Gibbs woke up at 06 hundred, just like he did every morning. He got Jimmy up and dressed, just like he did every morning. He woke up the older kids, just like he did every morning. He went down stairs and set out cereal and bowls for breakfast and made a pot of coffee, just like he did every morning. He went back upstairs to ensure that the kids had made their beds properly, just like every morning. Everyone came down stairs and the kids ate breakfast while Gibbs fed Jimmy, same as every morning. Gibbs poured himself a thermos full of coffee, just like he did every morning. There was a last minute scramble to get shoes and pack backpacks, same as every morning. Jenny headed out the door at the same time as everybody else and got in her car and headed for the navy yard, same as every morning. Dwayne took his car, a '93 Toyota Camry and gave Stan and Ziva a lift to school, same as every morning. All the other kids piled into the truck with Sarah, Abby, and Jimmy in the cab with Gibbs, same as every morning. Gibbs dropped Tony, and Tim because he skipped a few grades off at the middle school, same as every morning. He then dropped Kate, Michelle, Sarah and Abby off at their elementary school, same as every morning. He then drove to the Navy Yard, same as every morning. Gibbs dropped Jimmy off at the Navy Yard daycare center, same as every morning. Gibbs took the elevator up to the bullpen where Jenny and Chris already were, same as every morning.
The high school got out at 14:20 same as it did every afternoon. Stan headed down to the locker room to change for football practice like he did every afternoon. Ziva left school and began walking across town the community center pool for swim practice, same as she did every afternoon. Dwayne got in his car and headed for the Navy Yard, same as he did every afternoon. The middle school got out at 14:15 same as it did every afternoon. Tony caught a ride to football practice with one of his friends, just like he did every afternoon. Tim started for home on foot, just like he did every afternoon. The elementary school got out at 14:30, just like it did every afternoon. Sarah, Michelle, Kate and Abby started for home on foot, same as they did every afternoon. Dwayne picked up Jimmy from Daycare, same as he did every afternoon. He then drove back home and dropped him off with Tim, same as he did every afternoon. Tim sat on the couch with Jimmy until the girls got back, just like he did every afternoon. Dwayne was a couple of minutes late to soccer practice, like he was most afternoons. The coach forgave him, like he always did.
Dwayne left soccer practice at 17 hundred, just like he did every evening. He picked up Tony and Stan from the town football field, same as he did every evening. They picked up Ziva on the way home, just like they did every evening. The kids did their homework and hung out quietly same as every evening. They waited for Gibbs and Jenny to come home for dinner same as every evening. They all ate together as a family, same as they did every evening.
Gibbs put Jimmy to bed at 19 hundred, same as every night. Abby, Sarah and Michelle went to bed around 20:30 same as every night. Tim, Tony, Kate, and Ziva went to bed around 21:30, same as every night. Dwayne and Stan went to bed around 22 hundred, same as every night. Jenny ended up going to bed around 22:30, same as every evening. Gibbs went around to each of his children, including Ziva, and made sure that they were tucked in properly and gave each one a kiss on the forehead, just like he did every night.
A/N – I just wanted to show what a normal day might be like for the Gibblets, at least on weekdays in the fall.