I know you're dying to know, haha

I know its Friday and I haven't posted anything this week, but there really hasn't been a whole lot going on. Here are the highlights though:

Tuesday night was the LAST Kids Club of this semester! We have Family Night next week and then a break until June. I can't believe I have survived 2 seasons as the Kids Club leader, and no one has fired me yet! :) I am trying something new this summer, wanting to talk to to the kids about being bold with their faith. Hopefully I will actually have some time (and will actually TAKE the time I do have) to plan some things out for the summer.

Wednesday night was really fun. First, with the weather being warmer, Prayer Pals is more fun. Every week we go outside and play a group game together...which I referee and is a lot of fun. This week I also found a map of the US with stickers. We had to locate the states, their capitols, and major attractions in those states. We all worked together (yes, ALL the kids at Prayer Pals doing geography together!!) and got almost everything right! (Sorry if we weren't supposed to open that Carisa, haha). After Prayer Pals I went to our Girls' Prayer Night where we cooked and ate dinner together, and again had a blast! That night is quickly becoming my favorite night of the week.

Yesterday also proved to be pretty fun, at least with me and Pedro. He came to Teen Club again this week, this time by himself. I pretty much never hang out with him one on one, so it was REALLY fun to be at Teen Club with him. We ended up playing a little one on one basketball at the end, and drew quite a crowd. Most of the teens were shocked that I can actually shoot a basketball and shoot it well. Of course, the fact that Pedro is a foot shorter than me kinda helped me out a little. :) After our one on one he and I teamed up and won a very decisive game. We had a great time!

Of course, the most exciting part of the week (for me at least) was Jen moving in!!! YAY!! She is still getting settled in, but we are already having a blast together, laughing a lot. We are pretty different in many ways...she goes to bed early and gets up early...and I do neither, haha. I also really like TV, and she doesn't watch quite as much as I do. (She also doesn't think The Office is that funny, but I'm working past that). We get along great though, and we are both so excited for what the Lord has in store!!! (It will take her some time to get used to Gizmo. He likes to jump in her lap as soon as she walks in the door...and she isn't the biggest fan of cats, haha).

AIM stuff has been CRAZY this week. I am one of 3 administrative people that work in the short term missions department, and over the last 3 weeks the other two people have left (on good terms). So, we are reorganizing things and I have a lot to do to help get things taken care of (I am NOT taking on all of their responsibilities, but I am taking on more responsibility and helping decide who should take on what). I'm actually enjoying it (way too much), but it is a lot. It reminds me why I loved doing business in college...and also why I didn't go into it full time. :)

That's pretty much it for me. My weekend looks pretty low key, yay! I am leading the teen mission trip this summer and am presenting it to the teens this Monday. We are going to an AIM location this summer, which means we get a lot of the benefits that AIM provides (they take care of food, lodging, etc) but not the expense of an normal AIM trip (cause I'm taking care of the things that usually constitute the overhead AIM cost). I am REALLY excited about it, and REALLY nervous. Frank has lead the trip over the last few years and has left some big shoes to fill (those Hinsons like to do that to me, haha).

Jen and I have also decided that we want to take some of our girls on a weekend retreat before the summer starts. We are looking at dates, locations and topics. So, we are staying busy during out "break' (and did I mention I'm trying to plan some new stuff for Kids Club?!).

I'm also getting more and more (and more!) excited about the vacation I'm taking with the kids. It looks like Dario might not come (he's a teenage boy...), but I'm praying and trusting God with that. There is another family (brother and sister) that I may invite if Dario does not come. Their parents have moved in NY, but they are still here in Philly staying with a friend. They are GREAT, and get along great with my kids and would be a fun (and helpful) addition to our trip. And, I think it would really bless them to get to be a part of a family. (Their parents have not abandoned them, they are supposed to be moving with their parents this summer. Still, they've been without family for several months).

So, that's about it for now. I'll try and have something exciting next time!