New Years!

We'll probably be going into the kitchen every now and then, checking up on all the food our mother has prepared, and seeing if the 13 round fruits have been rounded up. All the while doing the preparations around the house that my mother's superstitious nature requires us to do, like turning all the lights in the house, putting pennies on the windowsills. Blowing that horn as loud as we can when the clock strikes 12!

I will be doing the same with my husband. It isn't really a good night to drive, as so many people drink. So, enjoy your lovely family, be safe, and wishing you a very happy and better New Years.

I will be doing the same thing we do every new year. I sit up with the kids and watch them fall asleep one by one as if they can run with the big dogs. The older children will be awake with me watching the ball drop and the fireworks on tv. My partner will have already crashed long before the ball even bobs and I will give him a kiss in his sleep. I was never one for partying. And I enjoy my time with my children. They are my life and I want to spend as much time as possible with them. Because they will soon be off to college and making a life without me in it everyday. So, until then...I plan on spending my time with them.

im just gonna watch tv and watch the ball drop

I will have my daughter, sons and grandchildren for dinner. A couple of my friends will probably drop in after that for drinks. We will most likely play a few games with the children until a few minutes before midnight. When the countdown to the new year begins, we will all go out into our front garden and pop open some champagne and invite some of the neighbours to join us. Then we will give our drunken rendition of Auld Lang Syne. Hopefully it won't be raining.