Despite one daughter having to work at 4am the morning of New Year's Eve, and my son working New Year's Eve and this morning, I think they all had a good time last night.
We added more healthier foods to our festive night this year - a fruit tray.
Growing up, Mom always had tables full of snacks she baked for Christmas, Chex mix was a must, and punch in the punch bowl. As a tradition, we would all sleep underneath and around the Christmas tree. In the morning it would come down. It was a real tree every year. I look forward to putting up a real tree here (once the cats learn not to climb it).
When we took down the tree, and after the ornaments came off and were put away, we would take down (what we called) the tinsel. You know, those tiny slivers of silver that you can decorate your tree with?
Not only would we put these on one at a time, but we'd take them off one at a time, and put them back in the box for the next Christmas. We still laugh about that.
We didn't keep that tradition in my home today, but we do take our tree down January 1st. It's a struggle to get it all back in the boxes they came out of, but we some how get it all put away.
It's a happy-sad day - January 1st. It's the start of a new year, the start to start over, and the end of the holidays.
Here's to a great start with the new year!
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Happy New Year to you and your family.
Me, not so much,,, I am to hyper to patiently sting them 1 at a time! lolo!
Happy New Year....