{"id":2087,"date":"2013-12-31T03:20:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T03:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2013-12-31T14:23:44","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T14:23:44","slug":"end-of-year-frivolities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=2087","title":{"rendered":"End of Year Frivolities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it’s the end of 2013 except for the celebrating. \u00a0My idea of celebrating this year will be to go out to the chicken coop at midnight and throw the girls some chicken scratch like confetti and yell, “Happy New Year!” which will cause them all to lay an egg because they will have all been asleep.<\/p>\n

I will also give Belle and Bonnie some bones and give David a great big kiss and go upstairs and snuggle down into my bed and read a good book.<\/p>\n

I’m done with all the partying and trying to pretend to have fun on New Year’s Eve when really, I would rather be home with the one I love or if any of my other loved ones wanted to join us that would be okay, but don’t expect me to be the life of the party.<\/p>\n

I use to think we needed to be out doing something on New Year’s Eve and every year I never felt like it was all it was cracked up to be. \u00a0David and I dressed up one year and went to a big party at a hotel in Indianapolis. \u00a0There were bands and lots of food and even a casino. \u00a0I don’t gamble but this was not gambling for money. \u00a0We were the oldest ones there and everyone treated us so nicely and we had a good time. At the end of the evening there was a balloon drop and it was amazing there were so many balloons. \u00a0We had masks and hats and noise makers. \u00a0It really was fun. \u00a0We stayed all night at the hotel and the next morning they served a huge breakfast buffet with everything you could think of, even sushi, which I tried and decided I didn’t like it much, but everything else was so good. \u00a0We planned to do it again the next year, but David had back surgery right after Christmas that year, so we couldn’t go and for some reason, we have never done it again<\/p>\n

We have several birthdays in December. \u00a0Our youngest grandson was born three days after Christmas and this year he had his very own party instead of sharing a party with his older brother who was born in November. \u00a0 It was like Christmas all over again for him.<\/p>\n

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He was one happy kid.<\/p>\n

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He licked his fork clean of all the icing.<\/p>\n

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He opened lots of presents. \u00a0He does that tongue thing that seems to run in our family. \u00a0My mother use to stick out her tongue when she was concentrating.<\/p>\n

We had a nice evening visiting with my son-in-law’s family and enjoying the children. \u00a0When we were driving home we passed this amazing, Christmas lighted house. \u00a0We pulled off the road to take pictures.<\/p>\n

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A beautiful Nativity.<\/p>\n

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Polar bears around a tree.<\/p>\n

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This house had everything lit. \u00a0It was beautiful.<\/p>\n

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Santa and his sleigh.<\/p>\n

It was a lovely ending to a very nice day.<\/p>\n

Now that 2013 is being put to sleep and a brand spanking new year is upon us, I want to wish you all a very blessed new year. \u00a0May your year be one of health, joy and love. \u00a0 I’ll be writing about my plans for the new year next time. \u00a0Happy New Year! \u00a0Bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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