I just finished an AOL Instant Messenger (IM) conversation with my brother in Green River, Wyoming (a link to his blog is on the right). I heard a podcast the other day (I do not remember which one, just that it came from IT Conversations) about a person who regularly posted IM chats on his web log. I thought it wasn’t a bad idea, so here’s the first try. It turns out to be very easy to do!

Perry: Good afternoon.
Roland: Hello, Perry!
Perry: How are things in your neck of the woods?
Roland: Pretty quiet, actually. Watching conference and filing stuff that’s piled up on my desk.
Perry: Do you still have company?
Roland: They left after the first session.
Perry: They weren’t there very long, were they?
Roland: They got in about 11 on Thursday evening and left today. They wanted us to go with them to Kaysville and attend conference tomorrow at the conference center. We were more interested in staying home!
Perry: How is Nina feeling?
Roland: Much better but very tired. She’s having trouble staying awake this afternoon!
Perry: Nap time? Sounds good to me!!
Roland: Enjoying conference?
Perry: I have to admit that I haven’t watched very much so far. I watched Pres. Hinckley’s opening talk and then we went to R.S. and got home in time to watch the sustaining of the G.A’s.
Perry: Are you enjoying conference?
Roland: It’s been a pretty normal conference. Nothing I’d consider to be out of the normal course of a conference.
Perry: Are you going to Priesthood Meeting?
Roland: Yup, I’ll be going. It’s over at our stake center and I plan to get there about 10 min early. I’ve never attended psthd meeting here. We were on the river cruise last October.
Roland: By the way, cute grandson!
Perry: Thanks. I found a roll of film the other day and was not sure what was on it. So, we took it to Wal-Mart today and got it developed and put on a CD. Turns out it was more pictures from the Alaska Cruise. Mainly from the glacier and where ever it was we went to later.
Roland: How fun! Were any of them any good?
Perry: Not too bad, next time we come over I will bring them with. I have never seen the pictures that Nina took while we on the cruise, and would like to do that also when we come over.
Roland: I’ll let her know. Are we still on for April 30th?
Perry: Yes, Apr 30 is a go. Have you decided what to get dad for his 84th birthday?
Roland: Haven’t even thought about it, yet. There might be something at Harbor Freight he doesn’t have???
Perry: I doubt that. If there is it is because it hasn’t come in yet.
Roland: Well, one could hope!
Perry: Are you having a party (?) for his birthday?
Roland: I haven’t talked with Nina about it since we were there because she’s been sick.
Perry: I can understand that. Glad that she is on the downhill side of that!!
Roland: Me too. Now she just needs to get caught up on sleep.
Perry: Before I forget, Apr. 30th is Hannah’s birthday and Mindy is planning some sort of birthday celebration. She knows that you guys will be over here and as such she is planning the party after we get done blessing the boys.
Roland: Sounds good to me.
Perry: Her birthday parties are usually over fast. She did say something about cooking some burgers and such.
Roland: It’s still OK. I thought we’d pick mom and dad up about 10 a.m. That’d put is there about 1. All we’ll need to do is get them back by Dad’s bedtime.
Perry: That is what I had in mind also. Hopefully all will go well. We will make more plans as it gets closer. I still have to talk to mom and dad about the date. Sure it won’t be a problem for them.
Perry: I will call after conference is over today.
Roland: Sounds good to me. I’ll let Nina know.