Godt Nyttår!!!

A very Happy Norwegian New Year is wished to all! It sounds as though the infamous "W" had a far more interesting New Year's Eve than we did!
Mine started out on Friday bar wenching. I started waiting on several drunk, or soon-to-be-drunk, people at 6 p.m. and finished my 'night' at 3 a.m. after cleaning up after said drunk people. And I while I was on the phone with one of my good friends, I realized that those people were probably out drinking last night and today while watching pro football and would probably continue right on through the bowl games tomorrow! Ewwww! I got to bed at around 4 a.m. and the kids allowed me to sleep in until right around 8:45 a.m. then Bob, the kids and I spent our day shopping. The kids had gift cards and cash from Christmas that were burning holes in their pockets! We got sodas and snacks and spent the rest of the day and evening all together in front of the fireplace watching football and then Dick Clark's Rocking New Years Eve. Wasn't it nice to see him back?
Michael and Sami wanted to stay up to watch the ball drop, but Sami could only hold out until about 11 o'clock before she fell asleep on the couch. Michael watched the whole darn thing though and still didn't want to go to bed! I was wiped out though. I am getting too old for these late nights (unless I am reading a good book, of course!).
Like W, I am happy not to have those nasty hang overs to recover from. They are just not worth it, in addition to the potentially humiliating things that may occur before the hang over! It was a lot of fun just stepping back on Friday night, watching all of the people make idiots of themselves! And most of them were not youngsters! I would have to say that they were in the 30 to 65 age range! Go figure! ;-}~
Michael just stepped over to have me tell everyone, "GO IRISH!" and "GO COLTS!" He is such a turd. He realizes that most of his Holther relations would rather scream GO BLUE, but he is definitely his father's son! And I am going to go out on a limb here too because I really like the coach and have been rooting for Irish football all season. If Charlie ever leaves them though, my appreciation will go with him. BUT it only extends to football! Has anyone seen a petition to fire Lloyd Carr yet? I just can't cheer my boys until he is GONE!!!
Happy New Year to all. Enjoy your life, your faith, your family and your friends! Cyndi

Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other - it doesn't matter who it is - and that will help you to grow up in greater love for each other.
Mother Teresa