"You're going to be a great chef someday Davey, I just know it" grinned Sookie. "I mean just look at that breakfast soufflé, its perfect!"
"Thanks Mom! Are we ready to check the muffins, they better be done or I will be late for school… which I have to go to, even though Martha doesn't" Davey pouted.
"Don't worry Hun, we put them in the oven a half an hour ago, they should be perfect; and don't be angry at your sister, maybe you can come with me when I go to New York, to cook with Paula Deen." Sookie assured.
"Are you really going to be cooking on the Today Show?" Davey exclaimed.
"Yes! And it's going to be great I'm going to make a chicken with a little bit of couscous, parsley, maybe some rosemary… oh and it's going to be on a bed of rice…" Sookie interjected.
"Oh come on Sookie really, the boy is only nine years old he doesn't need to learn to cook that fancily, I mean I'm just surprised he knows how to turn on the stove. When I was his age I set the kitchen on fire and killed my pet snake Rodrigo. May he rest in peace" Jackson interrupted, while he walked into the kitchen. "Son, why don't you take a break and go wake up your siblings."
"Could you not give him such a hard time Jackson? Just because he isn't showing any desire to carry on the gardening business and is instead showing a talent in cooking… which is obviously something I'm very proud of, I mean he is such a talented little thing…"
"Listen why don't we stop talking about our sons obviously talent and try to get down to the bottom of Martha's problems. She's sick again; it's obvious that she doesn't want to go to school. I think this Asperger's is getting out of hand. We need to do something." Jackson suggested.
"Martha will get over this Jackson we just need to give her some time." Sookie prodded.
"Asperger's isn't something you get over, you live with it your whole life, but you can fight through it; we need to help her. Maybe therapy? We could talk to Lulu about it; after all she is Martha's teacher." Jackson answered.
"Jackson we aren't going to discuss this any longer, the kids will be going to school soon and Lane agreed to babysit Martha, so until the kids are all gone we won't be discussing this matter any longer." Sookie snipped.
"Listen all I'm saying is that maybe we should consider homeschooling her, I know you can't do it but maybe I could, growing vegetables isn't a full time job. It could be great, we could work through her issues and she would learn in a more stable environment." Jackson pleaded.
"Are you joking?" Sookie laughed. "You are going to teach our daughter?"
"And what's so funny about that?" Jackson questioned, slightly offended.
"Jackson, the other day Luke ordered two dozen heads of lettuce and you gave him six heads, plus he asked for green beans and you gave him snap peas, and there's a difference Hun" Sookie leered.
"So basically you're calling me dumb, then" Jackson said now fully affronted. "Well we'll just see who you'll be calling dumb after Martha skips two grades by homeschooling!" Jackson interjected, as he left.
"Where are you going? You said you'd walk the kids to school…" Sookie whined. "That man! Sometimes he can be so difficult!"
