Ours was utterly quiet, although not unpleasant :). Both kids were off doing their own NYE celebration so the house was nice and calm. We ate dinner, chatted, then he went to sleep early and I read for awhile. Boring? Maybe but also a moment to cherish being secure in our lives and with so much for which to be grateful. Actually, our New Year's reminds me of the lyrics to one of my favorite Carly Simon songs, Misfit: There are plenty of late nights If you want to stay up for them You'll just want to find yourself a friend And tie a couple on in a night spot Draw pictures of your soul, win the jackpot Pour tears in your beer It's hip to be miserable when you're young and intellectual In a bit you'll admit you're a misfit Come on home with me We'll turn on the TV About 10 o'clock we'll turn off the light Not every man was born to stay up late at night There are plenty of boats to catch If you notice all the sails in the wind But you better look hard my friend In case you catch a ride on the wrong one In the distance is the one you belong on Oh the water is wide It's hip to be miserable when you're young and intellectual In a bit you'll admit you're a misfit Come on home with me We'll sit under a tree And if you get the itch I'll supply the scratch Not every man was born with a boat to catch It's hip to be miserable when you are young and intellectual In a bit you'll admit you're a misfit A misfit

Jackie, you can do it. Maybe you will be snowed in next week and can work on it then. I don't have any resolutions, but I do have 22 goals for 22 1. 22 dates with hubby 2. 22 hikes 3. 22 bike rides 4. finish 22 quilts 5. reduce stash by 22 yards 6. new floor upstairs 7. new roof and remove sky lights 8. meet 22 new people 9. donate 22 items to charity 10. try 22 new recipes 11. 22 family game nights 12. reach my maintenance weight (145) 13. save $1 per day 14. 22 acts of kindness 15. help mom clean closets 16. clean garage 17. give someone a compliment daily 18. travel someplace new 19. handwrite a letter to someone monthly 20. listen more 21. try a new exercise weekly 22. stretch/relax daily

Sounds good! And a lot less work than the way I've made it. A friend is making pastitsio for New Year's Day, which is essentially the same kind of thing. Especially since an Itaian (not NYItalian, but from Southern Italy) told me the real secret to baked ziti is to use bucatini! I prefer ziti—they're thinner walled with bigger holes—but just right for pastitsio, which I don't understand...maybe more depth of pasta cuts the cinnamon better? Happy New Year!

Maybe I will save it for later. I’m still working on the Quiltville mystery. It’s a big quilt (78 x 78) so there are a lot of pieces!