It's almost a week since GPRF(great plains renaissance festival) and it was a grand start to the new season, with my sisters, their daughters, and our fried Robin and her daughter joining us in the Venetian embassy. Unfortunately Muskogee is looking much less likely, thanks OPEC, but there is still Kansas City in the fall. (whinning)I don't want to wait till fall!

To prepare for next weekends Great Plains Renaissance Festival, we decided to see if our great-nephew was going to be able to wear his Scots garb from last year. We weren't sure how a 4 year old boy would feel about wearing a "skirt", but the problem was getting him back out of it! Tonight, lessons on bowing, and the finer points of escorting his older sister around the faire, and of course keeping her safe from the nasty English!

Joyous tidings(but will they last?!) since Uncle Glynn and Aiddan had to cancel their planned trip to Muskogee on the 24/25 of May, and were mightily sore about the whole situation, we are rescheduling to week prior, the 17/18. This means, yes, we will get to meet all of the Hatchet women in attendance. Surrounded by this much estrogen, Glynn and I shall pack extra Hooters t-shirts and anything else "manly" that we can think of to keep our testosterone levels where they should be. Did I mention that we're stopping at a wholesale fabric store on the way? Uh, it IS a manly fabric store, ...really. "Did you see the linen on isle three?" 

Well the joy was short lived...I have found out that I CANNOT take the weekend that I was to travel to Muskogee, it's Memorial day. So what? What happens on memorial day? Well if you are a chef at a country club where the greens will be opening for the first time simce fall, it means GOLFERS! And lots of them. Oh for some C4 and a bit dep cord. Sorry Reggie, Candidce, and Justin. there is a song that comes to mind (other than "when the whip comes down") "burning down the house"! No joy in mudville tonight, for mighty Casey has said "screw it".

   It apppears that Aiddan and his uncle Glynn shall afterall be heading south this next month to the Castle at Muskogee, where they shall attend the handfasting of two their kin. I am certain that a good old fashioned Scotts throw down shall be had!