hello.

[progmom]

Did you have a good weekend?

[sparky_in_ma]

1. Hi

:hi: Great weekend. The yard is raked and the mulch is in the flower beds.

How was yours?

[progmom]

6. Lots of time spent outside with the toddler and his pals.

And we finally finished priming the basement ceiling. Long story. Soon we'll be able to finish this ^#%*#@ project up!! :D

[sparky_in_ma]

10. I'm sorry to

hear that RKZ ate your baby. Thought only dingoes did that.:shrug:

[progmom]

40. RKZ is a dingo.

Didn't you hear?

[RandomKoolzip]

74. Shit...news to me!

I thought I was an autonomous collective.

[LynzM]

2. Hi progmom

:hi: Yes, I did have a good weekend. I spent a lot of it outside, with my husband and daughter. Good stuff, that. Oh, and I had a 3 hour nap today. All in all, yes, it's been a good couple days. You?

[progmom]

8. That nap sounds good.

I got a lot of socializing in, hung out with a good friend, stayed up waaaaaaaaay too late. It was a good weekend.

[nytemare]

3. Hey there!

I had a peachy weekend! Hope you did as well!

[progmom]

18. Definitely peachy.

I'm glad yours was too! :hi:

[nytemare]

29. Cool! We are lucky! We could have had pickley weekends!

Peachy is far better than pickley!

[progmom]

41. pickley weekends are so salty

And they make you feel bloated.

[WindRavenX]

4. not really

I can't remember what I did- and I didn't drink.

[progmom]

19. I have had weekends like that.

I hope you have a good week ahead. :D

[WindRavenX]

30. I need a good week

I really, really do :cry:

[progmom]

43. .

:hug:


We'll have a good weekend in about 12 days, ok?

[Beware the Beast Man]

5. Fantastic!

Relaxed, drank beer with a couple DUers, relaxed, went to the dentist, relaxed, and relaxed. You?

[progmom]

20. Oh - I saw the pictures.

:loveya:

[Beware the Beast Man]

22. Yeah,

there was a lot of :loveya: that night...

[BiggJawn]

7. Good bike ride, bad shopping trip, and my truck is sick.

But we had a MOST excellent dinner tonight!

Oh, I pulled my Bonsai out of the leaf pile and they ALL survived the winter!

How's about youse?

[progmom]

23. Yay!

Hoping to ride my bike tomorrow. Saturday was a particularly self-indulgent day - the gym, out for drinks with a friend. And today it was all about progspawn - 2 play dates with friends at parks. Fun.

[BiggJawn]

33. Most Excellent!

We got to 82 here, with sun. No tights, armwarmers or undershirt on today's ride.

[Sugar Smack]

9. Yes-there was some beautiful weather.

I got some really responsible, grown-up things done (like taxes) and then settled back to have fun with some friends of mine. How was your weekend?

[progmom]

24. Ack. Taxes.

:scared:

I hope H&R Block can turn ours around quickly. Totally forgot about that.

[Sugar Smack]

35. I'm doing the EZ forms and am helplessly stupid about them-

Am I thinking I'm going to get any kind of break here?

Never!!:P

[progmom]

39. I miss the EZ forms.

We bought a house (and sold the old one) last year, and neithe of us is confident that we know what we're doing with all these forms. This will be the first time that we will be paying someone else to do our taxes. I am a little scared, as I had to cash in a whole bunch of stock options to buy the new house. If we end up owing $$...we're fucked.

[Sugar Smack]

49. I'm a lucky person. I have a lot of shit.

But none of it translates into stock options, like my poor Dad. I have stock in a growing company, but that won't really be held accountable for some time. Nonetheless, I'd like someone to take care of the EZ stuff anyway..does that sound lazy?

:P

[progmom]

51. not lazy

I'm the last person to ever accuse anyone else of being lazy! :P

[Redstone]

11. Yes, as a matter of fact it was mostly topless...

The little guy and I put the convertible top down yesterday and went to a small car show with a few Ferraris and a 1931 Cadillac V-16, then drove back home along the river on the side roads...

Today, Mrs. R and I and the little guy went for a picnic up the river with the roof down, then LG and I picked up one of his pals and went to the park...then LG and his pal went to another pal's house and to kill an hour, I went and had a very enjoyable beer, served by my favorite black-haired barmaid, at the local Mexican restaurant, picked up LG (roof still down) then home for a wonderful dinner and a fireside chat with Mrs R. followed by romantic stuff...

Dang good weekend. Thanks for asking.

Redstone

[progmom]

25. What kind of convertible do you drive?

I used to have a crappy little VW Cabriolet that I loved.

[Redstone]

62. Volvo C70 HPT (see below)

I'm an unapologetic Car Guy; this one is fast and luxo and the styling absolutely screams money, even though it was not that expensive, relatively speaking:



But notwithstanding all that, any car that has a roof you can pull down is fun, "crappy VW cabriolet" or not. (The first new car I ever owned was a 1982 Rabbit convertible.)

Redstone

[progmom]

65. Oh I love the Volvo convertible!

That or the Mercedes CLK convertible or the Saab 9-3 convertible would do me just fine. (I'm a car girl, though you would never guess if from my current car choices)

[Redstone]

92. CLK's too expensive, and you can't

get one with a manual transmission. SAAB's too common, and they don't age well..

Find a nice used C70, and you won't regret it.

I promise.

Redstone

[progmom]

94. they're all out of my range for now

It's the trusty minivan and the cheapie PT Cruiser for me for now. Another convertible will have to wait until I am older and the kid is grown.

[ralps]

12. Hi Progmom, My weekend was good. I hope yours was too.

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[progmom]

26. Mine was great!

Did you get some good sunset shots?

[ralps]

63. Yes I did, I've posted a couple already in the April 10th thread

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Neoma]

13. Weekend?

There was a weekend?

[progmom]

28. Ah. One of those?

Did you have to work?

[fluffernutter]

14. hi sweetie.

my weekend has been very nice - why do they go by so quickly?

[progmom]

32. Hey there Fluff!!

:loveya:

Glad you had a good weekend. Mine went by quickly, but I feel like I made good use of it.

[texas1928]

15. I worked this weekend.

But hey it is time and a half for Saturday and Double time for Sunday. So I am not complaining. Just would have been nice to be out in the sun and enjoyed the nice temps.

[progmom]

34. Oh - that sucks.

I guess what I do on Saturdays officially qualifies as work (I have to be there and I get paid for it) but I love it so much I never really think of it that way.

[texas1928]

55. It is nice to do something you love.

I love my job. It is just a pain to have to work on beautiful weekends.

[Longgrain]

16. Hi. Good weekend...A lovely sunset here over New England...

Some photography done...some painting.

You?

[progmom]

36. Hung out with friends, spent time with progdad...

Did the radio thing, bought some clothes, went to the gym, played outside with 3 year-olds...all in all, a very rewarding weekend.

[Huckebein the Raven]

17. Another boring uneventful weekend for me

:shrug:

[Longgrain]

21. Don't worry about it DL things will get better...

Trust me, I know the power of the force.

[Huckebein the Raven]

31. Can I learn this power ?

:D

[progmom]

37. Boring?

How come?

[Huckebein the Raven]

45. Nothing to do I guess

[progmom]

47. You're a man of few words tonight.

:(

[Huckebein the Raven]

50. I'm posting and watching the Supervolcano show on Discovery

also I can't think of anything interesting to say.

:(

[progmom]

53. oh, i see.

I'm sorry you didn't have a great weekend. Wish you were closer - not that I'm all that exciting, when it comes right down to it.

:P

[Huckebein the Raven]

54. I wanted to go to school there. Are you in Ann Arbor ?

[progmom]

56. yeppers

It's a really great town. :D

[Huckebein the Raven]

57. My sis is at the arch-enemy

:)

[progmom]

58. ohio state?

heh heh.

I'm not a huge football fan, so I have no issues with the Buckeyes.

[Huckebein the Raven]

60. yep

I don't have issue with them either. I lived in Columbus. I just like to yank her chain every year around Nov.

[CubsFan1982]

27. Fun, busy weekend.

I've been plotting to overthrow the student government! :D

[progmom]

38. oooh!

Go you! :yourock:

[CubsFan1982]

46. Thanks!

Student elections are this week, and they're just like Florida, only with more fraud. :P

[progmom]

48. Didn't you just run for something?

:shrug:

[CubsFan1982]

52. Township board of trustees.

I missed out on an at-large seat by 224 votes. This is for my college's student government, which is absolutely riddled with corruption on the parts of both the students and some administration.

[mtnsnake]

42. Gorgeous weather. 2 short hikes. A sunset hike yesterday to a fire tower &

a hike earlier today up another small mountain. Beautiful views and I really need the exercise!

[progmom]

44. That sounds divine.

:woohoo:

[Wapsie B]

59. Yes I did.

Spent the weekend at a convention and met a wonderful woman. But only a platonic friendship, nothing deeper than that.

[progmom]

61. sounds great

Business convention?

[Wapsie B]

64. Yes it was.

Respiratory & Sleep Medicine in Cleveland. I hadn't been there before so I was raring to go. Well I've not been to a lot of places for that matter so anywhere's an adventure for me. Normally I would be such a stick in the mud but I tried to mingle a little bit and then I met her. I doubt she feels the same as I do but she kept touching my arm and waving with a beaming smile whenever we met. I gave her my card but she didn't give me any kind of contact into. That's ok. It's a world of progress for me to warm up so quickly to anyone I've not met before.
As we parted for the last time I thanked her for her kindness and spending time with me. I don't expect anything more to come of it. But a great feeling nonetheless.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

66. Wonderful, thank you.

I frolicked outside today like I was a child. I even played in the rain until the lightening scared me! :)

[progmom]

68. oh - that sounds wonderful!

:D

I played in the sandbox today. And went bra shopping. Fun times, I tell you.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

73. Ugh! I hate bra shopping!

If I were younger and didn't have to fear the middle age droop, I'd just as soon not wear one! I can never find one that fits and is comfortable at the same time.

The sandbox sounds like fun, though. Did you build sandcastles?

[progmom]

76. we're not quite at that age

we made roads and rivers. :D

why oh-why must the lighting in those dressing rooms be so terrible???

[Lone_Star_Dem]

77. Nothing like fluorescent overhead lighting to make a girl feel like crying

I found a great place to buy swimsuits that has gentle incandescent lighting. I'll never shop for swimsuits anywhere else again. :D

[Left Is Write]

67. I'm back on solid food, so...yeah. I did.

You?

[progmom]

70. I don;t think I knew you were sick!

:(
How long has this been going on?

[Left Is Write]

72. I wasn't sick. I had a tooth extracted on Thursday.

The way back molar on the upper left. It took some doing to get out, too, so I had pain in my jaw and gums as well as the extraction wound itself. Seems to be healing nicely, though, and my jaw is only a little sore now.

[Throckmorton]

69. Mine was really great until a Dingo stole my Wayne Newton CD

Came right into my blooming bedroom and stole it right out of my blooming player.

[progmom]

71. Oh dear. Did he look like RKZ?

Just wondering....

:scared:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

75. Hi, progmom, Yeah, a pretty good weekend, all in all.

I'm in the last few weeks of my profession, so today spent at work was a little wierd. I work in a blood bank, and my donors are regulars, for the most part. And my co-workers are my friends, of course. So I've been saying good-bye to everybody. My co-workers are a combination of happy for me/jealous/sad I'm going feelings...A little tough to work around sometimes. My donors are feeling abandoned, I think. Separation anxiety for everyone...And I'll do the same tomorrow. My last day is April 29th. Definitely weird!

:hi:

[progmom]

78. sounds like a tough day

but yay for you that you'll be moving on!

[Borgnine]

79. I went for a hike in Shenadoah National Park on Saturday.

I ended up eating lunch on a rocky cliff overlooking a forested valley. Eventually six or seven deer came up near me to graze and they stayed by my side for close to thirty minutes.

That shit does a lot of the spirit. I was away from idiots and away from Republicans.

[progmom]

80. that sounds wonderful

really really really wonderful. thanks for sharing that mental image with me.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

81. Wow, Borgnine, that sounds like a little bit of heaven!

Did you take any pics? I can just see the scene...and it's wonderful. Here in the burbs, we don't get any of that...good for you!

:hi:

[Borgnine]

82. No, no pictures, but I could easily get them at some point.

I live about twenty miles away from the National Park, so I go up there once a week in the spring and summer or whenever weather permits to just unwind. Another good part is that most of the other people you meet up there are liberal or Democrats (you'd be amazed at the Kerry/Edwards bumperstickers I saw there Saturday), so when you do cross another hiker, chances are they don't have designs to pave the forest for a Wal-Mart.

All the wildlife is protected as well, and without the fear of being hunted they're unusually friendly towards humans (well, if you're relaxed enough around them). As much as I complain about this being such a Republican area and how much I want to move when I complete college, I don't know if I could tear myself away from the parkway.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

83. The whole scene just sounds wonderful. I'm never so happy as when I

hear about lands that are truly protected. No paving allowed, ESPECIALLY for Wal*Marts! You might well consider staying there, since it brings you such joy. How's the job market for when you finish college? Talk about getting off the subject! Oh well, that's how conversations are!

:hi:

[Borgnine]

86. Well I'm an aspiring writer...

...so I'll be starving no matter where I live. Ideally I'd probably like to live in Northern Virginia where the parkway is still a hop, skip, and a jump away but I'd be in a more liberal urban area during the week. I enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city but I need a nature retreat every now and then.

[Hardrada]

84. I got two chapters typed

and I got going on repricing 13000 books. Watched a Marx brothers flick and walked 6 miles (I need to lose quite a bit of weight). And my wife got back from a conference. Good weekend.

[progmom]

105. which marx bros flick?

:hi:

[Hardrada]

120. Animal Crackers

It's hard to gather the ivory in Africa but in Alabama the Tuscaloosa!

Hurray for Captain Spalding, the African Explorer!!

[ffm172]

85. lazy weekend

Saturday: cleaning up, buying shoes, going to the movies with a friend, had that friend coming to my place afterward, dinner and a bottle of wine. Lots of chatting and laughing
Sunday: lazy as hell. Watching TV, eating, reading, sleeping

That pretty much sums it up. :)

[Hardrada]

87. Hello

I must be going.

[progmom]

88. You say hello

...and i say goodbye.

:P

[Hardrada]

90. You say Auf Wiedersehen

and I say Gesundheit !

[Anarcho-Socialist]

89. I had a reasonable weekend...

...and caused no trouble in the Lounge. :)

[progmom]

106. glad your weekend was reasonable!

:D

and i doubt you stayed away from the trouble making! ;)

[Anarcho-Socialist]

121. ok, um... the second bit wasn't exactly true I admit

:P

[JohnKleeb]

91. Hey, it went by way toooooo quick

[progmom]

107. i hear you, john

mine too! :hi:

[Publius_Syrus]

93. Great Weekend!

If you consider Fast food work great.....

[progmom]

104. I worked at Denny's for a year in college

I'm sure we could swap nightmare stories! :hi:

Welcome to DU!

[shesemsmom]

95. So So

did some cleaning, cut some coupons and visited with nutty family. How about you?

[progmom]

103. was it *your* nutty family?

or just some random family you decided to visit?

[shesemsmom]

122. LOL

It was mine

[khashka]

96. Hey progmom!

Pretty good - spent it with the parental units. Whom I actually like. Good conversation. Watched a good movie. Just found out you're a major babe.

All in all, not too shabby.

Khash.

[progmom]

101. you're too kind, kash!

Glad you had a good weekend!
:loveya:

[Bok_Tukalo]

97. Went to the Sky Dome (Rogers is its new name)

Saw the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox in the bottom of the ninth.

Big fun.

[progmom]

99. they changed the name of the skydome??

And did you make your trip to the wilds of Ontario?

We vacation in "cottage country" - the Parry Sound/Rousseau area. Were you anywhere near there?

[MrSandman]

98. Very enjoyable...

I trust yours was a good weekend also. It was the first real spring weekend with the first soccer games.

[progmom]

110. yes - it felt like spring

and that makes me happy

:bounce:

[MrSandman]

112. I remember the Spring days in E. Lansing ...

"back in the day."

First time I had experienced serious tornado threats/warnings. I slept through several before I realized the seriousness.

[bridgit]

100. ee-yup...

:thumbsup:

its still going forward; we ain't gon'na quit...AIN'T GON'NA SAYz I!!!

well, not till we have to go back to work next week :cry:

[progmom]

102. ain't gonna sayz what?

are you having a good vaca?

[bridgit]

108. "ain't gonna sayz what?" sayz...

you bet'cha/you're darn toot'n = stellar so far no complaints except 'washington apples' in 'the city' are way too pricey than we can get them for here in sac. the change from 2 20's seems to indicate they were some $12ea but who's counting :shrug: must have been the beer & chowder again :shrug: eh, its only money

i really do need to tune in your j-prog sometime soon; lay any time zone stuff on me you think i need to do so, k? kew'l...

:hi:

[progmom]

109. apples were $12 each?

i must say...you're making my head spin here.

if you're west coast, you can catch me saturday mornings at 9am. i usually post a thread right as i am going on the air.

[bridgit]

111. washington apples...

http://www.drinknation.com/drink/Washington-Apple

thanks for the info :thumbsup:

[progmom]

113. ahhhhhh

gotcha.
i've been living in the midwest for too long. :(

[EstimatedProphet]

114. Not bad at all

got the taxes done, and I'm getting a big refund. That's always nice.

[progmom]

115. oh yay!

we um...still need to do ours. :hide:

[roscoeroscoe]

116. hello back!! :)

a mixed weekend here in tikrit, iraq, busy as always, getting details taken care, ammo distribution, and sending people on leave!! (my favorite job, doing the paperwork for soldiers going home for leave.) got to see some anime, a buddy loaned me 'lian.' and, i loaned 'day without a mexican' to several guys who wanted to see it. that's a cool movie, good music too.
and my wife back home, artist, is learning some new techniques and getting ready for upcoming art shows. she had a good weekend too and saw some friends.
:)

[progmom]

117. roscoeroscoe!

what medium does your artist-wife use? when will you get to go on leave yourself?

how is morale these days?

(it really is a thrill to hear from you, btw)

:loveya:

[roscoeroscoe]

118. my darling does fine ceramics & raku...

at her studio in the garage, listening to the waves crash on silverstand beach! she's taking a class in santa barbara on a type of silver-clay mix that's fired with a blowtorch, leaving your silver design... sounds cool.
here in tikrit, morale is great as far as i can see. (but i'm an eternal optomist, going into combat with rose-colored glasses.) there's guarded optomism regarding the transition to iraqi authority.
it's great to log on, i'm on a mission that allowed some time to stop by the internet cafe. please have a great day!! :) :hi:

[progmom]

119. i'm glad morale is good

...and i hope you get to come home soon.

Be well, and please post whenever you can. You are in the thoughts and prayers of many DUers.

:hi:
:)

[sexybomber]

123. It was okay :o)

Although I played three of the worst games of darts in the history of man on Saturday night, I happened to be losing to a woman I have a huuuuuge crush on :D