What life was like this week!

You might be asking yourself.. what was life like for Kimberly this week? Well.. let me tell you... BUSY!!!!

Okay... here's the story...

1. We had a garage sale this past weekend. So needless to say, we stayed up practically every night going through things. I was planning on selling some of my "excess" teacher items and then also having the garage sale. We went through boxes and boxes and tubs and tubs of stuff. We didn't even know we had so much stuff!! Where did we put it all?? Anyways... we sold a LOT of stuff. We did a pretty good job of selling things. If you want to know how much we made, I'll just tell you that it's over $1,000!! WOO-HOO!!

2. I had lunch with my friend, Amber and her twin boys, Caleb and Jacob. They're so cute. We took them to the Rainforest Cafe. We didn't know if they would like it or not, but them seemed to like it. We actually had an enjoyable lunch. Amber and I were impressed. They did such a great job. I know Amber took some pictures. They might be on her blog at some point. We'll have to wait and see.

3. I'm looking into getting a new car. I've been wanting to get one for a little while now. I've been looking to see if there are any good deals going on, but with the gas prices like they are, I didn't know if I should try or not. Well... I think I've finally decided that I need to get one. Yesterday, I went out to my car to go to church. I started it up and it sounded really funny. It was like it didn't want to go. I knew I hadn't driven it since Tuesday when I met Amber for lunch, but my goodness. It took me what seemed like FOREVER to get to church. We only live about a mile away. It just acted like it would stall out any minute. I finally got to church and I told my Dad. He said he'd look at it after church. Well.. after church he started it up. He said it made a funny sound too but didn't quite know what it was. We decided to go and grab some lunch and then come back and get it. After lunch, we went back to go and get it. Dad popped the hood before going home to see if he could see anything. When he opened it, he said, "Well.. there's your problem." Bet you want to know what the problem was, right? Well... the problem was that a RAT had CHEWED a SPARK PLUG in TWO PIECES!!! THAT STINKIN' RAT!!! Dad was able to drive it home.. actually "putt-putted". It smelled like gas. Dad said it was because it wasn't "running on all cylinders". So... Dad is going to fix the spark plug and then we're going to take it to CarMax and see what they'll give me. Maybe I'll be driving a new car soon. If I get one, I'll try to take a picture of it and show all of you. :D

Well... I better go so that Dad and I can go get the car ready to take to CarMax.

Another VBS Week Completed!

Ahh... Vacation Bible School is now over. I repeat... Vacation Bible School is now over.

No more VBS decorating for me until next year. We just finished SonWorld Adventure Park at church. It was corny but I think the kids enjoyed themselves. Not much happened there. The week just seemed to fly right by. We averaged about 45 children each night. They got to make crafts and some interesting snacks and learn some new songs. You'll have to ask Kelly and Preston about their opinion on the songs!

Our VBS was at night, so I didn't do much during the day. Monday and Tuesday were spent going through things for our garage sale next weekend. I'll have to post later about our HUGE garage sale. What am I saying!?! A Vinson garage sale is ALWAYS a HUGE garage sale!! :D
Anyways... I got sick early Wednesday morning. I think it was a 24 hr. stomach bug. Needless to say, I didn't go on Wednesday night. I was better by Thursday evening and made it the rest of the week.

Today is Saturday. Not much happening today either. I'm washing clothes and trying to clean up the kitchen. I'll start to go through more things for the garage sale this afternoon. That should be fun! :D

Well... the washer and dryer just went off... better go for now!

Outrigger Island

I know.. 2 posts in 1 day!

I forgot to tell you about Outrigger Island. That was the VBS that I just finished at my church in Houston. It was fun. The time just flew by! Before we knew it, I was time to go home.

I taught 3rd grade with another lady. She's like me. She's a young teacher. She teaches 3rd grade, so she knew what to expect. The kids were for the most part well behaved. We averaged 11 each day. That was a pretty good crowd. There were close to 200 workers and "wave riders" each day! That's a lot!

I liked the songs. I'll have to sing one for you some day. They're sorta catchy! Here's a preview of one: A-wiki B-wiki C-wiki are the keys you need to seeking Christianity. It has a "Jamaican feel".

Decorating was easy. Palm Trees, Lantern lights, seashells... Hawaii themed stuff!

My VBS this coming week is SonWorld Adventure Park... it's a carnival theme. Cotton candy and roller coasters! I should have fun decorating this one! I'll have to let you know about it next week!

Well.. until next time! I'm catchin' the next wave outta here! hehehe :D

Pack those bags... it's a ROAD TRIP!!

Okay.. it's Friday. I left for Carrollton this morning. It took me my usual 5 hours. Stopped in Corsicana at Sonic and treated myself to a Chocolate-Banana Shake! Yumm-o! I thought about stopping at the Russell Stover place because a friend told me about it, but I opted not to on this go around. Maybe next time! :D

I unloaded my car, which was packed with stuff for our garage sale and of course, all my clothes and then rested. Driving makes you tired!

So... I'm back in my old stomping grounds. I'll be here for about a month (until July 6th) and then go back home for about a week and then come back here for another month (or until school starts).

Let's see... You might be asking yourself, what am I going to do while I'm here? Well.. tomorrow I'm going to treat myself to a facial and a MUCH needed haircut and color!! My hair will be thanking me! YEAH! :D Sunday is Father's Day and so we have a big family dinner. After that, I'll go and decorate my room for VBS this week. That should be interesting.

Other than that, I don't have a lot planned. I want to go to my usual stores(Mardel, CCA, etc.). I'm not surprised that they haven't called me to see where I am! HAHAHA!! :) I'm planning on having lunch with my friend, Amber and her boys while I'm here. I'll have to post about that when we go. We're going to meet at Grapevine Mills and try to take them to the Rainforest Cafe. Should be interesting!

Well... I'm going to go and veg for awhile! I'll keep you posted on the latest news about my summer!

Summer's Here and the Time is Right for Dancin' in the Street!

Summer is officially here! Yeah!! :) We got out last Thursday, May 29th. A whole week ahead of most of the other schools that are around us. Some of the kids at church were jealous that we were out already.

Now that summer is here, I just don't know what to do with all this time! HAHAHA!!! Right now, I'm in Spring, which is about an hour away. I'm on a "mini" vacation and spending time with my friends, Karen and Steve Mitchell. Next week, I'm teaching at our Vacation Bible School at my church. That should be fun. The week after that, I'm going back to Carrollton to teach VBS at my church back there. 2 totally different curriculums and themes! I have my work cut out for me!

After all the VBS is over, I get to relax.... a little. My family is planning on having a garage sale, so I have to get things ready for it. That should be fun. I should be up in Carrollton for about a month, then I'll come back here for about a week or so then go back to Carrollton for my birthday. It's the BIG one! My friend, Jeremy, who lives in England, should be in town by then. I'll have to blog when he comes. I might even let him help me think of something to write!

Well... I'm borrowing Karen's computer, so I better go for now. Plus, I'm supposed to be on a "mini" vacation. There aren't computers on vacation!! Unless you're a teacher! :)

Until next time...