Happy New Year!!!

In keeping with our non-traditional,

some might say party pooper

(but that "some" NOT being me)

style of holiday observance,

we kept it low key last night.

It sounded like we were in the

middle of an active war zone.

There were mortars and fireworks

going off all around us.

I didn't go look,

it was dark out, (duh)

but I'm pretty sure the cows

for sure, and possibly the horses

were less than impressed.

We'll find out how the chickens

felt about it all when we collect

the eggs (egg?) today.

LOL

Kyle brought out the new telescope

and got a good view of the

final full moon of the year.

That thing was so BRIGHT

it nearly blinded me to look at it 

through the telescope.

Kyle tried to take some pictures,

but they didn't turn out as well

as he was hoping.

We headed off to bed at 11:45.

Hahahahahaha

Not that we couldn't stay awake for

another 15 minutes,

it's just that my movie ended.

I DID watch the ball drop on the 

bedroom TV.

(Rod was asleep...)

Today we are ringing in the New Year.

Kyle is watching a Psych marathon on Amazon

in his bedroom.

Rod is repairing the leaking toilet in our

master bathroom.

I am making a german pancake for Rod's

breakfast this week, a yummy cranberry pie

(tastes like cranberry shortbread...)

and just made a big pot of soup for lunch.

All while watching the Rose Parade on TV.

With the living room reconfigured,

I can actually SEE the TV while I'm in

the kitchen!  (But right now I'm sitting

on the couch... can't WAIT until the

NEW couch arrives so we can sit on it...

this one isn't very comfortable anymore.)

I promise pictures will come.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome 2018!!!