Red House: Part Ten

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After our boat ride, the four of us - well, five, if you count Jessie - head back up to the cabin for some dinner.  It's been a heck of a long day, and we are hungry.  Good thing we've learned (from experience, of course) that the grocery shopping should be done before we even arrive at Red House.

Umpa is grilling turkey burgers while Gumma and I try to figure out what to get for The Princess.  Her eating habits are unpredictable at best...she's picky as all get-out, but there's no telling what will be accepted at any given moment.  One thing we know for sure: she's not a meat eater.  Nope, my girl is an herbivore all the way, always has been.

You see where this is going already, don't you? 

On the table, there is fruit galore.  In between the bowls of fruit, there's cereal, crackers, applesauce, you name it.  If she's ever deigned to eat it in her life, it's laid out in front of her just ready for the chowing.

My girl, though, doesn't seem interested.  She's acting hungry, but nothing seems to be hitting the spot.

She brings me a bag of beef jerky, of all things.  Snickering and thinking I already know the outcome, I open it and hand her a piece.  Which she devours in mere seconds, immediately returning for more.

When all is said and done, The Princess has polished off half a bag of jerky and two turkey burgers...and she looks like she's about to start trolling for more.

Huh.  Shows how much I know.

Stay tuned for Part Eleven.