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!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

Well it's Christmas Eve here in the US and I just wanted to wish my friends a warm & wonderful holiday season. - I haven't been on the blog much this month (which is typical for this time of year) but I want you all to know how very much you mean to me. 

I appreciate all of your blog visits and comments and I love being able to visit your blogs.  You've become a 2nd family to me and I hope you enjoy stopping by.

May all your wishes come true.

Sparks

Welcome Friends! - Gosh it's been a few days between posts.  This time of year usually means I'm so busy that I barely have time to breathe much less blog.  I hope you all are having a wonderful Holiday season.

Joining in today for SPARKS

So today I'm doing a little "blogging" because it makes me happy. - Still trying to finish up Christmas shopping so I may be slow visiting but I'll get there eventually.

Have a great week.

Willy-Nilly Friday Five - December 1, 2017

Welcome - I hope everyone had a good week and for those in the US who celebrated Thanksgiving I hope it was pleasant one.  Ours was quiet but nice.



Hard to believe but Christmas will be here in just 24 days now...so much to do yet.  We have the outside lights up and I'm working on inside decorations this week.  Our tree won't go up for at least a week yet.  We are waiting on a doorway gate to keep the cats out of the room so they won't destroy the tree.

Now let's join Tanya (Around Roanoke) for WILLY-NILLY FRIDAY FIVE.

Click to enlarge photos:

1.  Spotted in a field while out for a drive this past week.

2.  Flowers my youngest brother, (Roger) sent our mom for Thanksgiving.

Aren't they pretty.

3.  Sitting Pretty - Our oldest cat, Miss Dottie

She's been jumping up on shelves, counters & people this week.  Seems she has a new spring to her step. Not bad for an almost 18 year old cat.

4.  Coleen reading (hah, hah) a book for school homework.

5.  Saw this while driving down the street.

Couldn't resist this musical selection this week.

Have a great weekend everyone! - Thanks for stopping by.