April 04, 2005

Temperature-44.1 C -47.3 F
Windchill-64 C -83.2 F
Wind 16.3 kts Grid 006
Barometer 680.7 mb (10599. ft)
Lunch: Turkey Wraps
Dinner: Catfish (Yuck!)

I must say it was an outstanding weekend. I was able to get some rest, finish some projects and workout. The time off was well needed at came at a good time. Ordinarily on a long weekend there are no meals but this weekend some of the community stepped up and made meals for everyone. On Saturday morning Clayton and Steve made breakfast burritos and then that evening Alan made Mexican Food. Then the next morning the Plumbers made brunch. It was really nice to have the added meals since the leftover fridge over the past weekends has not yielded much to eat and I went to bed hungry on most Sundays.

Today was Monday and it was hard to get out of bed after relaxing for two days. Fortunately, camp centennial is a day behind us so email and frustration were at a minimum making Monday one of the better work days. Also the morning cook became the lunch cook and the lunch cook became the breakfast cook meaning the lunch took a turn for the better. The Crazy Canadian is a remarkable cook, he is only 22 but makes simple meals that are fantastic. Today he made the best lunch I have had since arriving, it was nice change from the fried food festival as of late.

I learned today that one girl lost someone very close to her and she is quite depressed. She is usually the life of the party, always at the blending making mixed drinks for anyone who want one and it is really out of character to see her down. My grandmother died during my previous winter and it was really tough being here when I wanted to be around family and grieve. It hurt badly with life just going forward as usual and nobody to help process what happened. I hope she takes the time to grieve and is able to say goodbye in a way that helps her get closure.