After my night of planning an ingenious (if unwieldy) plan, Pickles managed to appear when I was explaining it, dropped a net over my head, and escaped. He's too fast. But I am way ahead of him. This afternoon, my package from the Acme Corporation arrived and Sven is already at work putting it together. . . but meanwhile, today I drew the story of Elijah standing for the real God against the 850 opposing him who believed in a false god.

We added a driving accompaniment to "People, be strong in the Lord and His mighty power," with specially ordered and very expensive instruments . . .

And there were the most wonderful crafts. The gummy shells . . .

And making marshmallows (the recipe from the Phantom Gourmet show on PBS) . . .

. . . and the making of petecas . . .

. . . though some think the feathers could be put to better use as a fashion statement:

A rebuilding the altar of the Lord game . . .

. . . which sometimes went better with the help of a friend, . . .

. . . or the (beachball) boat on the turbulent Sea of Galilee:

On hot days, though, sometimes water is best, whether Elijah pouring water on the altar . . .

. . . conserving every precious drop, . . .

. . . or, well, those accidents that just SEEM to happen with those water balloon Bible verse memory games . . .

Snack time sometimes looks like a high society social event . . .

. . . but may actually be quite a serious time for discussion:

And then, there are those times when I wonder if certain counselors have been out in the sun just a little too long . . .

I must get back to the rocket sled construction with Sven, but mum's the word. Pickles is a clever bird and likely has many more dastardly ideas up his wing! But this rocket sled can't fail. I know, because the Acme Corporation told me so. And the Acme Labs have many satisfied customers, including my friend Wile Ethelbert C____________ (last name withheld for internet privacy purposes) who recommends them warmly.

Uncle Pinky