Ugh. It's hot today. I thought that it would be the heat in the kitchen that would give me trouble. I don't even FEEL any heat. Its the constant work. Today was scrambled eggs-real eggs. 3 ladies cracked about 200 of them. Bacon, hash browns, bread, etc. Kids love the hash browns. Right after breakfast was lunch prep. Mac and cheese and garlic bread. Now- this garlic bread was begun YESTERDAY morning. Pani Olia and Pani Ira buttered both sides of about 20 loaves of bread and posypaly with garlic powder. Kids LOVE it though! I was on macaroni duty. We cooked about 6 gigantic pots of pasta, drained it and Head Lady made the cheese concoction herself. Bread crumbs on top and into the ovens. We also had plain elbows for those who don't like the mac-n-cheese. That would be my two kids, of course.
Pool opened today and all the kids took their swim tests. I think Maya will do ok... oh- I forgot to mention...major faux pas this morning. I forgot to give the yunatstvo coffee. I don't remember having coffee as a yunachka, but I guess its for the vyxovnyky. (shrug)
I thought this blog would be funnier. I am so tired that it's hard to be comical. Perhaps when I get the hang of things, I can make it more fun for you all to read.
Sounds more like you guys are running a five star restaurant rather than a пластовий табір! What ever happened to good old (and thoroughly bad) мамалиґа and гаферфльоки and ґрисік??!!
ReplyDeleteThis blog is so great! I know it's probably the last thing you want to do in the middle of all your work- but I think it will be an incredible record of your experience. Once again we can learn how much effort really goes into the stuff that's often taken for granted. Keep blogging! ...And keep drinking fluids and snagging the occasional piece of cake.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Hi Lesia! Love your updates. And I so cracked up when you wrote you thought this would be funnier!!! It's hard to be funny when it is 100 degrees and you are working like a slave. And no Tiki bar anywhere within miles. I am definitely having a cocktail for you tonight!!! What do you like to drink?!
ReplyDeleteIs there any way to go on rotations so you guys can take some breaks? Maybe it means working later into the night to make up for the lost person-hours through the day, but it may make it more bearable.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I echo Uki's comments on how cool it is to see the real efforts. Now I know why I never saw the 'Pani v Kuxni' walking around the oselia!
Thanks guys for your comments!! I'm glad someone is reading this. Spread the word...
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding—this is hilarious! Well, except for the part where you're exhausted. Uki told me that you were working at camp. What I didn't realize is that it's boot camp! Between the madcap kitchen crew and no-water incident, seriously, this journal would make a great screenplay. Keep writing, Lesia—we're reading and loving it!
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