Monday This and That

Good New Year's Eve morning.  Tomorrow begins a new year. It's going to be a warm Eve, but  a wet one.  Never had any desire to stand out there and watch the ball drop.  And gave up resolutions a long time ago.  Lots of plans here, but no resolutions which I see as goals.  When one doesn't reach a goal, we tend to feel as if we have failed.  On the other hand, plans are made to be changed.  The important thing is that we move with the flow.  That's just the way I look at it.

On Saturday we finally had our Christmas....two Christmases in one--last year and this year combined.  If we lived closer to each other we could see each other more often.  We had such an awesome time, and I got some really nice gifts.

 My son's girlfriend got me this little Kindness doll from Willow Tree.

This is from my granddaughter and her husband.  It is so soft and warm and snuggly. My other granddaughter gave me a little charm bracelet that didn't come out too well in a picture no matter how hard I tried.  It's filled with little Christmas charms.

My daughter gave me this Bonsai tree kit.

I'm going to do my best, but I have never been very good growing from seeds.

This necklace is so gorgeous.  A gift from my daughter.

My grandson gave me a $25 gift card which I immediately spent purchasing a book I'd wanted on Amazon.  "2019:  Your Most Magical Year Yet" by Tess Whitehurst.  A planner which includes:  (from Amazon site)

• moon signs 
• astrological information such as Mercury retrograde periods
• goal writing inspiration
• magical holidays
• spells and rituals
• random act of kindness challenges
• journaling prompts
• coloring pages
• flowers and gemstones aligned with each month
• plus plenty of room for your daily tasks and goals

My son's girlfriend was there, and I made this meatless Italian pasta salad.

Tri-colored spirals, corn, brocolli tips, olives, tri-colored tomatoes, red pepper, green pepper, parsley, red onion, and low fat Italian salad dressing.  It turned out so good.

All my great grandchildren.

So tonight I am just going to hang out here with hubby.  We'll probably both take naps.  Hopefully one of us wakes up in time to wake the other up and welcome in the new year.  We've never missed one, well almost did a few years back, but I woke up in time for us to have a groggy toast.  Tomorrow I'm going to make a pernil and arroz gondules.  And have another day of rest.   And that's about it.  Time to slow down now. 

Wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year.  See you in 2019.