Hello all. Adam here.
Adam, remember? Wore a green hat, silly accent, yelled a whole lot?
Yeah, that’s the one.
As most of you have noticed, I haven’t been around much recently. Things at the homestead have been very…interesting to date. For the astute amongst you, I’m sure you’ve already heard: I’m a Dad now. So my days have been filled with exhaustion, joy, pain, excitement, panic, terror, wonder and diaper creme. Because of this, we (meaning Andi and myself…Andi having played a small part in creating this baby) have been taking it easy this summer. We’ve been doing our best to get used to the idea that there is someone relying on us and all decisions must include that person. It’s not easy. The world looks like a much different place to me, and I still am not sure exactly where my place is in it.
And yes, I had to stop that sentence half-way to go deal with a quick crying spell.
From the baby. Don’t get excited.
But all that aside, I will be back on stage in August. Thomas will be with me, and I believe Robin will be there to pester him. What would Thomas be without her? Happy? We can’t have that, can we?
So when you see that huge green hat on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire this year, try not to notice the bags under the eyes, or the concerned looks into the audience when he hears a baby’s cries. He will get back to the script and will remember his lines* and the show will go on.
*as much as he did before, anyway.
Let me take this time now to thank the MechaniPals for helping us out during the scary opening weeks of our baby’s own show. Andrew Dell, Bri Kube, Rick Tennant and Erin Maggie Stroyan were real troopers out there at the Virginia Renaissance Faire and the New Jersey Renaissance Faire. They took about ten years of work and had to learn it all in about two months. Luckily they had the skill and the talent to pull it off.
Given the status of baby-sitters and the like, we may have to rely on their skill a few more times this year, but I sincerely hope that they can take the rest of the year off knowing that they have performed better, harder, and wackier than anyone ever expected.
A round of applause for the MechaniPals!
July 24, 2011 at 10:09 am |
and there is much rejoicing!! looking forward to seeing that green hat…Squirrel!!
July 25, 2011 at 5:53 pm |
I second the thanks to the MechaniPals. They enabled all of our fans to continue enjoying Mad Mechanical fun while I cared for my little one and myself. Thanks guys!