I looked at booking a hotel for this weekend, probably a couple weeks ago, and the prices seemed a little high. I was waiting to book until I got confirmation from my adult daughter that she'd be able to take care of chickens for the weekend, and didn't get final confirmation of that until just yesterday. Now the pickings are really slim, and super expensive. We'll probably end up driving. Even if I was inclined to pay $200 and up a night for Columbia (plus all the taxes), I wouldn't be excited about the crowd which is in town for this apparently: https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/story/news/2022/03/03/kevin-costner-headline-homestead-festival-rory-feeks-farm-june-3-4/9341503002/

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a little itinerary with you. I’m planning a very informal weekend next weekend but here are a few anchors for the day. Saturday morning around 9:30 we’ll have a brunch buffet that we can continue grazing on all day. At 1pm we will plan to zoom for our usual weekly meeting with those who couldn’t make it to the get together. Sunday around noon we will have a sandwich bar with sides, then will probably get into deeper discussion afterward. Im looking forward to seeing everyone!