We spent New Year’s Eve the same as we have for the past 6, 7, I don’t remember, years. We had a party at the senior center. I called Bingo, then stumped them with my Wheel of Fortune puzzles – a quote from Dr. Suess, anyone? (“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” Just in case you were wondering.)  Dad’s team creamed the others, but it wasn’t because I gave him a look at the puzzles ahead of time, as some were beginning to wonder. He had another couple with him, who happen to be brilliant, and could pull the large amounts of money out of the pot (we don’t have a wheel to spin, so we draw out of a pot.)

We ate fudge and pistachio salad and mixed nuts and drank that sparkling grape juice they make for such occasions. All in all, it was a great time, but I was exhausted when we got home around 8:30. Then we watched “Drum Line” together before heading to bed well before midnight.

We started the year with waffles for breakfast, then have spent the day getting things organized and such. Nothing too special. Dad is opening The Garage tonight. It is the 3rd to last night it will be open, so he didn’t want to be closed because of the holiday. Next Friday is the last day we will be open. We are having a big party that night.  Then heading to Bristol the next morning. I can’t wait to see this house that we have an accepted offer on. I sure hope it is all we expect it to be. We’ve been poring over the pictures on line and planning what we are going to do to improve the layout. It is small (no way 940 square feet can’t be small), but has potential to be a comfortable 2 bedroom with plenty of storage if we do some creative things with the 3rd bedroom. More later (after we see it in person!)