Martin Craziness: VBS Day 1

So far we are done with 2 days, and a very exhausting two days they have been, and Sunday we spent almost 4 hrs setting up and decorating as well. The theme this year is Son Rock Kids Camp (I totally just sang that in my head as I typed it!) The songs are fun, treats are yummy, and kids are excited. Well most anyways....I have a couple in my group that are being grumpy about being there, but for the most part it's ok. We are 'assigned' a different color to wear everyday (I use the term loosely b/c it's not mandatory to wear it, just fun) and yesterday was blue. I always make sure that by Saturday I have everyone's shirts planned out for the week. I will NOT be scrambling around at 7 am trying to find a green shirt for this person, or a red shirt for that one. I have enough to do!!! I am also in the skit this year so that's another thing to worry about. Anyways, the Camp Counselors take their groups of kids to different stations, and one is called Exploration Station. It's *kind of like a craft room, but more experimental. Yesterday we dissected owl pellets. For those of you not in the know, owl pellets are big chucks of yuck filled with bones and fur that an owl can't digest. He regurgitates it. Hungry yet? I surprised myself, I thought for sure I would be digging in and tearing this thing apart. NOPE. I couldn't touch it. At all. One of the kids found a rodent skull, and I actually gagged. You could see TEETH!!! For those of you that don't know me, I have what can only be described as a phobia of mice. Really, I freeze when I see one. It's beyond retarded. Anywho, I was standing as far back from the table as I could without the kids making fun of me (ha ha) and the leaders of the station found it humorous that rough fearless Tina wouldn't touch dead bones. Whatever. ;-) We stayed after to practice the next days skits and by the time we got home we decided to go swimming. I also worked last night and I am amazed I am still awake to write this!!!
These pics were taken by either Pastor Bill or Kari T. I like Bill's close ups by I also like Kari's action shots.
Bubba