SCUBA VBS Day 1

Whew.  A one adult VBS is not for the faint of heart.  You become the music person, and the Bible stories leader, and the games guru, and the cook, and crafts leader, etc.  I AM TIRED!

Yesterday was spent decorating, reading through lessons, finding the groceries (that's like a treasure hunt on its own), and planning.  Plus, I wasn't overly perky (the island allergies always have to zap me for a day or so), so I was in slow motion. But eventually I got a simple fare put together.  (See below for a small example. When you are a one-man-band, you later realize you didn't get any pictures of the kids in the main room.)  

This afternoon I drove down to the village of Kagman to pick up some of our church kids, and the rest live nearby.  We had 8 kids (and 2 tiny ones if you want to count them).  My goal was six kids, so I was super happy to have more than my goal.  The mom of the two tiny ones stayed as well--which is why they were there.  The rain moved in about half way through VBS, so we couldn't do a couple of the games I had planned, but we still had plenty to keep us busy.  

The kids all got cups of coral to go with their sandwich.  They were a bit apprehensive when I told them we were having PB&J sandwiches with coral and ice keki for dessert. (Ice keki is similar to what you might know as an otter pop, but waaaaay better. And the best ones come from Saipan. When I lived in Guam and the teachers knew I was coming to Saipan, they would send money for me to bring back a 50lb box of ice keki.  Hmmmm...I should bring some home.) 

As you can see, the coral are Cheetos and veggie straws.  I thought I would have a hard time finding veggie straws. Nope. It was the Cheetos that took me four stores to find. (They only had Flamin' Hot Cheetos everywhere.) 

I'm tired. I hope to sleep to a whoppin' 7am tomorrow, but I'm not sure my roommates (dog and cat) will allow that.