelling test. Kenji: I'm ready. 12 minutes later Kenji is done with his practice test. Vanessa: Wonderful job you got a 100% to. Vanessa: Kenji you can go take a shower in mine. Kenji: OK and puts his homework away and goes upstairs to take a shower. Vanessa: Cora and Camden when they are done you can take a bath. Cora and Camden: OK mom. 10 minutes later Kendall is done. Vanessa: Cora go take a bath in your bathroom. Cora: OK. And goes upstairs and goes to take a bath and grabs her pajamas. 5 minutes later Kenji is done. Vanessa: Camden go take a bath in my room bud. Camden goes upstairs and takes a bath. Vanessa starts to feed Zoey and Miles dinner. Vanessa: Here Miles. Here Zoey. Then Vanessa washes her hands then starts to get the food out of the fridge and put them on plates to warm them up. 13 minutes later. Vanessa: Girls and Boys let's go it's time to eat. The kids come downstairs. Vanessa: Camden and Cora go sit down. Kenji set the table with napkins and forks. Kendall get the drinks. The food is warming up in the microwave. Vanessa gets the food out and gives it to Kendall to give to Cora and Camden. Then puts 3 other plates in the microwave. Kendall: Do not eat your food yet. Then Vanessa gets the food out and passes it to Kenji and Kendall and carries hers to the table. Camden: Can I eat yet. Vanessa: Wait until everyone is sitting down please. Now everyone can eat. Now after dinner you need to pack your bags because dad is going to pick you up from school tomorrow and you are going to stay with him for the night and in the morning you can put your blanket and stuff animal in the bag and he is going to take you to school in the morning. Then next week you only go to school on Monday and Tuesday. You are off for the rest of the week for Thanksgiving. Wednesday your dad is spending the night and Grammy and Grammy is bringing Mickey. Cora: Yayyy. Camden: Yayyyyyy. Vanessa: Then on Thursday everyone needs to be up at 8:00 and the parade starts at 8:30. And Aunt Shelby Uncle Lane and Eli will be here at 7:00 in the morning. And Aunt Mary and Jace will be spending the night on Wednesday night also. Aunt Nicky will be here on Thanksgiving afternoon because she has to work in the morning. And Aunt Hailey Uncle Carl and Haven will be here on Thanksgiving morning at 8:00. Then on Wednesday I am taking off work for the rest of the week we will decorate for Christmas. And On Thursday at 2:00 you are going to your dads house until Saturday at 12:00. That will be the plan. Everyone is done eating. Vanessa: Cora you will wipe down all the counters. Camden: You will take the trash out and recycling. Kendall you will do the dishes and start the dishwasher. Kenji you will take the trash cans to the curb. Kendall is in charge I will be going to take a shower I will take the cats with me and then you can play games for 1 hour. 20 minutes later Vanessa is done with her shower getting her clothes out for tomorrow for work hair brushed and in her pajamas. Goes out of her room and checks on the kids the heads downstairs gets her lunch ready and water bottle then she goes to the living room and watches TV and plays on iPad. Miles and Zoey are playing around. 30 minutes later it is 7:00 and Vanessa gets up from the couch and goes to the kids bedrooms. Vanessa: Cora and Kendall off the tablets and you can go get a small snack then need to brush your teeth. Vanessa: Kenji and Camden off the games and you can go get a small snack and then brush your teeth. Vanessa walks back downstairs and goes to the living room to do her thing. Zoey and Miles go to the kitchen to watch the kids. Kenji: Can I eat in my room. Vanessa: No you aren't allowed to eat food in your room. You can eat in the kitchen or in the living room. 15 minutes later everyone is done eating a snack and drank some water then go to the bathroom to brush their teeth. Then Vanessa checks all their teeth. Vanessa: OK let's go in the bed and relax and I will tuck you all in. Vanessa tucks them all in the bed gives them a hug and kiss and say I love you see you in the morning. And goes to the living room 8:30 comes around Vanessa feeds Zoey and Miles for the last time while they eat she puts she stuff on the chargers in her room turns on the light and TV. Then turns the light on in the bathroom fill up the food bowl and water dish for the cats wash her hands then brush her teeth and brush hair. Then goes downstairs turn off the TV lights pick up food bowls wash hands take the cats upstairs shuts the bedroom door. Then uses the bathroom washes hands get in the bed put the alarm on lay down watch TV until she falls asleep. Miles jumps on the bed and lays next to Vanessa. Zoey jumps on the bed and lays on the pillows.

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