Little House in the Woods

I feel like Laura Ingalls.  Our hot water heater is broken so we have been heating water on the stove.  I have mastered the mix of hot water from the stove and cold water from the facet to make a shallow bath. When the new part didn't arrive as promised, a phone call to the company made us realize that they "forgot" to send it.  It is on its way now, thankfully.  I don't know how good a pioneer I would have been.