The other thing that has been quite a surprise is that they are retiring our play, Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo, at the end of November. It has been such a part of our life out here, its hard to imagine how things will be without it. We have become very close with the people in our cast and it has been a great experience. At first it was a bit intimidating learning everything that we were supposed to, all the songs and lines, but our cast always had so much fun doing it and we were the best, of course. It has run continuously for thirty years, every night but Sundays and Christmas. We don't know if there will be anything to replace it or when, but I will miss it. It had a great message and touched a lot of people. I am so glad I got to be a part of it.
Now we are working on the Christmas Walk. It will be held Dec 1. There is a program at the Visitor Center and a lighting of the tree there. Then people walk around downtown in Old Nauvoo and hear stories and carols at the sites. My assignment it to tell the story of Joy to the World and have people sing it in the Tinsmith Shop.
In February we will have the Reenactment of the Saints leaving down Parley Street and crossing the Mississippi. Our assignment be over the carriages and wagons. I hope we have the horses back by then. Otherwise we will pull the wagons with pickups.(honestly not period). I am making a bonnet to wear for it.
We have move to a different house that is closer to the barn and is bigger than our last place. We now have two bedrooms so if anybody wants to come they can stay with us. Melanie and her family came in October and it was really great to have the room. We are upstairs so we do have a stairway but once we get up there its all one level. The best part is that it is right on the banks of the Mississippi River about 50 yards away. The channel is right near our shore so we have the big barges passing closely. Who would have thought that I would ever lived on the banks of the Mississippi?
At Carthage
