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Baraka_Guru · 02-16-2009, 07:11 AM

Happy Family Day to those who are enjoying a well-deserved day off in this late winter month of February.

I, unfortunately, have at least four hours of work to do. But that's fine, as it isn't anything very difficult...plus it's quite well paid.

My SO and I are going to go to a close friend's house to make some Indian dishes later on, however.

None of us have any kids, but I suppose all of us together are kind of like family.

Are any of you with kids doing anything special today?

Either way, I hope you enjoy the time off.

genuinegirly · 02-16-2009, 07:50 AM

Time off? Heh. Right. No.

My day today consists of setting up and checking on a couple of experiments, attending two lectures, and catching up on some scientific reading. I might get home before 10pm.

I hope others are able to enjoy this holiday in my place!

Charlatan · 02-16-2009, 04:34 PM

No Family Day here. I could use a long weekend. Maybe I can make the case that I should be given one because my people are getting one in the homeland.

BadNick · 02-16-2009, 05:25 PM

My wife and two boys had off today, as well as this past Friday. I had work both days though I left early today to run a personal errand and get home early. Actually, this "holiday" caught me by surprise. If they have off for a 4 day weekend next year, I'll plan a mini-vacation for us.

Tiny Dancer · 02-16-2009, 06:37 PM

I still had school,how damn lame is that, oh and a test to boot in one of my psychology classes at that.

Meditrina · 02-16-2009, 06:44 PM

Here it is President's Day. The kids were home from school, and will be all week. I had to work. Family Day sounds like a nice thing to celebrate. Maybe I can start a new tradition

snowy · 02-16-2009, 08:00 PM

Our local schools didn't even get Presidents' Day off today; it was a snow make-up day. So I had a typical day as the university doesn't take it off anyways.

ItWasMe · 02-16-2009, 08:47 PM

I'm on vacation through Wednesday. We had sort of a family day. I stayed home with the younger 2 kids while the teenager and her friends took off to another friend's house.

Siege · 02-16-2009, 09:12 PM

surprisingly, i actually spent family day with well, family.

i went to my cousin's place to play video games.

Tiny Dancer · 02-16-2009, 10:12 PM

I ended up at the bar after school, it was a beer that was much deserved. But no family spent it with the boyfriend.

aberkok · 02-16-2009, 10:13 PM

Played some Company of Heroes, went skating, and then the saddest thing happened. I was scheduled to play a gig tonight with a vibraphonist. He called to cancel because of a death in the family.

I played the gig solo.

Tiny Dancer · 02-16-2009, 10:28 PM

Good for you, that you did it alone. That takes guts.

fresnelly · 02-17-2009, 06:00 AM

I went to the Autoshow with my dad and my mom came in to look after our kids while my wife had to work. After the autoshow we ordered Chinese food. It was a nice day.

On Sunday the Model Railroad Club of Toronto had an open house and I took my son. It was a big hit and a lot of fun.

02-16-2009, 07:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Happy Family Day! Happy Family Day to those who are enjoying a well-deserved day off in this late winter month of February. I, unfortunately, have at least four hours of work to do. But that's fine, as it isn't anything very difficult...plus it's quite well paid. My SO and I are going to go to a close friend's house to make some Indian dishes later on, however. None of us have any kids, but I suppose all of us together are kind of like family. Are any of you with kids doing anything special today? Either way, I hope you enjoy the time off. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

02-16-2009, 07:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Time off? Heh. Right. No. My day today consists of setting up and checking on a couple of experiments, attending two lectures, and catching up on some scientific reading. I might get home before 10pm. I hope others are able to enjoy this holiday in my place! __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 02-16-2009 at 07:53 AM..

02-16-2009, 04:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	No Family Day here. I could use a long weekend. Maybe I can make the case that I should be given one because my people are getting one in the homeland. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-16-2009, 06:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Meditrina Junkie Location: LI,NY	Here it is President's Day. The kids were home from school, and will be all week. I had to work. Family Day sounds like a nice thing to celebrate. Maybe I can start a new tradition __________________ "Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." ~Alex Karras

02-16-2009, 08:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Our local schools didn't even get Presidents' Day off today; it was a snow make-up day. So I had a typical day as the university doesn't take it off anyways. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

02-16-2009, 05:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	My wife and two boys had off today, as well as this past Friday. I had work both days though I left early today to run a personal errand and get home early. Actually, this "holiday" caught me by surprise. If they have off for a 4 day weekend next year, I'll plan a mini-vacation for us.

02-16-2009, 06:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tiny Dancer Registered User Location: D-Town, Co	I still had school,how damn lame is that, oh and a test to boot in one of my psychology classes at that.

02-16-2009, 08:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
ItWasMe But You'll Never Prove It. Location: under your bed	I'm on vacation through Wednesday. We had sort of a family day. I stayed home with the younger 2 kids while the teenager and her friends took off to another friend's house. __________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ok, no more truth-or-dare until somebody returns my underwear" ~ George Lopez I bake cookies just so I can lick the bowl. ~ ItWasMe

02-16-2009, 09:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Siege is a tiger Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	surprisingly, i actually spent family day with well, family. i went to my cousin's place to play video games. __________________ "Your name's Geek? Do you know the origin of the term? A geek is someone who bites the heads off chickens at a circus. I would never let you suck my dick with a name like Geek" --Kevin Smith This part just makes my posts easier to find

02-16-2009, 10:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tiny Dancer Registered User Location: D-Town, Co	I ended up at the bar after school, it was a beer that was much deserved. But no family spent it with the boyfriend.

02-16-2009, 10:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	Played some Company of Heroes, went skating, and then the saddest thing happened. I was scheduled to play a gig tonight with a vibraphonist. He called to cancel because of a death in the family. I played the gig solo. __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."

02-16-2009, 10:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tiny Dancer Registered User Location: D-Town, Co	Good for you, that you did it alone. That takes guts.

02-17-2009, 06:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	I went to the Autoshow with my dad and my mom came in to look after our kids while my wife had to work. After the autoshow we ordered Chinese food. It was a nice day. On Sunday the Model Railroad Club of Toronto had an open house and I took my son. It was a big hit and a lot of fun. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life