Vanessa's p.o.v
I called Verlene once we arrived. She was upset that I didn't tell her before, but I told her it was something I decided on so unexpectedly. I also called the school and let them know the kids will be out for some days and I also let Eric know that he could visit the kids once we returned. He seems to be calming down. He didn't try to fight me on anything. Im glad. I turned off my phone after that. I need uninterrupted time with my kids and no phone means no missed calls or text messages from Alex. I think not speaking to him for some time will give me a clear head on what I want to do moving forward.
My kids loved our mini-vacation and wished we had brought Vanna with us. We got on the road on Sunday afternoon and the kids sang songs with dad and I. We stopped at a cool
