New Years Eve & Life Update

 Well here we are already 2 1/2 weeks into the New Year and I'm just getting around to posting my annual New Years Post.  Life happens and let me tell you 2025 went out with an unexpected event.

Early on the morning of December 28th (around 1:00 am) I woke up and heard Mike in the bathroom and asked if he was okay? He replied that no he wasn't that he was getting sick and was dizzy and not able to stand up. - Needless to say we immediately thought (it's another stroke) so I called 911 and got ahold of my daughter/granddaughter next door and headed off to the hospital.

The took both CT Scans and MRI scans and admitted him. - Through most of Sunday he was doing real well.  He was dizzy and had some vision issues but by Monday afternoon they felt he was well enough to come home.  The reports we were told showed no signs of a major stroke and they listed the cause of his visit as Vertigo. - Later we were told there was a "possible" sign of perhaps a mild stroke but nothing was really confirmed.  He was sick off and on from late Monday after he got home through part of Wednesday, New Years Eve so our celebration was a bit different.

Still we had a nice dinner:

We played some Yahtzee, Mike tried to play but he still wasn't feeling that great. - Everyone was still exhausted from the past few days so people went home for awhile to rest before coming back later for snacks, the New Years toasts and some Fireworks.

Mike watched from the window since he was still not steady on his feet and was having to use a walker to get around.

My niece Krissy had passed away on New Years Day 2025 and since she loved fireworks in her honor we set a few off to welcome 2026 in.  I did this composite of her:

And after getting up in the morning I set out her flowers where we remember her.

It was certainly not the way we had planned to celebrate the start of 2026 but we still celebrated just in a different way.

Mike is taking PT now for balance issues and the therapist said his Vertigo was caused by Labyrinthitis.  He's on different medication now to also try to prevent a stroke.  Each day he is improving and we are thankful for that.

 

Welcome 2023

 Happy New Year everyone!  -  Just a few photos from last nights celebration. - Our tradition is to eat junk food, watch movies or play games and then set off fireworks and toast in the New Year.

 

                       Yummy Food that we all enjoyed.

 

 Our traditional New Years Photo. - Front Row, Me (Ida) Coleen, Joelle and Coleen's friend, Cyrus.  - Back Row, Mike, Greta and Adam.

 

She made it all the way through till midnight,  what a little trooper!

 

Fireworks and Sparkler Fun.

 

                      Ready to "Toast the New Year!"

              Here's to a Year filled with much joy and love.
 

Welcome 2021 - Willy Nilly Friday Five

 Welcome! Please Note that I have added a new statement in my welcome header. - After this past year I felt it was important to add this.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! - I'm joining Tom (The Backroads Traveller) for WILLY NILLY FRIDAY FIVE

Today's post is all about sending out the old year & ringing in the new year.

1.  As per our family tradition we had a "ton" of snack food to send the old year out with.  Our daughter had all kinds of things like, Potato Skins, Little Mini Corn Dogs, Pizza Bits, etc...and we provided a veggie tray & meat/cheese platter and cheesecake for dessert.  - We watched a movie and then took our annual New Years Eve photo (see #2)

 

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3.Set off Fireworks and blew our party horns.

4.  Had a New Years toast & headed to bed.

5. Making Black-eyed Peas/Ham for "Good Luck" for this coming year.

My wish for everyone is a safe & Happy New Year.  Thanks for stopping by.

Sparks & a New Year Welcome

Welcome! - Well another year has past & a new one has begun.
2017 certainly had it's challenges but it also had blessings.  I'm sure 2018 will be the same way.  Each "New Year" has it's, (Up's and Down's) and it's up to each one of us to deal with them the best we can.

 We always close out the old year by eating a bunch of snack foods, watching movies, setting off fireworks and toasting the new year at midnight



This is some of what we ate. 

Poor Greta had to work and didn't get home until around 10:00 pm.  She was hungry as you can see by her plate of food and not amused that I was taking pictures!

 

 

Another of our "Goofy" New Year's photo's.  Front Row: L-R,  Greta, Ida (that's me).  Back Row: L-R,  Coleen, Mike & my mom, (Marian).

 

 



One of our cats,  Harley watching us outside as we got ready to set off the fireworks.  - That first big bang though scared him and he was out of that window in a flash!

Those things were loud! - Scared Mike, scared me & everyone laughed.

Coleen and Grandpa setting some of the fireworks off.

Finally for SPARKS:

Don't you just love that you get to start "fresh" each year.  - Here's to a great 2018!

Happy New Year 2018!

To all our friends...We wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The gang:  Coleen, Mike, Mom, Greta and Me. - We wish you all a wonderful New Year!

 It's official!

Finally a decent fireworks shot!

More to come in the morning.  It's 1:00 am now & I'm going to bed!

Welcome 2017

Well another NEW YEAR has arrived.  Sharing some photos from last night with you all.

First up the FOOD!

 

We fix up all kinds of snack foods:  Wings, Meatballs, Meats, Cheeses, Veggies, Crackers etc....to eat during the evening.

 



For dessert it was Brownies with Vanilla Ice Creams, Chocolate Sauce, Nuts & Whipped Cream!  Yummy!!!

 One of our New Year's Photos - We are a goofy bunch!

 The fireworks - Note the dry ground....Why?...............................................

Well about 8:30 this morning this is what started....We've got about 2 inches already.  It stopped for awhile but it's coming down again.  What a way to start the year. 

Hope you all had a great start to your New Year!