daj59 wrote:Morning all.

Great pics Tall! Love the one of the pup with his head buried. I haven't seen snow like that since Seattle.

Dname, I'm going to my first Italian wedding Apr 5 -- coworker's daughter. It's mind boggling to me. Wedding, full sit-down dinner with wine, bar, band, dancing, etc. It's running about $15K or more. Means I have to dress up though. Ugh.

$15K is a drop in the bucket. The last Italian wedding we went to was easily over $100 per person, and I could have sworn there were 150+ there. Daughter will have to set her sights a little lower - or marry rich.

SkekTek wrote:This is fun... you folks are crazy

Task two done- putting up the parakeet CAGE bracket so he can live in the living room and not the kitchen passthrough. Raining too hard to do any of the other "honeydo" things... yay!

What was the bird's name again?

Off to make the invite list. Dear God, please don't let us have to invite the kids of the in-laws friends of friends. Please.

krapposelli wrote:. <snip> - or marry rich.

Wish I had . . .

krapposelli wrote:What was the bird's name again?

Off to make the invite list. Dear God, please don't let us have to invite the kids of the in-laws friends of friends. Please.

Don'tcha hate strap-hangers!!

krapposelli wrote:What was the bird's name again?

Off to make the invite list. Dear God, please don't let us have to invite the kids of the in-laws friends of friends. Please.

Mel (short for Melbourne). Have fun... I had one wedding, it was 15 years ago, and it was $10K... I thought it was exorbitant at the time, but then went to one here in South Jersey, and it was probaby $90K+ easy...

AZGman wrote:Don'tcha hate strap-hangers!!

Only if I can't get them off with one hand

SkekTek wrote:Only if I can't get them off with one hand

that.....just.....doesn't sound........quite .......right

Lynnzoi wrote:that.....just.....doesn't sound........quite .......right

At least I still think about those sorts of things after 15 years...

Lynnzoi wrote:that.....just.....doesn't sound........quite .......right

Yeah . . . I wasn't talkin' about boogers.

AZGman wrote:Kids are probably grumblin' that it happened on the weekend!!

Actually, due to incredibly poor timing of our other snows, most schools are out of snow days, so I think the kids were ok with an early dismissal Friday and a weekend to play. They're talking about more snow overnight Sunday. I hope it doesn't mess up my commute!

AZGman wrote:Yeah . . . I wasn't talkin' about boogers.

I wasn't either... I assume the "strap-hangers" are kids? Or are they in-laws?

SkekTek wrote:I wasn't either... I assume the "strap-hangers" are kids? Or are they in-laws?

I think she was referring to having to host people invited by people invited by relatives . . .

tall4agirl wrote:Actually, due to incredibly poor timing of our other snows, most schools are out of snow days, so I think the kids were ok with an early dismissal Friday and a weekend to play. They're talking about more snow overnight Sunday. I hope it doesn't mess up my commute!

If it can, it will.

Front lawn- tree branches down, local flooding, high winds. Ick.

SkekTek wrote:Front lawn- tree branches down, local flooding, high winds. Ick.

At least you can see your lawn! I may not have that luxury for a while. :/

daj59 wrote:Off to run errands and then see 10000BC with bro. Laterz.

oh! Give us a review. That could be an interesting movie.

daj59 wrote:Off to run errands and then see 10000BC with bro. Laterz.

You go to more movies in a month than I've been to in four years!! Have fun!

tall4agirl wrote:At least you can see your lawn! I may not have that luxury for a while. :/

I'll post updates if something major comes down (like the oak!), but overall, yes. Nothing to shovel. Of course, it's testing the waterproofness of our old windows. We also apparently are getting a scad of moss in the lawn too.

tall4agirl wrote:At least you can see your lawn! I may not have that luxury for a while. :/

I'd rather have the snow . . .

AZGman wrote:I'd rather have the snow . . .

I'd rather not have to shovel. :p

tall4agirl wrote:I'd rather not have to shovel. :p

I don't mind shoveling it . . . I just take my time and consider it communing with nature.

AZGman wrote:I don't mind shoveling it . . . I just take my time and consider it communing with nature.

The nice thing about shoveling is you have that nice end point to the job. Plus you get to play in the snow afterwards. Mud just isn't as exciting.

SkekTek wrote:I'll post updates if something major comes down (like the oak!), but overall, yes. Nothing to shovel. Of course, it's testing the waterproofness of our old windows. We also apparently are getting a scad of moss in the lawn too.

I hope the oak stays put!

tall4agirl wrote:I hope the oak stays put!

It's stood for 120+ years, but it is starting to lose large branches in the last few. When it goes, we won't have much house left, so we treat it nice

SkekTek wrote:The nice thing about shoveling is you have that nice end point to the job. Plus you get to play in the snow afterwards. Mud just isn't as exciting.

Yeah . . . and tracking snow into the house doesn't freak the spouse out as much as tracking in mud.

AZGman wrote:Yeah . . . and tracking snow into the house doesn't freak the spouse out as much as tracking in mud.

so true... but either way it's a leave the shoes in the entrance sort of thing.

SkekTek wrote: Mud just isn't as exciting.

Now, I know I've seen some pictures somewhere...

stlwooter wrote:Now, I know I've seen some pictures somewhere...

Gee, old man maybe you need your glasses.

SkekTek wrote:so true... but either way it's a leave the shoes in the entrance sort of thing.

"You can leave your hat on . . . " ~ Randy Newman

AZGman wrote:"You can leave your hat on . . . " ~ Randy Newman

I saw your shoes ... Cowboy Junkies

Edit:
I saw your shoes by the kitchen door
and I knew I missed you
I saw your shoes by the front door
and I began to miss you more
I saw your shoes on the landing
and lord I knew I cared
I saw your shoes pretty baby
and I longed to have you there.

I saw your shoes by the record player
and I wished you'd call me
I saw your shoes by the tv set
I prayed you'd call
I saw your shoes by the couch
and I longed to feel your touch, babe
I saw your shoes pretty baby
and I had to have you there.

I see your shoes by the shower stall
and I begin to wondering
I see your shoes by the bedroom door
and my hearts starts pounding.
I see your shoes at the foot of the bed
and I start laughing
I see your shoes, pretty baby,
but most of all I see you.

Raining wrote:Gee, old man maybe you need your glasses.

I did get a pair at 39dollarglasses dot com. They are really nice. Now are you about to get frisky in the mud, cause if so, I'm gonna go find them.

stlwooter wrote:I did get a pair at 39dollarglasses dot com. They are really nice. Now are you about to get frisky in the mud, cause if so, I'm gonna go find them.

I don't play in the mud, how is Mrs. Stl feeling. Everything OK, on time, etc.

Raining wrote:I don't play in the mud, how is Mrs. Stl feeling. Everything OK, on time, etc.

Pretty much. We think baby is beginning to settle which is a good thing for mrstl's ribs. I have a horrible flu (going on 8 days now) that I can't seem to shake, but she seems to not have come down with it.

So you wouldn't play in the mud just for fun? Hot summer day, nice cool mud...

stlwooter wrote:
So you wouldn't play in the mud just for fun? Hot summer day, nice cool mud...

Only play for fun, look at what happened to the last lady that played with you.
You sound so domesticated. This whole scene seems to be agreeing with you.
Sorry your sick.

Raining wrote:Only play for fun, look at what happened to the last lady that played with you.
You sound so domesticated. This whole scene seems to be agreeing with you.
Sorry your sick.

Heh.

On the other major front, I just finished putting together a combination recipe and oral history book that culminates two classroom projects. I think the students' families are going to love this one. I am using viovio to print the book. Anyone used them? Prices are good. I ordered one copy to see how the product will look. Much of the design is a hack job (I taught myself Indesign in one evening.), but the content is great.

Raining wrote:Only play for fun, look at what happened to the last lady that played with you.

heh, you should see the rest of them, too! You know it just gets so slippery in that pit.

stlwooter wrote:Heh.

On the other major front, I just finished putting together a combination recipe and oral history book that culminates two classroom projects. I think the students' families are going to love this one. I am using viovio to print the book. Anyone used them? Prices are good. I ordered one copy to see how the product will look. Much of the design is a hack job (I taught myself Indesign in one evening.), but the content is great.

I know nothing about this, but some of the guys will help you. Fen knows more than he indicates (figure that) Kt might be of some help. Cruzer might be a good source, Skek prolly can help you, he is also a teacher.

Raining wrote:I know nothing about this, but some of the guys will help you. Fen knows more than he indicates (figure that) Kt might be of some help. Cruzer might be a good source, Skek prolly can help you, he is also a teacher.

You must think I am a complete dufus. you were talking about a printing company, and I thought you were talking about a computer program.