Henry's Snow Day Birthday Part 2
"Alan, James," Henry asked. "aren't you going to play Snowball War with us?"
"Sorry, Henry Mate," James said. "but I have to work in the restaurant."
"And, I have to do some tinkering with the Chan van." Alan said, what Alan didn't tell Henry was that he was making two new Chan plans for the van, hoping to please his oldest brother because the Chan plan X incident did not go over so well with Henry.
"Oh, I see," Henry sighed. "how about you, Annie, will you be joining us out there?"
"I will be going outside, Henry," Anne answered. "but I will not be going out to play today at the very least."
Henry was confused.
"What will you be doing instead?" Henry asked Anne.
"Since Richard's shoulder is bothering him," Anne answered Henry. "I'm helping him out with shoveling the front walk and he even agreed to pay me for it."
"Oh, I see." Henry sighed, he was disappointed that not all of his brothers & sisters could join in the fun of snow play.
"Tell you guys what," Anne said. "after I finish shovelling the snow, I will help Elizabeth out by making all of us a nice warm lunch, how does that sound?"
"Bonzer, Sheila," James said to Anne. "does that mean you will be making your speciality chilli con carne with cheesy garlic breadsticks?"
"Sadly, no, James," Anne confessed. "because I am all out of the ingredients I need to make it."
Flip, Nancy, Mimi, and Scooter all groaned in disappointed unison.
"No chilli con carne with cheesy garlic breadsticks? Oh no!" Mimi, Scooter, Nancy, and Flip sighed in unison, they really wanted some of Anne's speciality chilli con carne with cheesy garlic breadsticks for lunch on a warm snow day.
Scooter was going to be 7-years-old in December of 1980.
"But don't worry, Scooter," Anne said. "after I finish helping Richard with snow shovelling duty, I'll look around the kitchen for something else to cook."
After she was finished shovelling the walk, Anne found everything she needed to fix chicken noodle soup & grilled cheese sandwiches.
After lunch was ready and on the table in the dining room, everyone was at the table ready to eat but Alan & James who were still too busy working.
"Where are Alan & James?" Henry asked.
"They're probably still busy downstairs." Mimi guessed.
Henry gasped, "I'll get them!" he exclaimed.
Henry rose from his chair to race down to the basement until he was halted by Tom.
"Sit back down, Birthday Boy," Tom told Henry firmly. "I'll get them."
"You win, Tom." Henry sighed.
Henry sat back down as Tom went to get Alan & James just in time for lunch.