It's Memorial day weekend what are your big plans?

[gizmo1979]

Me I have to plant the garden and fix all the household stuff I've been putting off the whole spring.Pretty exciting huh?:toast:

[lala_rawraw]

1. work, nap, work, nap, eat, work, nap...etc.

[Tux]

2. UUA and VFW

We have a potluck this Sunday and VFW is having a Memorial Day event to honor vets that my gf and I attend.

[NC_Nurse]

3. Work on yard...house...

and hang with the kids! :-)

Be thankful I'm not dealing with all the sick people I did earlier today....I love my patients but I'm TIRED!

[atreides1]

4. Remember friends

I made when I was in the Army, especially the ones that passed on.

Not one of them died in combat, all lost their lives in accidents.

One died in a single car accident, another died while hiking, and the third one died in a diving accident off the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula.

So twice a year, on Memorial Day and again on Veterans Day, I raise a glass to them, and let them know that I'll see them again one day.

[gizmo1979]

7. I don't what to say

But you're a true friend,sorry about all your friends.

[LosinIt]

5. absolutely nothing, we have like $15 to last us till Tuesday

yikes! We get paid on the 15th and the end of the month. Because May 15 fell on a weekend we were paid on the Friday before that. We had 3 weekends and won't be paid again until Tuesday. Damn., living on hot dogs and love.

[gizmo1979]

12. What kind of crap is that?

They couldn't make an exception so everyone has a nice weekend?

[ET Awful]

6. I'm going to be lazy today, go see Episode III again tomorrow and

clean house Sunday.

Between that if whether permits I'll be outdoors taking pictures and such :)

[tridim]

8. Lots of "stick" time..

No, not that stick.. These sticks:

[Semi_subversive]

9. For the first time in 15 years, we're staying home

The Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee started this morning and that has always been my motivation to get out of Dodge. I used to like the music, but quickly tired. I can see Interstate 5 from my office and it's all effed up with the celebrants coming into Old Sac. When I picked up lunch there were a lot of people dressed in matching T-shirts and shorts, and most of them were wearing dark socks. Eww! They have several bandstands set up across the street in Crocker Park. I have to walk by that noise to get to my car. Lord help me!

[sybylla]

10. My parents invited us fishing on Lake Superior, but...

Memorial Day weekend is almost always miserable here. Out on a big lake, I couldn't imagine I would have any fun. I am most definitely a fair-weath fisherwoman.

So, after spending eight weeks, including weekends, finishing up some remodelling and getting ready for a graduation party, I'm essentially taking the weekend off. If I feel like working, fine. The only plans I have are to start cleaning out my office. It's been way too long and a three day weekend with plenty of naps and good food should just about do it.

[gizmo1979]

13. Hey that's what I'll be doing on my

vacation this whole week.Getting ready for my kids highschool graduation.Of course you had forsight to work ahead,me it's last second.
Fishing on Superior would be cold in July.Does that lake ever warm up?:scared:

[sybylla]

21. Well, grad prep ended up kinda last minute for me, too.

We started a small remodel project - paint, new lights, new carpet, nothing too serious - in February on the condition that it was fininshed by April 1. Well it turned out to be done much closer to May 1. Combined with the poor weather, we had about four weeks to weed and mulch the many flower gardens, do all my spring cleaning, put all the remodelling stuff away, clean and make space in our shed and get the lawn looking presentable.

And that doesn't count two days to set up - decorate, get tables and chairs, buy food and drink, and put it all out.

Good luck with your party. Likely, you didn't start with such a deficit as I did. What ever happens, I'm sure you and your grad will enjoy the day.

[gizmo1979]

22. We are way behind

And this rain isn't helping.We might get done.There's so much left to do,I was going to cook but I think I'll have it catered instead.

[sybylla]

23. Yeah, I begged my brother-in-law to do the grilling

He's definitely a grill master and did a wonderful job. They had it all cooked ahead of time and in roasters keeping warm. I decided I wanted to enjoy the day so I really relied on others to do cooking. I made a salad and my grandmother made her wonderful potato salad, about 6 pans of bars and recruited a couple of others to help. My mom and my sister-in-law helped with food, too, so it wasn't such a burden.

I'm pretty independent and like to do it all myself. I even considered baking and decorating the cake, but I was too far behind to have the time and had no choice but to ask others to help.

I was totally prepared to go the catering route and I would recommend it. Even if it's just getting everything but the meat from your local deli, it will make the day much easier to deal with when it gets here.

[ewagner]

15. I've been on Lake Superior

at this time of year....it's absolutely no fun....cold and no matter how hard you try to stay dry, you just don't....

I was on a 27 foot sailboat when the wind and waves kicked up...I got drenched with 40 degree water in 40 degree temps with a 40 mph wind (actually it was only 25 mph but I needed to make the story better.) I kpet asking the boat's owner/captain "Are we having fun yet?

[sybylla]

24. So you understand my hesitancy

My family always went fishing and camping every weekend from opening fishing season until Labor Day and sometimes even after. The one weekend out of every summer that I grew to dread was Memorial Day weekend. It was predictably, 4 out of 5 years, the worst weekend for fishing and camping - cold, wet, windy, rainy, and just plain miserable. And to top it off, my parents would spend the weekend grumping about my refusal to get into a boat, go out on a lake and sit in the middle of it.

I really appreciate the fact that they asked and someday I'd like to go fishing on Lake Superior. But this weekend, of all the weekends in the year just didn't seem like the right one to try it.

[ewagner]

11. Family Reunion

Actaully it's only family on my wife's side but I get along with her brothers so well that I'm considered one of the brothers.....

My son flew in from College late last night and will be here until Monday....he wouldn't miss this time with his uncles and aunts for anything....

I actually enjoy it......

One sister-in-law can drive me nuts but she's good-hearted and means well so the challenge to get along lies with me, not her.

We'll have fun experimenting with some new recipes....everyone nominates a recipe and then we all join in...much wine will be consumed....jokes will be told....the new recipes may or may not be good so it's sort of like Russian Roulette but that's part of the fun.

btw: My wife's family are all good Dems....so Bush* bashing will the order of the day....

[gizmo1979]

14. sounds like a good time!

extended families are great.

[Lefta Dissenter]

16. Late to report in,

as usual... :eyes:

We had dinner out last night to celebrate our 26th anniversary, :party: and we're spending today working around the house. I just got back from mowing the perimeter of our hay field for riding the horses. It took about an hour - good thinking time, driving along on the tractor.

Tomorrow I might run in to work to pick up some work to do on Monday. I know it sounds sick, but I just got my compliance report for our SVRS (Statewide Voter Registration) and I have a shitload of stuff to do for that. I want to get it done and submitted by the end of the week, because the following week we have a Clerk's Conference to learn more about the next steps for SVRS. I've got to talk to our County Clerk to see how much I can discuss this stuff online, since we're part of the pilot program here. If I get the ok, I'll post about it.

Oh, and tomorrow night we're going out again with my son's girlfriend's family. They're here from Malaysia for a couple of weeks. GREAT people, though they think we're all a bit stupid for having allowed bush to get elected. I can't say I disagree... :(

I guess that doesn't include anything Memorialy for the Day, but them's the plans! :shrug: :hi:

[gizmo1979]

17. Better late than never.

What is it exactly you do? Sounds interesting,except for the going in on monday part.

[Lefta Dissenter]

18. I work for the Town of Middleton

as accountant, chief election inspector, assistant to the Clerk/Administrator/Treasurer and all-around multi-purpose gal... It was supposed to be a half-time position, but they've just approved putting me full time, which is good, seeing as how I've been putting in 40 - 50 hours per week.

The work on Monday is purely my choice, by the way. It's supposed to rain, and I'm anxious to get the SVRS work done. I just got home from running over to the office. I picked up the paperwork and emailed the poll list home, so I can work at home when I get the chance to put in a few hours.

One of my upcoming projects will be helping to protect the migrating salamanders!!!

You just couldn't ask for a better job than this! :7

[ewagner]

19. Wonderful to see

somebody who enjoys their job so much and has a real commitment to it.....you make all public servants proud!!! :hi:

[Lefta Dissenter]

20. Thanks ewag!

Actually, it was working as a pollworker in November that prompted me to ask for this job. I've been self-employed for the past 25 years, so I knew if I worked for anyone else, it would have to be a perfect situation. Well, I was so happy working with the Administrator on Election Day that I went back a few weeks later and asked for a job. I really look forward to going to work every day, though my gardens look like hell right now.

I know it will be painful, however, when election season rolls around. I worked full-time (volunteer) in the Clark office - I sort of took over and declared myself office manager - and I'll certainly feel left out of the loop when I can't put in that kind of time in the years to come. On the other hand, I'll be able to contribute a little more money to the right campaigns, seeing as how I'm bringing home a paycheck these days.

[Jimbo S]

25. Did the Mad City Marathon Sunday

and Monday went to the in-laws for dinner and to see the first video of my new niece.