A good start to the new year?

New Year's Day has always been my most favoritest day of the year. Long before I met Hans, I would spend the day in my pajamas, watching marathon episodes of The Twilight Zone, and sewing my heart out!

This was my first New Year's Day in the apartment and I warned Hans in advance that if The Twilight Zone was on, he was in trouble!

It was, he was, and I had a wonderful day!!!

Just so you don't think I'm a total ogre, we do have another TV, and as long as Hans can see the picture, he's ok. So he watched football (muted) while I watched my Twilight Zones, and sewed.

Hans' mother had a saying (shared by many) that went something like this: whatever you do on New Year's Day; you'll end up doing for the rest of the year.
I sure hope so!

Now, I'm not a superstitious person (at least I don't think I am) but a couple of things happened on New Year's Day that, if I were a superstitious, would have me humming a happy little tune.


I was making breakfast, and when I was cracking the eggs open I thought they all seemed awfully big. Then I realized I'd gone and bought Jumbo Eggs instead of Large (the grocery store was NUTS and I also went and bought jalepenos instead of green chiles!).

Check it out!
A double yolked egg!! The two smaller ones toward the bottom were in one egg shell.
I think this is maybe only about the third time I've found one, and I made Hans come into the kitchen to look!

Then Hans walked up the street to get us a paper, and when he came home he was excited to show me the lucky penny he found on the sidewalk.

A double yolked egg, and a lucky penny, all on New Year's Day!

I'll take my luck any way I can get it!

A prequel to the night before; New Year's Eve.

Chlorox with her cat nip

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Chlorox after her cat nip.

Hans and I ringing in the new year with chambord and champagne.

I have on my $3.00 Walmart jammies.

We watched the ball drop and had a wonderful evening! It doesn't get any better than this!