I just need to take a moment here to thank ALL my teachers and teen helpers in the preschool department. They pulled together fabulously and made it work, and made it memorable for the kids.The last day just flew by in a web of events, literally. The kids got to play spiderman (or missionary), making "yarn collages" out of their rooms. They batted balloons around, and made stoplights with how to "Go" to Jesus. We sent home "skyscraper sacks" with life sized "missionary dolls" and had a great time. All that was just the morning.
Last night they sang and (Y-E-L-L)ed to their parents, then settled in to watch the big kids play. Our family had two roles, as the "adult" VBS leader, and the "unbeliever-who-comes-to-Christ." This was our oldest's final year to be in the childrens play and E1's acting debut. They both did fabulously. A good time was had by all, especially at the cookie table afterwards.
Now it's on to Girl Scout Camp!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sand and paint and water oh my!
Today is day four of our VBS journey! I'm so thankful all the little people seem to still be having a good time. Today I watched kids scoop sand, build pretend playgrounds for little people, make handprints while riding a skateboard, and float boats they made yesterday.
We also had our first "real" singing practice in the sanctuary for tomorrow night. The preschoolers will sing T-E-L-L and "Help one another" before the big kids have their play. We're so privileged that the parents of these thirty preschoolers chose to share them with us this week.
I'm also blessed by the four teens we had to help them. Really big kids make it more fun for the little ones.
Tomorrow is the last day. Then I get to just be a mom again...for one day. Then it's day camp, where I'm with the preschoolers. I just can't get enough of the tiny humans, but after that, it will just be me and my not as tiny anymore humans for the rest of the summer.
We also had our first "real" singing practice in the sanctuary for tomorrow night. The preschoolers will sing T-E-L-L and "Help one another" before the big kids have their play. We're so privileged that the parents of these thirty preschoolers chose to share them with us this week.
I'm also blessed by the four teens we had to help them. Really big kids make it more fun for the little ones.
Tomorrow is the last day. Then I get to just be a mom again...for one day. Then it's day camp, where I'm with the preschoolers. I just can't get enough of the tiny humans, but after that, it will just be me and my not as tiny anymore humans for the rest of the summer.
I'm so grateful to be super busy
this week and next. Between VBS, pool passes, day camp, and finally moving (I hope), the time between now and the 20th ought to just fly by. What's so signifigant about the 20th? That's the date I'll have t.v. and home internet available again.
Now, I'm quite willing to take digital breaks. I've been known to declare digital free days to make sure our kids stretch out their bodies and their minds. I've lived for 10 months without internet, and the first 10+ years of my marriage without anything resembling cable. The difference between that and this, is then I had a choice.
This time we don't. We were going to just switch our service over to the new place when we moved. The date for our move has been moved back. Fine, we call Time Warner, and inform them the switch needs to be pushed back too. They say no problem.
Fast Forward to last night, when I sit down after dinner to get some quality computer game time in for the first time this week....and there's no internet. Okay, our modem has flaked out before. I'll just turn on the t.v. No cable. Greaaat.
Mr. M calls. Turns out they only switched the turn on date at the new house, or so they say. Well, mistakes happen. Turn it back on.
They say no can do. It would take a service call.
Why? They didn't send someone over to turn it off. Just flip the same switch and turn it back on?
Sorry, since they removed our address from the system, they are required to send someone out, and they can't do that until the day it's supposed to switch anyway.
Whatever. We know how to find free WiFi and hunt out a new service. Besides, we have a friend who works for At&T. U-verse shouldn't be a problem.
So U-verse it is. Installed at our new residence on June 20th.
Here's hoping we live there before then.
Now, I'm quite willing to take digital breaks. I've been known to declare digital free days to make sure our kids stretch out their bodies and their minds. I've lived for 10 months without internet, and the first 10+ years of my marriage without anything resembling cable. The difference between that and this, is then I had a choice.
This time we don't. We were going to just switch our service over to the new place when we moved. The date for our move has been moved back. Fine, we call Time Warner, and inform them the switch needs to be pushed back too. They say no problem.
Fast Forward to last night, when I sit down after dinner to get some quality computer game time in for the first time this week....and there's no internet. Okay, our modem has flaked out before. I'll just turn on the t.v. No cable. Greaaat.
Mr. M calls. Turns out they only switched the turn on date at the new house, or so they say. Well, mistakes happen. Turn it back on.
They say no can do. It would take a service call.
Why? They didn't send someone over to turn it off. Just flip the same switch and turn it back on?
Sorry, since they removed our address from the system, they are required to send someone out, and they can't do that until the day it's supposed to switch anyway.
Whatever. We know how to find free WiFi and hunt out a new service. Besides, we have a friend who works for At&T. U-verse shouldn't be a problem.
So U-verse it is. Installed at our new residence on June 20th.
Here's hoping we live there before then.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Give me a V!...
Give me a B! Give me a S! What's that spell? VBS!
VBS is this week. As the preschool coordinator most of my work was done last week, so this week is starting out to be a lot of fun!
Besides coordinating I also get to do music with the kids, and my two youngest were front and center. T-E-L-L is everyone's favorite song, probably because they get to Y-E-L-L! We "like to march" and "clap our hands" too.
I watched all the kids in their recreation rotation too. Bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and playgrounds never fail. In a lot of ways, that's what's fun about preschool. It's all crafts and games and hugs.
Today's song was "Good Things." JESUS is definitely doing good things through this VBS.
VBS is this week. As the preschool coordinator most of my work was done last week, so this week is starting out to be a lot of fun!
Besides coordinating I also get to do music with the kids, and my two youngest were front and center. T-E-L-L is everyone's favorite song, probably because they get to Y-E-L-L! We "like to march" and "clap our hands" too.
I watched all the kids in their recreation rotation too. Bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and playgrounds never fail. In a lot of ways, that's what's fun about preschool. It's all crafts and games and hugs.
Today's song was "Good Things." JESUS is definitely doing good things through this VBS.
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