Chapter 6 – Grammies and Pappies and Meemaws Come to the River
“Hey hun! Wakey wakey!”
“Hi!” (yawns)
“Grammy and pappies are coming soon.”
“Okay, yayyy!”
“So hurry up!”
(Gets done getting ready.)
“Hi Uncle Joe!”
“HI!”
“How did you sleep?”
“Good.”
“You?”
“Good.”
“I am going to get some breakfast.”
“Hey honey. Are you excited for Pappy Perry to go down the waterslide?”
“Yea. I am going to ride my scooter until they get here.”
(20 minutes later)
“Heyyy Meemaw is here! Hi Meemaw!” (Meemaw is my momma so everyone knows…)
“Hi my love!”
“Um Meemaw, you know that your glasses are upside down?”
“Oh my word!”
“Grammy, guess what though? Pappy is going to go down the waterslide!”
“I am going to go wait for everyone else but you go visit with mommy.”
“Hey! There is Pappy Perry and Chrissie!”
“Hi Pappy! Hi Chrissie!”
“Hi!” They both reply.
“Pappy I can’t wait for you to go down the waterslide.”
“Yup, me too!”
“Hey honey did you know that Meemaw brought a pan of yummy scotcharoos??”
“Yes I knew.”
“Okay I am going to wait for Grammy Lene. Oh my gosh she is here already.
Hi Grammy Lene!
“Hi sweetie pie!”
“Go sit down, my momma is probably already ready.”
“Everyone please come sit down at the table!”
(They all gather around the table for Momma’s BBQ, Winny’s broccoli salad, Meemaws Scotcharoos, Chrissie’s macaroni salad and Grammy Lene’s American Flag fruit whipped cream cake.)
Pappy Metzger looks at Kenzys plate and tells her to keep eating!
“I am done already, Pappy!”
(They all get done eating and it’s hot, so Mommy, Daddy, Ty, Bear, Kenzy, Pappy, Chrissie and Uncle Joe and Aunt Winny all go swimming.)
“Hey Pappy! Can you go down the waterslide?”
“Sure can!”
(Pappy goes halfway down the slide and stops. Everyone laughs then Pappy jumps in.)
“Pappy watch this! I can go down super fast!”
Then Meemaw says, “Now you be careful Kenzy Mae! I don’t want you to fall off!”
(Hears thunder in the background.)
“Daddy, check your phone! Make sure this storm isn’t coming our way.”
“I already did, it’s going to miss us.”
(Everyone get’s out and gathers around the fire to dry off. Then they all talk and make conversation while Kenzy shows off on her scooter.)
Grammy Lene tells me to be careful on my scooter!
(1 hour later)
“Kenzy, please help us set the table for dinner!”
(Gets caddy out with plates, napkins and silverware.)
Everyone gathers around the table for round two. Everyone is talking and pappy tells me to keep eating again.
Grammy Perry asks how my summer has been going and I tell her “GOOD! AMAZING!”
All are done eating and we gather around the fire to make smores.
“Daddy can you please make me a smore again?”
(Kenzys eats her delicious s’more.)
“Okay honey, time to tell everyone goodbye then it’s time for bed!”
(Kenzy kisses all her grandparents goodbye.)
What a fun day!
THE END
Written by: Kenzy McElroy
Thank you for reading my first story. I was excited to have it in the Webb Weekly, and I have found that I really enjoy writing like my momma. Maybe someday I can write for the Webb!
Love- Kenzy McElroy
This is one of my recipes that I just threw together on a whim and it was so delicious. My family loved it so much and what I loved was how darn easy it was to make. Fix it and forget it!
The second time I made this I brought it up to the river.
This photo was actually taken in our camper.
So, for my campers who take crockpots, here is what I did:
I cooked the meat and veggies at home, then when cooled, placed it in a half gallon container.
I bought the sauce and rice but didn’t cook the rice so it didn’t get dried out.
I then cooked my rice in the microwave and threw it all together in the camper the day we wanted to eat it. Set the crockpot on low and walked away while we spent the afternoon on my son’s boat. (He is officially a boat owner now too!)
Came back, and our camper smelled amazing! Dinner was served.
This is definitely going on the rotation list of riverlot/camping meals.
Crockpot Inside Out Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients:
• 2 pounds ground chicken (feel free to use beef)
• 2 cups instant rice, cooked
• peppers, chopped (one red and one green)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• Salt, pepper, and fresh garlic- measure with your heart
• 45-ounce jar Prego tomato sauce
Directions:
Start cooking chicken in a large pan with chopped onion on medium heat. After it’s about halfway cooked, then add in peppers, seasoning, and fresh garlic. Season to your liking but be generous for flavor!
While your meat and veggies finish cooking, cook the rice by the directions on the box.
Set rice aside when done.
In a 3–4-quart crockpot, place cooked meat and veggies in the crockpot. Top with the rice and pour in tomato sauce. Stir well and turn the crockpot on low. Cook 2-3 hours to really let the sauce and meat marry together. Taste before eating, add a little seasoning if needed.
Great paired with strawberry shortcake!
