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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy.
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Speaker 1: I can't believe our parents are going to be writing
Speaker 1: for our favorite cartoon, The KaBlam and Boom Squad, exclaimed
Speaker 1: Levi's he and Ivy gobbleding on two ice cream Sundays
Speaker 1: covered in sprinkled hot fudge and mountains of lu cream
Speaker 1: at their favorite ice cream shop in town.
Speaker 2: I know I couldn't be more excited.
Speaker 1: Replied Ivy. Do you think someday we'll get to be
Speaker 1: in the cartoon like mom and dad can write us
Speaker 1: into an episode and we'll get to fly around with
Speaker 1: Captain KaBlam and Super Boom saving the world from menacing
Speaker 1: monsters that want to take away recess and make candy illegal.
Speaker 1: Like Colonel Can't, who's always telling Captain KaBlam and super
Speaker 1: Bloom what they can't do. We've I looked up at
Speaker 1: Ivy from his giant ice cream treat. He'd never had
Speaker 1: that thought before and suddenly got very excited of thinking
Speaker 1: of being a superhero with his sister. That would be
Speaker 1: so amazing, shouted Levi, accidentally flinging sprinkles on his mom
Speaker 1: and dad as he stretched out his arms pretending to
Speaker 1: soar through the sky with his favorite superheroes. We could
Speaker 1: be in the episode where they finally catch Colonel Can't,
Speaker 1: shouted Ivy, accidentally dropping us to twip cream on the
Speaker 1: floor as she pretended to take down the elusive villain
Speaker 1: with the best squad of superhumans this side of Saturn.
Speaker 1: Then we can get a spinoff cartoon and our pictures
Speaker 1: on backpacks and water bottles and our very own video
Speaker 1: game and stuff toys, ask Levi, going on and on.
Speaker 1: At this point, Levi and Ivy were so far into
Speaker 1: their own imaginations about what their new parents job could
Speaker 1: turn into that their mom and dad couldn't do anything
Speaker 1: more than wipe the sprinkles off themselves and wait for
Speaker 1: a break in the conversation to add in a small
Speaker 1: dose of much needed reality. Hey kids call that Levine
Speaker 1: Ivy's mom, but they didn't hear her over their conversation
Speaker 1: about how they would take down Colonel can't. Hey kids
Speaker 1: call that Levin Ivy's dad. Just a bit louder? Who
Speaker 1: wants more ice cream? That last part was enough to
Speaker 1: get Leevin and Ivy's attention for just long enough so
Speaker 1: their dad could tell them that they may be going
Speaker 1: a bit too far. We love that you too, are
Speaker 1: so excited that your mom and I took the job
Speaker 1: writing for your favorite cartoon, began Levine Ivy's dad. That
Speaker 1: was one of the biggest reasons that we did it.
Speaker 1: But we have show topics that we have to follow,
Speaker 1: and we can't just write in brand new characters anytime
Speaker 1: we want, at least not right in the beginning, interrupted
Speaker 1: Levin Ivy's mom as she could see the looks on
Speaker 1: her kid's face is quickly changed from excited and hopeful
Speaker 1: too disappointed and sad. No need to be sad, though
Speaker 1: you two can help us with some story idea at
Speaker 1: some point, and maybe one day, if everything works out,
Speaker 1: we can talk about adding two new superheroes into the mix,
Speaker 1: said Levi and Ivy's dad, reassuringly, you two have great
Speaker 1: imaginations and I'm sure you can help us out a lot,
Speaker 1: said their mom. This is a really big deal for
Speaker 1: your dad and I, and we'll need your help too.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy were all smiles again after hearing that
Speaker 1: they were was a possibility of sometime being in their
Speaker 1: favorite cartoon with Captain Kublam and Super Boom, but until
Speaker 1: then they would be happy to just work behind the scenes. Okay,
Speaker 1: now that we've all got our smiles back, let's finish
Speaker 1: up our celebration ice cream and get back home, said
Speaker 1: Levi's mama she finished up her chocolate chip cookie deal Sunday.
Speaker 1: Once back at home, Levi and Ivy were getting ready
Speaker 1: for bed, still talking about what it would be like
Speaker 1: to be in their favorite cartoon. Their parents heard their
Speaker 1: kids excited conversation and had a conversation of their own.
Speaker 1: They knew this job would be amazing and a great
Speaker 1: experience for both of them. However, as they talked more
Speaker 1: and more with the other, writers for the cartoon. They
Speaker 1: started to realize just how much work they would be doing,
Speaker 1: longer hours, working on weekends, and even traveling since they
Speaker 1: lived pretty far from where the show was created. We're
Speaker 1: all part of what they had signed up for. You
Speaker 1: think the kids will be okay with all the extra
Speaker 1: work we have to do, right, asked Levi and Ivy's
Speaker 1: mom to her husband. Sure you heard how over the
Speaker 1: moon excited they were about our writing job, replied Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy's dad. They'll totally understand that we need to
Speaker 1: put our best foot forward and that means that we
Speaker 1: may not be around as much. But we're doing all
Speaker 1: this for them and I know it will cal them
Speaker 1: down once we get the hang of it. I guess
Speaker 1: you're right, said Levi and Ivy's mom, trying her hardest
Speaker 1: to believe what he was saying. She really hoped they
Speaker 1: could find a good balance with their new jobs and
Speaker 1: their wonderful family life. After all, family was everything to
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's parents, and Levi and Ivy too. They
Speaker 1: always made time for each other, supporting each other at
Speaker 1: their games, activities, and never missed ice cream Sunday Sunday.
Speaker 1: It was their favorite way to end the week, and
Speaker 1: they couldn't imagine it any other way. The very next morning,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy woke up extra early, even though it
Speaker 1: was summer break from school. They had just too much
Speaker 1: on their mind to stay in bed. They raced downstairs
Speaker 1: with a notebook filled with ideas that they had written
Speaker 1: down before they went to bed the night before. As
Speaker 1: they ran down the stairs, they shouted ideas back and
Speaker 1: forth to each other. They couldn't wait to share them
Speaker 1: with their parents. So in an upcoming episode, maybe Captain
Speaker 1: Kublam can take his sky racer and fly it to
Speaker 1: Mars and gather up some super shrinking dust to toss
Speaker 1: on Colonel Can, exclaimed Levi, perfect replied Ivy. Colonel Camp
Speaker 1: won't be able to get up to his normal villain
Speaker 1: mischief if he's only two inches tall. Oh oh in
Speaker 1: And in another episode, maybe super Boom can build a
Speaker 1: new sky racer that goes super fast and can outrun
Speaker 1: any villain before they carry out their plans to take
Speaker 1: away all their chocolate or band silly dancing. I love that,
Speaker 1: said Levi as he high five the sister before they
Speaker 1: ran into the kitchen. Mom, Dad, we have so many
Speaker 1: great ideas for you to write about, shouted Levi before
Speaker 1: he stopped in his track and he entered the kitchen.
Speaker 1: Yeah they're so good, it'll be hard for you to
Speaker 1: pick which one to write about first, said Ivy as
Speaker 1: she slid to a stock behind Levi. Hi, guys, said
Speaker 1: their babysitter Hannah. I know you were expecting to see
Speaker 1: your parents. However, they had to head out to a
Speaker 1: super early morning meeting with a writer from the new
Speaker 1: cartoon they're working on, who was only in town today.
Speaker 2: They got the.
Speaker 1: Call last night after you two went to sleep and
Speaker 1: called me right after they found out, so I could
Speaker 1: be here to babysit when you woke up. So it'll
Speaker 1: be fun time with Hannah today. Doesn't that sound awesome?
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy had to take a minute to process
Speaker 1: everything Hannah was telling them. They finally took it all
Speaker 1: in as they felt their excitement level dropping. I mean,
Speaker 1: don't get them wrong, Hannah was the best babysitter around,
Speaker 1: but their parents never worked on Mondays, at least they
Speaker 1: didn't used to, and they were just so excited to
Speaker 1: talk to them about their ideas for the cartoon. Yeah,
Speaker 1: we're super excited to see you, Hannah said Levi unconvincingly.
Speaker 1: But you were expecting to see your parents, said Hannah,
Speaker 1: and I totally understand the feeling you're having. It's like
Speaker 1: when I thought we were having pizza one day for
Speaker 1: school lunch, and instead they switched it last minute to
Speaker 1: fish Dicks, still one of my favorites, but it took
Speaker 1: me a little while to warm up to the idea
Speaker 1: because I was looking forward to pizza.
Speaker 2: So I guess that makes you fish Dicks.
Speaker 1: Said Ivy, trying to bring a little humor to the
Speaker 1: situation and cheer herself and Levi. But it didn't work.
Speaker 1: Hannah laughed, however, and God started making Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: some breakfast. So what were you guys talking about when
Speaker 1: you ran in here, asked Hannah. Something about story ideas
Speaker 1: for that cartoon your parents are writing for. Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy nodded their heads. It's our favorite cartoon and we're
Speaker 1: really excited that our mom and dad will be writing
Speaker 1: for it. Ivy began. We were excited to share some
Speaker 1: ideas with them because they said we could help them
Speaker 1: with a little bit of the ideas. Oh yeah, you
Speaker 1: two are super duper creative, said Hannah. They were lucky
Speaker 1: to have you around, but this is just one day.
Speaker 1: I'm sure you can fill them in when they get home.
Speaker 1: They shouldn't be gone that long. You're right, answered Levi
Speaker 1: as he looked at Ivy, trying to make her smile.
Speaker 1: Mom and dad will be home soon enough, and then
Speaker 1: we can tell them all about our story ideas. But
Speaker 1: for now, let's just have some fun with Hannah. You're right, Levi,
Speaker 1: said Ivy as she began to eat her cereal and
Speaker 1: talk about what fun things they could do together while
Speaker 1: they waited for their parents to get home. After breakfast,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy quickly got changed and ran off into
Speaker 1: the backyard. Hannah had brought over some seeds for them
Speaker 1: to plant in Ivy's garden. Ivy loved gardening and spent
Speaker 1: lots of time among her flowers and veggies, making sure
Speaker 1: they were growing big and strong. Hannah knew this and
Speaker 1: had brought over some some flower seeds that they started
Speaker 1: planning right away. I can't wait to see what these
Speaker 1: look like in a couple of months, said Hannah. They'll
Speaker 1: look amazing.
Speaker 2: I just know it.
Speaker 1: You're a great gardener, Ivy. Thank you Ivy said, as
Speaker 1: she watered her freshly planted seeds. Levi then suggested they
Speaker 1: play tad, so they did. Ivy then suggested they rode
Speaker 1: their bikes.
Speaker 2: They did.
Speaker 1: Hannah then suggested that they do some chalk drawing, so
Speaker 1: they did. The morning was moving on quickly, Levi, Ivy
Speaker 1: and Hannah were all having a great time. Uh did
Speaker 1: my parents say when they would be home? Asked Levi,
Speaker 1: as they were all hanging out in their treehouse. They
Speaker 1: didn't tell me exactly, but they said they would text
Speaker 1: me when they knew, said Hannah. And just as she
Speaker 1: said that, her phone buzzed. Look at that, it's a
Speaker 1: text message from your parents, said Hannah with a smile.
Speaker 1: What did I tell you? They'd be home in no time?
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy loved being with Hannah, but that day
Speaker 1: they were really excited to see their parents, so they
Speaker 1: waited patiently while Hannah read the text. The smile on
Speaker 1: her face slowly faded because she knew the news she
Speaker 1: was about to tell Levi and Ivy would not make
Speaker 1: them too happy. So are they on their way home?
Speaker 1: Asked Ivy. Hannah didn't say anything. Or maybe it's just
Speaker 1: another hour or two, Like they'll be home by lunchtime,
Speaker 1: asked Levi. Hannah shook her head. No, just after lunchtime,
Speaker 1: asked Ivy. A little upset, more like after dinner, said Hannah.
Speaker 1: I'm sorry you too, But they did say we could
Speaker 1: get pizza, so that's awesome, right. Levi and Ivy slumped
Speaker 1: down on their treehouse being back chairs, looking rather defeated.
Speaker 1: I mean, at least they didn't say you have to
Speaker 1: have fish sticks for dinner, said Hannah, trying to make
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy laugh. I. I guess you're right, said Levi.
Speaker 1: And we can always talk to them tomorrow about her ideas.
Speaker 1: And as she said that, Hannah's phone started to ring.
Speaker 1: Or it looks like you can talk to them right now,
Speaker 1: Hannah said, holding up her phone so Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: could see the incoming calls from their parents. Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy smiled so big and grabbed the phone. Hi, Mom
Speaker 1: and dad, They shouted, sorry, they grabbed the phone for me,
Speaker 1: giggled Hanna in the background. As you put it on
Speaker 1: speaker so everyone could hear.
Speaker 2: Hi, Levi and Ivy, Oh, and Hannah laugh.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's mom, We're sorry. We weren't there when
Speaker 1: you got up this morning. Did Hannah tell you why
Speaker 1: we had to run out?
Speaker 2: She did.
Speaker 1: Mom, it's not a big deal, said Levi. We were
Speaker 1: just a little upset because Ivy and I have a
Speaker 1: whole bunch of ideas to tell you that maybe you
Speaker 1: can work into the cartoon. Yeah, so many great ideas,
Speaker 1: like one where Captain could Blam gets bunked on the
Speaker 1: heads and forgets he's a superhero, Ivey started to say,
Speaker 1: and then Supermom has to try and convince him who
Speaker 1: he is. But Captain Kudblamb keeps breaking all his superhero
Speaker 1: tools and it's super klutzy, Levi said, interrupting his sister.
Speaker 1: It would be such a funny episode. And then we
Speaker 1: thought of a story idea where Colonel Can't needs another
Speaker 1: villain named Deputy Don't And they started, Ivy before her
Speaker 1: mom stopped her. Levi, Ivy, all of that sounds great,
Speaker 1: but we don't have time to talk about it right now,
Speaker 1: said their mom. I'm sorry, but we only have about
Speaker 1: five minutes before we have to run to another meeting.
Speaker 1: But we wanted to call and say hello, tell you
Speaker 1: we love you so so much, and we'll see you later. Hi,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy, said their dad as he hopped on
Speaker 1: the call. We hope you're having a great day, and
Speaker 1: Hannah's gonna get you some pizza for dinner. Okay, sure, dad,
Speaker 1: that sounds fine, said Levi, billing the little rush but
Speaker 1: knowing that his parents had work to do. Sorry, this
Speaker 1: call has to be so quick, but the person we're
Speaker 1: meeting with is only in town today and she said
Speaker 1: she didn't know when she would have time to meet
Speaker 1: with us until later last night, said Levi and Ivy's dad.
Speaker 1: We couldn't miss the opportunity to meet with her in person.
Speaker 1: She's one of the head writers for the cartoon you understand.
Speaker 1: Right After a few seconds of silence, Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: gave somewhat of an unconvincing sure we understand to their
Speaker 1: parents Norman. Their mom and dad would have heard the
Speaker 1: bit of a sadness in their voice and asked to
Speaker 1: talk about how they're really feeling, but this time their
Speaker 1: dad just said I knew you would. Goodbye and have
Speaker 1: a great night. Levi and Ivy's mom quickly shouted goodbye,
Speaker 1: love you as they both hung up the phone and
Speaker 1: ran off to their meeting. Levi and Ivy knew some
Speaker 1: things would be changing after that call, but what they
Speaker 1: didn't know was they had the power to help with
Speaker 1: those changes. Thanks for joining us today. We hope you
Speaker 1: enjoyed the story and learned a little something too.
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