Wow...Craziness!!!!

Wake up 5:30am, it's peaceful, the sky is still dark, and silence fills my surroudings...but not for long. In a few minutes, I will use my great strength to get the generater started, where it will hum all day without flaw while I chop, bake and cook all day until the planters get home from work, I clean up and head to bed when at 11:00 I am able to turn off the power for some tranquility for a few minutes.
That is the way that it is supposed to be out here, but not that it ever really turns out that way!
This past week was a bit of a nightmare in terms of equipment functioning.
I woke up one morning, the boys to turn the generator on, made breakfast, started lunch when at about 10:00 am I hear TERRIBLE noises coming from outside. The generator starts clanging and banging, while at the same time, the back room is filling with powdered smoke. I dash outside to shut off the generater. So...while all this is going on the water has been shutting on and off all day as well, making my job a little more stressful than usual. Luckily I filled up a few pots of water so that we can boil up rice for dinner!!
It turns out that the motor on the water pump has burnt out, and that a piece has fallen into the generator, and we are going to need a new one! SWEET...this means I had to boil all the water for the day for dishes, and everything, making cleaning very difficult, as well I had to prepare breakfast by headlamp because I am imcapable of starting the generater by myself now!!! I enjoyed preparing breakfast in some peace and quiet, but was very glad to get the generator and new pump installed!!!
Sooo...This weekend I was a little more glad to head off camp for a bit of relaxation!
What a better way to spend the weekend than at a little Atikokan hide-a-way, with a SAUNA!!! I thouroughly enjoyed this weekend and feel refreshed ready to tackle whatever events this week will bring!
Anyways...I've got to get back to the kitchen. I think I'm going to go for a little jog this afternoon as it is BEAUTIFUL out today! We havn't had a whole lot of sun since we've gotten here, so I'm going to take advantage of it!
Hope you're all doing well, and I hope to hear from you soon
Mags