Author Topic: What's everybody up to this holiday weekend? (Read 728 times)

Norm · « **on:** May 30, 2010, 12:35:24 pm »

We are going to plant the winter squash and do some weeding but otherwise it's just plain old loafing around.

SPIKER · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2010, 12:37:37 pm »

Trying to recover from too much sun & mowing & garden work yesterday besides hosting some BBQ at my place... so today just laying around recovering wish most if it wasnt allergy related though...

Mark

Raider Bill · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2010, 12:41:08 pm »

I'm recovering..........

I maybe had way too much fun yesterday

Warbird · « **Reply #3 on:** May 30, 2010, 12:49:05 pm »

We are doing "container gardening" this year. Yesterday, we planted spinach, carrots, broccoli, various types of lettuce, and some flowers. Today, we're going to church and then loafing around with family. Tomorrow, I have to figure out what I did wrong when I replaced the rear brakes on the car, cause they are squeaking to high heaven again.

In other words, business as usual.

beenthere · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2010, 12:58:10 pm »

Going to the World's largest bratwurst fry in Madison this weekend. Trying to beat the record of 209,000 brats cooked/eaten last year.

http://www.bratfest.com/

Our Chorus will be entertaining for an hour in the morning, then back to home town for Memorial Day ceremonies and a Chicken BBQ.

scgargoyle · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2010, 01:23:12 pm »

Pretty quiet weekend for us. The wife is working all 3 days, so we eat whatever I feel like cooking

. I'm slowly getting my little Boston Whaler in shape so we can use it once or twice before summer is over. I'll fire up the smoker tomorrow- I've got a couple racks of beef ribs to slow smoke.

pigman · « **Reply #6 on:** May 30, 2010, 01:23:47 pm »

I started a very serious endeavor yesterday, doing nothing, and did not get finished so I will work on it again today.

Norm · « **Reply #7 on:** May 30, 2010, 01:25:22 pm »

Need some help?

Larry · « **Reply #8 on:** May 30, 2010, 01:45:20 pm »

Friday night Dad got bit by a spider...I looked at it Saturday and thought it might be a brown recluse bite. Rather than take a chance it was off to the emergency room. Young Doc there freaked out when he saw the bite. Dad had applied merthiolate and the Doc mistook it for some kind of weird blood poisoning. Dad educated the Doc about the use of merthiolate and the Doc suggested Dad throw his merthiolate away. In and out in less than an hour...quite unusual.

Finished sawing a few logs for a neighbor this morning. Going to fire up the BBQ in a bit.

Kathy thinks we need to do something special tomorrow...its our anniversary...maybe she will let me sleep late.

jjmk98k · « **Reply #9 on:** May 30, 2010, 02:58:11 pm »

Im just doing stuff around the house and surfing FF!

Kansas · « **Reply #10 on:** May 30, 2010, 03:37:22 pm »

Three of us came into work today. I needed to fire the heat treatment chamber up for some skids that had to be sitting at the plant gates for first thing Tuesday morning. The other two were on the resaw for 5 hours or so.
At least two of us are coming back in tomorrow. No rest for the wicked.

Roxie · « **Reply #11 on:** May 30, 2010, 04:36:52 pm »

I spent yesterday and today canning and freezing peas and putting up strawberry jam. Also had an excellent visit with my oldest son who dropped by and just loves to sit at the table and talk while I'm working in the kitchen. He comes every year to talk about his Dad. Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, but we always remember.

My niece has played trumpet (taps) for the local VFW every year for the past 15 years. The group goes from cemetary to cemetary putting American Flags on the Veterans graves. At one cemetary there are tombstones from the Civiil War. The last stop is at a bridge over the Brandywine River where a wreath of flowers is thrown over and we watch it float away while my niece plays taps. This bridge is on a busy highway (Route 30) and I'm always impressed at the number of people who see what is going on and pull over to watch. You could hear a pin drop when the last note of taps is played. It's the kind of thing that no matter how many times you hear it, you still get a chill up your spine, every time.

After that, it's off to my baby sister's house for an outdoor BBQ with family.

jjmk98k · « **Reply #12 on:** May 30, 2010, 04:53:33 pm »

Quote from: Roxie on May 30, 2010, 04:36:52 pm

You could hear a pin drop when the last note of taps is played. It's the kind of thing that no matter how many times you hear it, you still get a chill up your spine, every time.

yup.... know it all too well.... not ashamed to say sometimes i get very teary eyed!

Jeff · « **Reply #13 on:** May 30, 2010, 05:02:03 pm »

Opening the pool up for the first time this year so I can mow it! $:-\$

isawlogs · « **Reply #14 on:** May 30, 2010, 06:01:09 pm »

Been watching chicks all day

isawlogs · « **Reply #15 on:** May 30, 2010, 06:03:09 pm »

Those chicks , they are in an incubator and so far there is 18 out and six to go .

Raider Bill · « **Reply #16 on:** May 30, 2010, 06:04:01 pm »

Quote from: isawlogs on May 30, 2010, 06:01:09 pm

Been watching chicks all day

Hmmm I stopped by Clearwater Beach earlier. Watched a few chicks myself. Wonder if there were the same kind as you were watching?

Raider Bill · « **Reply #17 on:** May 30, 2010, 06:05:40 pm »

Must have hit the post at same time. The one I watched were on a sand incubator, Northren Bikinis I think they call them. Not very good with eggs but they cackle.

CHARLIE · « **Reply #18 on:** May 31, 2010, 12:52:04 am »

I chaired a Kiwanis Brat and Hotdog fundraiser sale on Saturday and Sunday to help raise some money for a Boy Scout Troop. The Boy Scouts helped out. The weather was good and we did well but now I am beat.

Of course on Monday, it is memorial day and I'll fly my flag and pay my respects to those servicemen that paid the ultimate price for my freedom.

thecfarm · « **Reply #19 on:** May 31, 2010, 06:23:13 am »

We went and visited my parents grave,put some flowers by the grave stone.Than towards evening we went to my step sons for a BBQ. We are going to the parade to the next town over this morning.Only a small town,won't be watching long.But I will be there to remember and show my respect. I expect one of my friends to come over with his Grand Daughter to plat some badminton.

Chuck White · « **Reply #20 on:** May 31, 2010, 08:11:26 am »

Well........ Fri, Sat & Sun(½day) the ole Wood-Mizer was cutting 3553 board feet of Red Pine into Adirondack Siding, and 1x8 lumber.

Today We're taking the day off from anything like work.
We're going out to breakfast, then going by the pool place to pick up another jug of chlorine for the pool and it should be ready for the summer.
Oh, almost forgot, then a cook-out at our place with my FIL & MIL.

bd354 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 31, 2010, 08:36:51 am »

We're staying around the house weekend, worked in the garden a little, mowed some grass, and worked on the Warden's swimming pool ( hole in the ground you pour money into). This morning I'm waiting on a call from the car shipping co. that's bringing my son's car from West Texas. He's coming home from 6 yrs. in the USAF Wednesday. Since I had no idea what shape it was in I decided to ship it home and get him a plane ticket. Easier for everyone. We'll probably grill some burgers this afternoon after the car gets here. Wish everyone a happy holiday!

Magicman · « **Reply #22 on:** May 31, 2010, 05:10:51 pm »

I decided to cut/split firewood this morning. Thankfully I finished by noon. It got HOT!!!

Faron · « **Reply #23 on:** May 31, 2010, 09:09:24 pm »

Cut hay, applied ammonia, sprayed, and looked without success for somewhere dry enough to plant this confounded crop.

Finished up the day with a small thundershower,

and a cookout for my grand daughter's birthday.

Chris, Faron'skid, and part of the grandkids attended a memorial service this morning. Mad Dog didn't quite have a handle on what was going to happen. When he saw the Vets with their rifles, he asked where the bad guy army would be.

I guess he thought he was there to witness a shootout.

Corley5 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 31, 2010, 09:35:16 pm »

We left Thursday morning for Bro. Noble's and got back tonight at 8PM with a D13000 Cat engine and a 60" Simmonds saw. That was one heavy load. We stopped at the Gateway arch in St. Louis and Meramac Caverns on our way out. Had a nice visit at Noble's. Wish we had more time but they were making hay and I had a wheel bearing to tighten on the trailer and wanted to get back to a cooler climate

It was 68 degrees here when we got home. I thought I was going to need a jacket after the last five days

We've got to make one more trip this fall to get the husk, blower, log turner and rollers. I was going to put more on this load and am glad I didn't.

LOGDOG · « **Reply #25 on:** May 31, 2010, 10:25:34 pm »

Spent most of the weekend bush hogging in my pasture. Hot as blazes all weekend ...95/97 degrees each day. Made some headway but tons left to go. Saw a couple big deer while I was out there. Got ate up by chiggers. Came in and hopped on the Forum in between mowing sessions. It gives me a chance to cool down before going back out. That's about it. Oh ...kind of an anniversary for my wife and I. We met 9 years ago this weekend at a bbq with mutual friends in WI. Seems like yesterday.

Don_Papenburg · « **Reply #26 on:** June 01, 2010, 11:35:38 pm »

I was finishing soybean planting on my brothers farm . He had a heartattack so he was of little help or we would have been done sooner . I got to listen to both races while planting . Had to stop several times to move the Kildeer chicks out of the way . But that was the only thing I had to stop for . Monday I blew all the dust off the tractor and cleaned the radiator on the mower . Had planned on tilling the rest of the garden and putting in rest of the garden but up came a small shower. After a few hours and 2.5 in of rain I changed my mind and made up flashing for the porch roof.

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Author Topic: What's everybody up to this holiday weekend? (Read 728 times)