Friday, several families from our homeschool group went to a Renaissance Faire in the Amana colonies-they were having a special homeschool day with cut rates for homeschoolers. Yay! So we went and did some sightseeing and shopping in the Amana colonies, visited some museums there, then spent the afternoon at this small Renaissance Faire. It was fun--but very, very cold, for some reason. Which is why we didn't stay too long. These two performers taught the history of duelling and sword fighting, using different styles of swords. It was funny--the girl always won. All the performers at this fair were very friendly and willing to teach and explain. Lots of fun, too bad it wasn't warm enough to really enjoy ourselves! It wasn't on the same level as the Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs that I went to every year when I was young, but it was still fun. Huzzah!