Packing, Loading, Packing, Sorting, Packing, Looking, Packing...

Did I mention we have been doing a lot of packing lately?

Tony is slowly returning to normal (whatever that means for Tony). We have been searching for the RV we may spend the next several months getting to know very well. The search has been slow, but we have some very nice possibilities. First, however, we must sell our SUV in order to have the money for the RV. We had a young couple look at the Explorer yesterday. They were very interested, but they have to sell their car to have the money to buy our car so that we have the money to buy the RV. They thought they had a buyer yesterday, but called me last night and said he had backed out, so they are back to the drawing board. Therefore, so are we.

Meanwhile, we have been packing and loading a PODS (Portable On Demand Storage) which was delivered yesterday. Tony has overexerted herself the last two days, even though she has had a lot of help and a lot of mothers telling her to take it easy (those of you who know Tony, know that is no easy task -- keeping her from overdoing it). Consequently, a big part of the packing has been finished and tomorrow we will tackle loading the PODS. Tony intends to have me run a fan out to the PODS where she can supervise the loading process.

We're a little anxious to get the RV so we will have a better idea of what we're going to be able to take with us.

As this blog was conceived to document our adventures on the road while performing in Renaissance Festivals, I want to share where our next performance will be. We will be performing at the White Hart Renaissance Faire in Hartsville, MO. The festival runs the final weekend of June through the first two weekends of July. Tony and Mark will be there the first weekend: Tony as Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (Besse of Hardwick) and Mark as Lord John Hamilton. We will not be present the second weekend due to family considerations, then will return with Wallace playing young William Shakespeare and Tony Playing Mary, Queen of Scots (Mark gets the easy part of playing the same character). Among the highlights of the final weekend should be the scene on the final day of faire when we will enact what would have happened if Mary, Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth had actually met.