Everything is Broken

Last week, outside of the dining hall, it smelled like sewage. Gross, but no big deal. That just means the septic tank needs to be pumped out. I called and scheduled them for today. Last week one of the ovens in the dining hall stopped working. I called and scheduled for someone to come out and fix it (probably just a part that can be swapped out). No big deal.

The septic guys came today. And the tank is EMPTY. Like, you can see the bottom. Considering it's been a while (like years) since it's been pumped out, and considering we're on week 3 of camp, that tank should be pretty full. Apparently the guy that pumps out septic tanks doesn't actually do anything else with them, so I had to call back to get a different guy to come out. He's coming tomorrow. He's going to tell me it's cracked and I need a new one and it will cost $20,000. Since he hasn't been here yet, I'm still holding onto hope that maybe, just maybe, there's a less expensive problem that is going on. 

About an hour after I found out about the tank, the guy who was out to fix the oven called back. He was waiting to hear back about the part that he'd ordered. The part has been discontinued. "So does that mean my oven is discontinued?" I asked. Yes. He's been fixing things at camp since I started and I know that if there was something he could do for me, he would. So I need a new oven.

I do not have any spare cash laying around for either issue. 

M and I were discussing this a little before it was time for the campfire. And then we got a walkie talkie call asking where more graham crackers would be. NOT at the dining hall was the answer. 

I felt a little like everything was falling apart and I couldn't do anything to help anything. 

We found some sugar cookies in the freezer. So we made sugar cookie s'mores. At least one problem solved for the day. 

At the campfire, all of the groups got up and sang their cheers. The Leaders-in-Training group is 10th graders- all of whom have been coming to camp since they were 9 and 10 years old. Their cheer was actually a song and as I watched them, I near burst into tears. It is AMAZING to watch kids grow up. I have memories of all of them over the years. And seeing them as 16 year olds.... I don't actually have words. It was a sweet moment that made up for a rough day.