PacNorWest
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#52
"I'll tell you what we need to do today," Evie waved the other kids into the kitchen. She was mixing 3 more coffee milk's and set them on the table. "We need to cook the turkey Cheryl sent over. It was ready yesterday, but the town feed came first. First off, nobody open the freezer. It's got the frozen venison in it, and we want it to stay as cold as possible." Evie mixed oatmeal and set it to cooking. "By tomorrow, we need to thaw the deer and get it canned. Any other urgent needs you kids know about, that we need to get handled?" Bowls of thick warm oatmeal, brown sugar and milk were set on the table and all pitched in to eat.
Cheryl woke up feeling like she had the flu. A quick trip to the bathroom took care of the problem, and she decided to wait on breakfast, hoping Ev would be home by the time she started cooking. The chores were efficiently and quickly completed. The hens grumpy at being disturbed so early, but a measure of cracked corn and barley softened their dispositions. The yearling's were lowing for breakfast and as she pitched hay, Cheryl looked over towards the Hanson's and watched Inky make his way to the porch.
Feeling a bit weak in the knees, Cheryl sat down while her tea was brewing. She had worked hard yesterday helping Inga, and she really had to agree with Ev. That gal was a strange person. Inga knew what she was doing, made good decisions pertaining to the cooking and coordinating, but she sure had problems relating to other people.
Ev hadn't shown up by the time she should be making breakfast, so Cheryl made do with a roll and another cup of strong mint tea.
Will and Ev worked all night and into the morning looking for the cause of the power outage. Not finding one darn thing wrong on the lines outward appearances, they stopped in the cafe to get a bite to eat. There was a decent amount of people there, maybe not quite as crowded as Leta's had been previously; but satisfactorily full.
Inga and Patty were hopping, as they made sure their customers got good food quickly. Ev stopped Patty long enough to request a time that they could go shopping. "I've got a English test at 10am. Let's go then," she laughed. Ev breathed a sigh of relief, the teen's moodiness seemed to be gone. "Let me know," he told her, "at your convenience."
Ev felt a little guilty eating in town when Cheryl had all the chores to herself, but he would hit high gear when he got home and make up for his tardiness.
"Now that we have the important problem finished," Will pushed his plate back and grabbed the check, "Come over to the office and help me decide how to take care of the second one."
"How many problems do you have," Ev joshed as they entered the sheriff's office.
"Too blasted many, but this one's a lulu. The woman killed in the roadhouse? They have ID'ed her as Sue Apperton, Evie's grandkids mother."
Inky scratched at the door and Brett looked at Evie for permission to let him in. She nodded, and Inky wiggled in as happily as a huge dog could. "Down," she pointed at the floor next to the stove. That suited Inky just fine, he was happy to comply with that order.
"I'll tell you what we need to do today," Evie waved the other kids into the kitchen. She was mixing 3 more coffee milk's and set them on the table. "We need to cook the turkey Cheryl sent over. It was ready yesterday, but the town feed came first. First off, nobody open the freezer. It's got the frozen venison in it, and we want it to stay as cold as possible." Evie mixed oatmeal and set it to cooking. "By tomorrow, we need to thaw the deer and get it canned. Any other urgent needs you kids know about, that we need to get handled?" Bowls of thick warm oatmeal, brown sugar and milk were set on the table and all pitched in to eat.
Cheryl woke up feeling like she had the flu. A quick trip to the bathroom took care of the problem, and she decided to wait on breakfast, hoping Ev would be home by the time she started cooking. The chores were efficiently and quickly completed. The hens grumpy at being disturbed so early, but a measure of cracked corn and barley softened their dispositions. The yearling's were lowing for breakfast and as she pitched hay, Cheryl looked over towards the Hanson's and watched Inky make his way to the porch.
Feeling a bit weak in the knees, Cheryl sat down while her tea was brewing. She had worked hard yesterday helping Inga, and she really had to agree with Ev. That gal was a strange person. Inga knew what she was doing, made good decisions pertaining to the cooking and coordinating, but she sure had problems relating to other people.
Ev hadn't shown up by the time she should be making breakfast, so Cheryl made do with a roll and another cup of strong mint tea.
Will and Ev worked all night and into the morning looking for the cause of the power outage. Not finding one darn thing wrong on the lines outward appearances, they stopped in the cafe to get a bite to eat. There was a decent amount of people there, maybe not quite as crowded as Leta's had been previously; but satisfactorily full.
Inga and Patty were hopping, as they made sure their customers got good food quickly. Ev stopped Patty long enough to request a time that they could go shopping. "I've got a English test at 10am. Let's go then," she laughed. Ev breathed a sigh of relief, the teen's moodiness seemed to be gone. "Let me know," he told her, "at your convenience."
Ev felt a little guilty eating in town when Cheryl had all the chores to herself, but he would hit high gear when he got home and make up for his tardiness.
"Now that we have the important problem finished," Will pushed his plate back and grabbed the check, "Come over to the office and help me decide how to take care of the second one."
"How many problems do you have," Ev joshed as they entered the sheriff's office.
"Too blasted many, but this one's a lulu. The woman killed in the roadhouse? They have ID'ed her as Sue Apperton, Evie's grandkids mother."
Inky scratched at the door and Brett looked at Evie for permission to let him in. She nodded, and Inky wiggled in as happily as a huge dog could. "Down," she pointed at the floor next to the stove. That suited Inky just fine, he was happy to comply with that order.