Packing for a Show

I don't get to very many model horse shows due to time constraints from family and teaching. If a show is more than three hours away, it is doubtful that I will attend. But I am lucky to live in a "hub" of showing - I am on the fringes of several very active show radii and that gives me some choices and flexibility as to the shows I choose to attend.

Tomorrow I am heading to the Great Lakes Congress' No Frills Collectibility Show. It is a relaxed, friendly show, but the competition is top notch. And, it's a collectibility show, and that is my collecting focus. Win-win!

I've been prepping and packing for two weeks. It is the end of the first quarter at school and I have had parent/teacher conferences, so no last minute show prep for me!

 The tubs and boxes are all ready to go...

... save this possible performance entry. It's a vintage Lakota Sioux costume by Kim and Lenore Jacobs, and I am on the fence about showing it. It's lovely, but is it competitive? I will probably pop it in and take it, then decide at the show if I want to put it out for judging.

 I've typed up my entires and the order their classes will be called.

 Unused packing materials are all in one spot and tidy. (I hate to come home to a mess after a long day showing and traveling!)

 There are bare places on my shelves...

... where pieces that are going to the show have been removed.

All that's left to do is to finish my last parent/teacher conference before school this morning, teach all day, do some final prep for Monday's teaching so I don't worry about it over the weekend, pack the car, and go!

I'll post a show report a day or two after the show. Wish me luck!