It has been almost 2 days since we have updated this blog, so I will begin by talking about Monday when we left off. While we were updating the blog, a challenge was taking place. Jack was complaining of boredom, and he bet Phillip that he could be tied up and escape in under an hour. Unsurprisingly, since Phillip is an Eagle Scout, Jack failed. Then, our last four travelers, Madison, Savannah, and the Wallers arrived. With them arrived plenty of extra food, thankfully. Later on in the afternoon, we all helped set up and organize everything for Fiesta VBS this week. Next came a delicious dinner of noodles and meat sauce, and later on, improvised fishing and more VBS set up. The following morning kicked off bright and early, with one crew staining the deck, one crew building a porch, and another one still setting up for VBS. The deck was almost halfway finished, and a lot of headway was made on the porches. After everyone had showered, and in some cases napped, we made the finishing touches to VBS setup as the first few kids trickled in. We had 33 kids for the first day! VBS started with a slightly embarrassed and confused Jack, Madison, and Savannah singing and dancing in front of the kids. Then came a “lifting” bible session with Breanna, Hunter, Andrew, and Mr. Harold. Next, everyone was tired out by Robert and JD’s games and made a picture-perfect craft with Sarah, Sarah, and Mackensie. And finally, Kasey and Miller’s hard work paid off when all the kids loved the cupcakes they had made for snack. Then everyone gathered and regrouped back at the gym for a final song with Jack, Savannah, Madison, and a new addition, Ali, the two year old girl being carried around on Madison’s hip. Finally, when, all of the kids had left, the youth and adults settled in for a nice dinner of homemade jambalaya. After the antics of the previous night, not as many people were up to fishing, but some of the diehards still ventured out for the evening, but returned with only leftover bait, Robert’s wet pants, and plenty of bug bites. With plans for an early start, everyone hit the hay pretty quickly. But not quickly enough it turned out. It seems many of us are not morning people. Personally, I discovered that a knife banging a coffee mug is not the most pleasant sound to wake up to. Thankfully, by the time most people were up, the senior high traffic had cleared out. The remaining people were all assigned to the task of staining the deck. This job was made easier with a promise of 30 minutes extra sleep for the first person to stain their section of deck, with quantity, and quality both being factored in to the judging. Unfortunately, before all could finish, we ran out of stain. We finish this blog at this not-so-dramatic cliffhanger. So come back to this site soon to learn how all of our projects have ended up.
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