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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy.
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Speaker 3: Hey friends, this is part two of Making Time for Everything.
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Speaker 3: Hannah could tell that Levi and Ivy were upset and
Speaker 3: disappointed to not be able to share their story ideas
Speaker 3: with their parents that day, so she had to think
Speaker 3: of something to do. What do you say we have
Speaker 3: a reverse lunch today? Asked Hannah. It took Levi and
Speaker 3: Ivy a minute to even react to what she was saying,
Speaker 3: but when they did, she explained that a reverse lunch
Speaker 3: was when you eat dessert first. Levi and Ivy liked
Speaker 3: the sound of that, so off they went to grab
Speaker 3: some ice cream inside.
Speaker 1: Although they didn't forget about how.
Speaker 3: Disappointed they were to not see their parents, ice cream
Speaker 3: was a good way to try and forget about it.
Speaker 3: The day went on and Levi and Ivy continue to
Speaker 3: play with Hannah and enjoy some tasty extra cheese pizza
Speaker 3: for dinner. Then, as they held Hannah clean up the
Speaker 3: dishes from dinner, they waited anxiously for their parents to
Speaker 3: walk through the door. Then, once again, Hannah's cell phone buzzed.
Speaker 1: Are they on their way? Asked Levi, knowing it must
Speaker 1: be as parents.
Speaker 3: Not exactly, Buddy, said Hannah, they won't be home for
Speaker 3: a few hours. They said for me to put you
Speaker 3: to to bed and they would for sure see you
Speaker 3: in the morning.
Speaker 1: What's making them stay out so long? Asked Ivy.
Speaker 3: Hannah texted back Ivy's question because she felt it was
Speaker 3: an answer they deserved to have. The response she got
Speaker 3: said that their all day meeting turned into dinner with
Speaker 3: the head rider for the cartoon, where they were discussing
Speaker 3: some scripts that they needed completed. Suitor rather than later.
Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy's parents told Hannah to tell the kids
Speaker 3: that they loved them, to have a great rest of
Speaker 3: their night and they would see them in the morning.
Speaker 3: Don't be so upset, kiddos, said Hannah, sensing how sad
Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy were. Your parents said you could have
Speaker 3: ice cream for dessert if you'd like. Then Levi said
Speaker 3: something that he thought he would never say. No, thanks,
Speaker 3: I'm not in the mood for ice cream tonight, and
Speaker 3: then he turned around and went upstairs to his room. Yeah,
Speaker 3: I don't think ice cream can help us feel better,
Speaker 3: added Ivy as she followed Levi up the stairs. Hannah
Speaker 3: knew they needed some time and let them hang out
Speaker 3: in their rooms for a bit. Levi and Ivy talked
Speaker 3: about how they were feeling, and after a few minutes
Speaker 3: they walked back downstairs. You know what, Hannah, Ivy and
Speaker 3: I talked about everything, and we know mom and dad
Speaker 3: have a lot of work to do because they just
Speaker 3: started this new job, said Levi. And days like this
Speaker 3: aren't gonna happen too many more times. Yep, I'm sure
Speaker 3: days like this will only happen once in a while.
Speaker 3: I so they got this one out of the way already,
Speaker 3: and moving forward, everything will be back to normal. Hannah smiled,
Speaker 3: happy that Levi and Ivy had talked how they were
Speaker 3: feeling and landed on an answer that.
Speaker 1: Made them feel good.
Speaker 3: However, being a bit older, Hannah knew that long days
Speaker 3: and nights at work were something that could happen more
Speaker 3: and more, especially if it's a big job like writing
Speaker 3: for a cartoon, and on top of that, a job
Speaker 3: that you just started. She decided to quickly change the subject,
Speaker 3: asking Levi and Ivy if they wanted to play a
Speaker 3: board game. They did, and before they all knew it,
Speaker 3: it was time for bed. Levi and Ivy drifted off
Speaker 3: to sleep, and when they woke up the next morning,
Speaker 3: they did so with the expectation that their mom and
Speaker 3: dad would be waiting downstairs to see them. They were
Speaker 3: even more excited that second morning, waking up ready to
Speaker 3: share their story ideas with their parents. That is until
Speaker 3: they got downstairs and no Hannah was at waiting to
Speaker 3: greet them again, but neither were both their parents. Hi Mom,
Speaker 3: where's dad? Asked Levi as he gave her a hug
Speaker 3: in the kitchen. Ivy did the same thing, and they
Speaker 3: both sat and down at the kitchen table with their
Speaker 3: notebook full of ideas for Captain Couldlam and Super Boom.
Speaker 3: We missed you so much yesterday, said Ivy. We're just
Speaker 3: so happy that you got that long day out of
Speaker 3: the way, so now we can get back to normal.
Speaker 3: Back to normal and share some great writing ideas we
Speaker 3: have with you, said Levi with a big smile.
Speaker 1: So is dad going to be up soon?
Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy's mom smiled and got some breakfast ready
Speaker 3: for her kids as she explained what was going on
Speaker 3: for the day. So your dad is already up and
Speaker 3: out of the house, she said, knowing they weren't going
Speaker 3: to take.
Speaker 1: That as well what Levi exclaimed? Where is he? Added Ivy?
Speaker 1: And when is he coming back?
Speaker 3: Well, he will be back soon, but it's going to
Speaker 3: be another long day for him and me.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's mom began.
Speaker 3: We need to write an entire episode that has to
Speaker 3: be reviewed by the other writers by the end of
Speaker 3: the week, and we want to make sure it's amazing
Speaker 3: because it's our first one. So Dad and I will
Speaker 3: be working at the house, but we need your help.
Speaker 3: This was it just what Levi and ive You were
Speaker 3: waiting for they were going to be pulled into help
Speaker 3: with the story ideas and writing. Finally, awesome, they both shouted.
Speaker 3: We have so many great ideas, like we started telling
Speaker 3: you the other day, said Levi. We'll get the best
Speaker 3: script done in no time at all, added Ivy as
Speaker 3: she started to flip through the notebooks of ideas in
Speaker 3: front of her and Levi. Well, actually, this first script,
Speaker 3: your dad and I are going to write by ourselves,
Speaker 3: said Levi and Ivey's mom. I'm sorry you too. We
Speaker 3: were given a story idea by the head writer. We
Speaker 3: have to work off of that, so we don't need
Speaker 3: your help just yet. Oh okay, said Levi.
Speaker 1: Then what are we going to do while you're working?
Speaker 3: How can we help Since we'll need time to concentrate
Speaker 3: on the script. Dad went to pick up Grahama to
Speaker 3: come over and watch you here, said Levi and Ivey's mom.
Speaker 3: We thought that would be best because you'd have all
Speaker 3: your stuff here to play with and your friends in
Speaker 3: the neighborhood.
Speaker 1: Does that make sense? Yep, it makes sense.
Speaker 3: Said Ivy, But it doesn't make us feel good, whispered
Speaker 3: Levi to his sister. Shortly after breakfast was done, Levi
Speaker 3: and Ivy's dad walked in with their grandma. They were
Speaker 3: very happy to see her, but still disappointed that they
Speaker 3: couldn't help with any of the writing. But they knew
Speaker 3: this was a big deal for their parents and they
Speaker 3: wanted to be helpful, and they assumed that something like
Speaker 3: this would only happen once in a while and in
Speaker 3: no time at all, everything would be back to normal
Speaker 3: and then their parents would have time to listen to
Speaker 3: all their great ideas well. Unfortunately for Levi and Ivy
Speaker 3: that wasn't exactly how it happened at all.
Speaker 1: Day after day, Levi and Ivy's parents were pulled in
Speaker 1: different directions, all having to do with work.
Speaker 3: Day after day, Ivy was taken to karate or art
Speaker 3: classes by her friend's parents instead of her own, and
Speaker 3: day after day Levi was driven to soccer or guitar
Speaker 3: lessons by his grandma or Hannah's parents. Levi and Ivy
Speaker 3: noticed that they weren't seeing their parents as much as
Speaker 3: they were used to, and they really missed it, and
Speaker 3: so did their parents. Yes, their mom and dad made
Speaker 3: it to their games, recitals, and other activities, but they
Speaker 3: often seemed distracted or had to.
Speaker 1: Take calls or answer emails while they were there.
Speaker 3: They didn't have meals together all the time like they
Speaker 3: used to, and sometimes bedtime would come and go without
Speaker 3: a story. And then there was their special tradition of
Speaker 3: ice cream Sunday Sunday. The first Sunday they missed it,
Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy let it go because their parents had
Speaker 3: just finished up their big first script and had a
Speaker 3: long video meeting with all the other writers to work
Speaker 3: on some finishing touches. Then the second time they missed it,
Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy gave it a pass too. They were
Speaker 3: really proud of their parents and so excited to someday
Speaker 3: be involved with what they were doing that they let
Speaker 3: it go. But the third and the fourth time they
Speaker 3: missed their ice cream Sunday Sunday was just too much.
Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy had to do something. They decided to
Speaker 3: ask their parents to please take a moment to step
Speaker 3: away from their work and have a family night in
Speaker 3: the backyard. Levi and Ivy made decorations, baked brownies with
Speaker 3: their grandma, set out games to play, and even put
Speaker 3: together a playlist of their family's favorite songs to play
Speaker 3: over their outdoor speaker. They put up some twinkle lights,
Speaker 3: made some lemonade, and set up some chairs and a
Speaker 3: small table in Ivy's garden.
Speaker 1: Then they waited, an waited.
Speaker 3: Then finally their parents walked outside, looking tired and a
Speaker 3: bit stressed out.
Speaker 1: Mom and Dad, please come over here and take a seat,
Speaker 1: said Levi. You look like you need it, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: A few days before this, Levi and Ivy had a talk.
Speaker 3: They knew their parents loved them more than anything, and
Speaker 3: they knew that everything they did they did for them
Speaker 3: to better their lives, to make them happy, and to
Speaker 3: provide them with everything they could possibly ever want or need,
Speaker 3: and they both understood this new job was one of
Speaker 3: those things. It was a wonderful, super cool opportunity, and
Speaker 3: they never wanted to make their parents feel bad for
Speaker 3: all the work they were doing. They just wanted their
Speaker 3: parents to know that they were proud of them.
Speaker 1: But also that they missed them. And they hoped at.
Speaker 3: Their backyard family night that they could all talk and
Speaker 3: work out a solution to this problem because they knew
Speaker 3: how much their parents missed them. To Levi and Ivy's
Speaker 3: parents each took a seat in the garden, but not
Speaker 3: before looking at their phones.
Speaker 1: I'm sorry, but we are going to have.
Speaker 3: To take those from you, said Ivy. We are your
Speaker 3: important meeting tonight. Levi added with a smile, and it
Speaker 3: was at that moment that Levi and Ivy's parents knew
Speaker 3: it was time to listen to their kids. They handed
Speaker 3: over their phones and took a breath. Levi and Ivy
Speaker 3: told their parents everything that was on their minds, how
Speaker 3: they missed them, how they were proud of them, how
Speaker 3: they were there to help wherever they were needed, but
Speaker 3: also how they had to spend some more time together. Well,
Speaker 3: thank you for planning all of this, said Levi and
Speaker 3: Ivy's mom, with tears in her eyes. We have missed
Speaker 3: our normal family routine as much as you, I guess.
Speaker 3: We were just so distracted by our new jobs that
Speaker 3: we just kept going and didn't realize how much time
Speaker 3: and how many things.
Speaker 1: Had passed by.
Speaker 3: I completely agree with your mom, added Levi and Ivy's dad.
Speaker 3: We're sorry these last few weeks have been so busy
Speaker 3: for us. Thank you for being such great kids and
Speaker 3: letting us do everything we needed to do and to
Speaker 3: give this great opportunity all we had to offer. We're
Speaker 3: always going to be here for you, mom and dad.
Speaker 3: But it hasn't just been a few weeks. It's been
Speaker 3: a few months, said Ivy. I know that because some
Speaker 3: flowers take just over two months to grow, and we
Speaker 3: planted these with Hannah the first day you started writing.
Speaker 3: Then Ivy turned and pointed toward a large group of
Speaker 3: sunflowers towering over their heads in the garden. Her mom
Speaker 3: and dad looked up an awe, so impressed by what
Speaker 3: she had grown. I can't believe it's been that long already,
Speaker 3: said Levin Ivy's dad. I'm sorry we missed this and
Speaker 3: everything else the two of you been doing this summer.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry, two kids, but I know just how you feel,
Speaker 3: said Levine Ivy's mom. Then they went on to tell
Speaker 3: their kids stories of when they were little and their
Speaker 3: parents had busy jobs that sometimes got in the way
Speaker 3: of their family time. Their parents at one time felt
Speaker 3: the same way that Levi and Ivy felt right then,
Speaker 3: so they knew what their kids wanted to hear. Next,
Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy, you know how much we love our
Speaker 3: new jobs, and we know how much you love our
Speaker 3: new jobs, began their I think It's about time that
Speaker 3: we take a look at some of your amazing story
Speaker 3: ideas and see how we can work them into some
Speaker 3: upcoming scripts.
Speaker 1: You know, all of us working together. What do you
Speaker 1: think about that?
Speaker 3: We would love that, shouted Levi and Ivy at the
Speaker 3: same time, but we'd love something else even more. Can
Speaker 3: I take a guess at what the other thing is?
Speaker 3: Asked their mom. You want us to get back to
Speaker 3: how things were before we took this new busy job.
Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy nodded their heads, but then Levi said,
Speaker 3: we know it can't go back to exactly how it was,
Speaker 3: and that's okay. We know you'll find new schedules that
Speaker 3: work for us and the new ways to share our time,
Speaker 3: and we're excited to add this new job into our
Speaker 3: family and all the cool stuff it brings with it.
Speaker 3: I think we just need to talk about it how
Speaker 3: it will work now, without giving up all the family
Speaker 3: stuff we already love so much before the new job began.
Speaker 1: That sounds great.
Speaker 3: To me, said Levi and Ivy's mom and dad, And
Speaker 3: that night, in Ivy's garden, with towering sunflowers overhead, Levi,
Speaker 3: Ivy and their parents worked out a new way for
Speaker 3: their job to fit perfectly into their family. As days
Speaker 3: and weeks and months went on, Levi and Ivy's parents
Speaker 3: reworked their schedules so work ended after Levi and Ivy
Speaker 3: got home from school, leaving time for activities, games, and
Speaker 3: recitals without phone calls or work emails to answer. Levin
Speaker 3: Ivy also knew that sometimes there would be work trips
Speaker 3: or long days if a special project was being worked on,
Speaker 3: but they knew that wouldn't be all the time, and
Speaker 3: they were told beforehand so it wouldn't be a surprise. Then,
Speaker 3: when Levi and Ivy were given the chance to help
Speaker 3: their parents with some writing ideas, it was amazing. They
Speaker 3: could have not been happier or prouder to help out
Speaker 3: and work together as a family. And funny enough, it
Speaker 3: turned out that a great time to have family writing
Speaker 3: brainstorming meetings was on Sunday nights, and something that helped
Speaker 3: them think of great ideas just happened to be ice
Speaker 3: cream Sundays. So with that wonderful tradition back in place,
Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy found a new balance in their family.
Speaker 3: This balance allowed their parents to work to achieve their
Speaker 3: dreams while providing for their kids as well as giving
Speaker 3: everyone the chance to work together and share the creative experience.
Speaker 3: And the first time that Levin and Ivy ever saw
Speaker 3: one of their story ideas brought to life on their
Speaker 3: favorite cartoon.
Speaker 1: It was just about the best day ever.
Speaker 3: But not just because Captain could blam and super boom
Speaker 3: strunk Colonel Kant was super shrinking dust from Mars, but
Speaker 3: because they got to work with their mom and dad
Speaker 3: to make it all come to life, proving to Levi
Speaker 3: and Ivy that no matter what life throws at them,
Speaker 3: their family will always be first. Thanks for joining us today.
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