Generation eXtra
Sibling Edition

Having just lost their mama only a few short years after losing their dad, the grieving middle-aged siblings gather in their “KIDS ONLY” chat channel to discuss what should be done with the family home.
Jethro begins, ‘I know everybody wants to keep it because of the memories and stuff there but there is far too much stuff wrong with that house for any of us to afford to keep it in repair.’ Ellie-Mae agrees, ‘We will make close to nothing on it. And we lose our past.’ ‘Yeah. I’d like to keep it just to have a place to gather,’ says Thelma-Lou. ‘Yes, it's got issues, but that's kinda our whole story. ‘ Ellie-Mae points out, ‘Also, we still don’t even know if a Medicaid will want repayment so that may decide for us.’ ‘Ellie-Mae, you are acting as executor,’ declares Cletus, ‘If that is what you think needs to happen then so be it, whether we can afford to pay these bills or not isn’t the issue.’ ‘But we have to get through probate,’ Ellie-Mae insists. ‘Yeah,’ Thelma-Lou agrees. Mary-Anne adds, ‘Definitely. We’d have to put work into it before we could sell it, otherwise we’d have to find a cash buyer. And then yes, see if there’s any liens against it because of Medicaid…’ ‘Let's not go this direction with it.’ Interrupts Jethro. ‘We don't need to fight about it.’ Ellie-Mae answers, ‘Agree let’s do probate, see what’s what at the end of that.’ Jethro continues, ‘After probate we should get an inspector to go through and tell us how much it's going to cost to fix it and then decide.’ Thelma-Lou says, ‘We're not fighting. We just all tend to express our opinions loudly and at the same time.’ ‘Yeah,’ says Ellie-Mae, ‘All we need is a bowl of taco casserole in front of us and it’s like family dinners back in the day.’ ‘You don’t need an inspector,’ Cletus inserts, ‘I can tell you what it needs and a pretty close guess on cost’ Thelma-Lou responds, ‘Frozen Pizza!’
Ellie-Mae: ‘Dog food in a brown bag from Food 4 Less bins’ Cletus: ‘Those BBQ chips were good’ Jethro: ‘They were good but probably the reason we all have gut problems these days’ Cletus: ‘The granny hose ones were two bags in one’ Ellie-Mae’: ‘Granny hose’ Cletus: ‘Granny goose’ Thelma-Lou: ‘Yeah. Granny Goose Cheddar and Jalapeño!’ Cletus: ‘My phone seems to think it knows what I want to say more than I do’ Ellie-Mae: ‘I was thinking of the Laura Scudder or however it was spelled’ Cletus: ‘You know what I really miss is those hamburgers she made with the government Cheese on them’ Thelma-Lou: ‘I miss government Cheese! Who knew American Cheese wasn't that icky stuff that Came in plastic wrap?’ Ellie-Mae: ‘I hated food-giveaway food. There should never be a whole chicken in a can’ Cletus: ‘At least they plucked 'em first… sorta’ Thelma-Lou: ‘My favorite after school snack was two slices of toast, slathered with mustard and then add a slab of that Cheese and nuke it! *swoon*’ Cletus: ‘Remember when Mike brought home like a truck load of eggs? I got so sick of eggs I couldn't eat them for years’
Jethro: My favorite was the government pork with rice Thelma-Lou: That was good, too Cletus: Mom boiled them up by the dozens, I bet parts of that house still smell like boiled egg farts Ellie-Mae: That's the charm Jethro: I love it only my family Thelma-Lou: I know, I was just thinking I need to take this transcript and make a Cartoon out of it! Cletus: I am still exhausted from that drive over the weekend, I think I'm too old for long road trips now Cletus:
Jethro: My favorite was the government pork with rice Thelma-Lou: That was good, too Cletus: Mom boiled them up by the dozens, I bet partsOf that house still smell like boiled egg farts Ellie-Mae: That's the charm Jethro: I love it only my family Thelma-Lou: I know, I was just thinking I need to take this transcript and make a Cartoon out of it! Cletus: I am still exhausted from that drive over the weekend, I think I'm too old for long road trips now Cletus:
Cletus: Here's an old one of me (attached is a picture from southpark of what looks like Kenny with his bottom showing through his jacket as if it were his face). Thelma-Lou: Appropriate Ellie-Mae: Looks pretty recent Cletus: Here's a recent one (Similar picture, but now with a female also). Thelma-Lou: Oh! Is that Mrs. Cletus? She makes a cute blonde. Ellie-Mae: I don't have a picture of me but here is a loaf of Cinnamon sourdough that accidentally looked vaginal Thelma-Lou: Egads!! Whose vagina looks like that?? Ellie-Mae: The cinnamon queen? There were just so many folds I wasn't expecting (picture of a sour dough round with an interesting formation of folds baked in). Cletus: Well, I got to go to work for an hour tomorrow so I should go to bed. I'm liking this government work. Brenda-Lee: Guys. I just want to say that I'm thankful for all of you guys sharing her and Papa with me. I'm forever grateful. I've never been loved like that.
All siblings lined up in a row. Hearts float above them along with closing words: Well, you’re stuck with us now, Sister! Love you guys! Family forever! Love you, too! Taco Casserole for the next family gathering!


Our Mama's Taco Casserole Recipe
Ingredients:
  • ground beef
  • taco seasoning
  • bag of your favorite nacho chips
  • a block of cheddar cheese, shredded
Directions:
  1. brown the ground beef
  2. prepare the taco meat as directed on the seasoning packet
  3. dump meat, chips, and shredded cheese into a large bowl and toss.

Serves a lot depending on how much meat, cheese, and chips you use.