Irony Strikes… Literally

Our denomination has a camp about an hour north of Saskatoon and it is a beautiful place, but requires a lot up keep. My dad has been on the board of the camp as the ‘Maintenance Manager’ for years and gives selflessly to the camp. (Kudos dad)

Now what does this have to do with irony you ask? Well this year during family camp my dad decided that unlike past years he would actually treat this year like a vacation and enjoy camp. But of course he spent the whole week working the new water system, running new power and water lines lines, fixing this and that. After six days of working eight hour days on his “vacation” he decided to draw the line.

He was talking to the caretaker of camp outside of the lodge at about 10:30 on Friday night. His exact words were (in a joking way) “I’m not going to work anymore this week unless something starts on fire.” Just as the words came out of his mouth the power pole behind him exploded.

I wasn’t there, but I did see him running through the dining hall in his coveralls with greasy hands soon after irony struck. Earlier that day at supper time he told us what he was going to say about not working anymore that week. So when I cracked a joke about seeing him back to work he just looked at me and said “Something started on fire.”

He ended up working till 3am and all the next morning trying to get the power fixed for the west side of camp. The cool thing of all this is my dad’s attitude. He works so hard for that camp and its all volunteer work. He always say that he doesn’t get paid till the other side. I think that the explosion was a sign from God that he should work harder… And no, my dad didn’t laugh at that joke either.

My backyard

Summer...

In my opinion the best part of summer is the thunderstorms. We had a huge one earlier this week, and I can hear one rolling in now. From the green house the lightning is amazing, but nothing compares to the thunder. The strangest thing is how fast they happen. Two minutes ago the sky was fairly clear, but now it’s pouring rain and the sky is lit up.

And of course the storms bring huge winds with them. We have two big apple trees in our back yard, and what you ask do we do with all of the apples that fall off during the storms? Apple golfing of course! If you haven’t tried it you are missing out. Of course it’s more fun when the apples are over ripe in the fall, but the almost ripe ones still explode fairly well. Jacq’y and I took a pail to the field near my house on Sunday and it was the most fun I had in a long time. If you try it the drivers are the best if you want overall splatter and distance. Be careful with the wedges, unless you are ok with being covered in apple chunks.

I know that apple golfing is not the most mature past time in the world, but I am trying to make the most of what feels like my last summer. Next year I will still be on my internship, and will only have about two weeks of freedom before schools starts in the fall. The summer after that I will have graduated and who knows? At work today I had a scary thought; Only a month and a half till the black hole we like to call 'post-secondary education' stars up again. Scary

I'm Not Dead... Really

I do feel bad for not posting for two months… but good old insomnia has brought my back on to the fold. After all what else can you do at 4am?

So my summer is going really well. After another crazy year of school I am becoming reacquainted with free time. I am working as a nanny again, and doing some graphic design for CPC. I love both of my jobs and they afford me a lot of extra time, which has been hard to get used to. I of course have been filling the extra hours with music, trying to release my inner Dave Grohl. (I don’t understand how he does it… he must have three arms) I’ve seen a couple really good shows this summer, and have a few bands to suggest as well as a few Cd’s that have come out in the last few weeks:

People in Planes – As Far as the Eye Can See
Winter Sleep – Winter Sleep
Ben Harper – Both Sides of the Gun
Keane – Under the Iron Sea
Muse – Black Holes and Revelations
Billy Talent – Billy Talent II
And I am still waiting for the New Radiohead album. They were originally going to put it out last fall, but it has been pushed back so many times…

I have had a few crazy summer adventures, but nothing to write home about. I keep meaning to post about them, and maybe some day soon I will. Until then have a great summer.