chapter Li

day before Xmas

after a few days of resting, Jordan and Jessie are back on their feet, it getting closer for Xmas only 22 days left, while they are getting their Xmas dinner ready while Kendall and Rayne are asleep, Christopher, Renshaw, Asher, Renskin, Chessie and Jayden is out tracking, "[ hows it going our tracking and searching teams?] asked, Jordan, "[ I must be asleep still,] said. Christopher, they up west, the smoke signs are out in the air, " does * Red devil* do smoke signals? asked, Asher, Jayden pushed the button and talked, "[ mom and Aunt Jordan,]-["yes??] they both answered, "[do 8 Red devils do smoke signals?] asked, Renshaw, "[ no, the Jerkyls do, return decider to the wagon trail guys, ] said, Jessie, they turned around and headed back to the wagon trail, a patty wagon rode up, "[Mom we got a patty wagon when you and Aunt Jordan coming back, ] asked, Teeno, "[tomorrowturn to your prison log, ask what camp and who,] said. Jessie, "[ boys we just left Lake-town and heading to you now, how is our baby doing?] asked, Hank. Marco and Josie pulled up at the house they got out of the carriage and got the boxes of cooking supplies, " gals we here, Jessie unlocked the door and let them in, they walked in the house, " we got everything, from storefronts, we went to town to city to County, said, Josie. " we did to, today is baking and cooking day, now we just getting the Duck ready to be put on the turners, you know what meat you want dad? asked, Jordan. "[ Brick prison and * Clark Marbles*]-["Write down son good job, how many wagons you had?] asked, Jessie finally, Thomas and Hank arrived, "I want something special do you know how to cook ox? They turn around and look at him, " that would be an experiment Dad we did beef or ox, you try to hit home, said, Jessie, " we can try to cook it slow on the deep fryer turners, while the Ducks cook on the other turns you got the list, asked, Jordan. after they left the patty wagon, they returned home, they got off their horses and walked into thehouse, " where is my sister? " wait your sister, you mean mine sister, said. Heather, "Probably up, from her nap, Jordan and Jessie walked up the steps in the nursing, Kendall and Rayne were up, they picked them up out of the bassinets, and walked downstairs, " ain't that cute Kendall you older siblings are fighting over you, said. Jessie, "You want one of your siblings to feed you, she giggled, Frankie pushed the button, "[Mom and AuntJessie where do we get food goods from, they haven't eaten in weeks,] asked, Frankie, " [ we will have to fix boxes come back Frankie,] said. Jordan, "[[ okay, we are on our way,] They are heading back to the house, " so who do you want to feed them, plates or just boxes of goods asked? Jordan, "How about a taxon, said, Hank, Jessie gave Heatherher bottle, " I want to feed her, " where was that when I was a baby, you were rotten to me, said, Heather. " what? what are you talking about, said, Teeno, " and us, you never want to give us our bottles or be our big brother, " man that's just cold, said. West, " tell me about, Teeno that cur so deep, Mom I need forever, said. Joshua, "I was four and little, protested Teeno, " do have to agree with him he was four and small in his world, said, Jessie. " see, said, Teeno, " A Taxen will work, a meal in oneand you don't have to cook it or heat it," you gals know how to make them? asked. Josie, " no, how hard it is we also to warmups, drinkable soup in a cantinas, " but let's focus on everything that why this dinner got to hit for the people, farmers, cattle wrestlers, Ranchers, homesteaders, the rich, I feeding everyone, there going to be music, and light shows, can you do this gals, " if they don't show up that lot of food be wasted, and time and effort, yeah got the list, asked, Jessie. " they will, we talking about billions of folks never had cooking like this heard music like this, and see lights like this, everything is coming from a far, so the food go to beout of this world like the coks, they looked at each other, " was that a computment, asked, Jordan, " you know what I mean, he give them the food list,

1 ox ribs

2 mustard greens, collard greens anything greens

3 boil potatoes and onions

4 corn pudding,

5 rice bread pudding,

6 hot bread, biscuits, or cornbread

7 sweet tea or punch

8 cookies pies, cakes

" We are cooking all day dad, this is a big list, you already the Govenor they grow to love, said, Jordan, " this is Xmas Jordan every holiday is going to be thrown here big, can you both do this list, " not alone what you say gals cook beside your mothers, mother-in-laws, and grandmother, we need your help to pull our dinner off, and this off so they agree to cook with their mothers, " thank you gals we owe you one, consider it done, said, Jordan, " this is going to be great, the homesteaders can you do the Taxens and Cantinas? asked, Marco, " we need the goods to make them and how many do you want us to make? asked. Jessie, " we get them and lots, we see you in a few minutes, don't make them yet, start on the dinner, said. Marco, they walked out and got in the carriage, and left, the others rode up, they walked in the house, they started to cook as a family, a meal like this, they are going to need the help, the boys put the Ducks on the runners and the ox ribs on the boiler turns to roast slowly to cool all the way through, they have the whole house smelling good, they road into Franklin city, he helps her out the carriage, and they walked in the store to get for supplies,