VBS 2013

 I love VBS and I have loved it since I was a little girl and went with my friend, Janet Nickols.  She went to VBS at the First Baptist church near our house.  I don't remember much except that we made stuff with dry macaroni and it was fun.

This year I was in charge of the worker snacks- I prefer that to saying Adult Snacks which sounds like I am fixing drinks that are shaken not stirred!

We are blest with lots of wonderful cooks and very generous folks in our church that shared much with us.  We had everything from dates and blue cheese rolled in bacon to Pimento Cheese from a local Deli.  We They ate well all week.

I made one dish that we jokingly call Crack.  It is that addicting!  Easy Peasy.  8 oz cream cheese, can of rotel, pound of sausage.  Brown sausage and drain it, place it in an oven proof pan. Add cream cheese and rotel. heat thru so that the cheese is melted and mix everything well.  Serve with Frito Lay's scoups.  This is easy to double or triple.  It goes fast.

This wonderful picture is of the best church secretary in the world, Peggy and her darling granddaughter, Jasmine.

 Here are two of Kaitlin's favorite folks, Grace and Alaina.  Can you tell they are sisters?

Here are some more of our favorite sisters!  So precious!

 These two pregnant ladies worked hard in the nursery this week.  Kaelyn, on the right, had her baby early Friday morning!

 We were blest with lots of visitors!

 I love the look on Anna's face.  She is the girl in the middle.

 These two sweethearts are proud AUBURN fans.  We are a small but supportive group!

 This doll is the daughter of two good friends, Ben and Janaye.

 The ladies in charge of crafts!

 This is the opening ceremonies.

These two fine fellows are both named Atticus.  How fun is that!


We were blest with a great group this year of students and teachers.  We had 106 students on Monday with 26 that just walked up because of our sign.  Anne and Heather took the 5/6 graders off sight and they had at least 15 and many days even more.  Let us continue to pray for the Word of God that will not return void and the lives that were touched this week.

How do you get ready for VBS?

Wow! Read this and then pray for our VBS. Ours is June 21-25. Thank you

2 of my favorite things

Every summer two things happen that I look forward to. There are VBS and a visit from my friend, Kym. This year they happen on the same week.

VBS started yesterday. Kaitlin has some pictures that she took, up on her blog.Kaitlin is taking pictures and putting together the slide show, Marisa is working in the nursery and I am working in the kitchen with KimT and Sheryce.

Working in the kitchen means that we count and have snacks set up for the hungry vbsers( is that a word?- vbs ers, better?) plus we have snacks for the adults and lastly, we fix a light supper on Thursday night for the parents of said vbs ers and the vbs ers themselves. It is a great job. Sheryce, KimT and I have a laughing good time as we fix and set out snacks. Sheryce sits in the snack room while the vbs ers are eating. Yesterday we had 'Bugles'. Sheryce showed them how they would fit on your fingers. The children loved them.

Picking out the VBS snacks is a job Kaitlin loves. We go to Sam's with KimT and Kaitlin picks out snacks that I wouldn't let her eat very often. The children love them. Today, I believe we are having crackers and cheese- the kind with the cheese in one little section and the crackers in the other.

Kym and I have been friends for at least 22 years. We met at church in New Orleans. She now lives in Jackson, MS. She takes her children to a camp in Hot Springs, AR and then comes to my house, joins my gym for a week, scrapbooks and laughs with me. I usually try to work a scrapbook while she is here too. This year is it Marisa's 21st birthday album. Kym got here last night and met us at the gym and did water aerobics with Kaitlin and Clare. Kym is an easy guest because I don't clean up for her and she comes and goes as she likes. She said that she has other friends in LR tell her she can stay with them but she says, no. She likes it that I have a table or two set up in the den for her and that she can spread out her scrapbook stuff and I don't care that it is a mess for a week. I am glad that my skill at overlooking messes makes her feel welcome.

This week is one I look forward to all year. Do you have fun summer plans?

VBS

Today is the first day of VBS. I have always loved VBS. John is helping with the 5th and 6th graders, Marisa is in the nursery, Kaitlin is the photographer and I am helper KimT in the Kitchen. The theme this year is The Race is On.