It's New Year's Eve.
I'm hitting the hard stuff...
...and it's only 8 o'clock.
I rarely drink soda...especially not caffeinated soda, so I really am livin' large tonight.
My husband just left for the party to sing in the New Year. Everyone is to bring a song that will represent their 2012. I told him to pick "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred. Instead, he chose "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof...but he changed the title to "When I AM a Rich Man" and rewrote the lyrics to reflect what he wants to have in his life. Clever man, he.
I do kind of wish I were going, but someone has to hold down the fort. So instead I'm sneakily sucking down Dr. Pepper in a dark corner in the kitchen while watching movies with my older three kids. We are having a slumber party in the family room...they are so excited.
I know they look glazed over...a screen'll do that to a body...
but they really are excited.
Before he left, my husband made stuffed mushrooms as his potluck contribution to the singing party...and he pulled out a Granny's Gadget for their preparation :) Unfortunately, I was not around for the initial usage, but Baby X and I staged a re-enactment for your viewing pleasure...my camera work is not as professional as my husband's...and it was very challenging to ad-lib the narrative and wield the camera and direct the action all at the same time :P
Nonetheless, I give you...
#31
Ooops!
Forgot...it's been a long while so I'm cutting myself some slack...
Had to tack this on...my Granny's Gadgets video policy is
~ONE TAKE~
so no do-over to get the big thumbs up in there at the end.
I am giving this year...this two thousand eleven...this year of super cool happenings and then some...
two big thumbs up :)
Wishing each and every one of you all the wonderment and joy life has to offer in 2012.
Nuun tames lions
ReplyDeleteLOVE THE LIVING ROOM SLEEPOVER!! Enjoy your DP and happy new year!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad my kids hate mushrooms. MORE for me!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely evening! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun!!!! I loath having to feel like I have to stay up really late, my friends think I'm lame..
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! I'm sure the sleepover was a big hit. My kids LOVE to do that.
ReplyDeletewe celebrated east coast new years and were in bed before midnight! Yes, we are crazy over here!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year to you!
We may have to do a family campout in the living room one of these weekends. Last night we were at a friend's family-friendly (as in a zillion kids running around) party until WAY too late. Slowly getting up and around and starting the five loads of laundry to be done.
ReplyDeleteI always wondered what the best way to clean mushrooms was (I'm serious, I love cooking!). Now I just need to find one so we can all eat a little less dirt :-).
ReplyDeleteThe sleepover looks like fun! Enjoy them while they are young.
Yikes. Having to come up with and then sing a song that represents the past year would be enough for me to volunteer to stay home and hold down the fort.
ReplyDeletehappy 2012, you're NYE was way wilder than mine. I was OUT by 8pm!! lol
ReplyDeleteand no hard stuff either
now i have to go and read every single Granny's Gadgets. LOVE
A new year's sleepover, what fun! I'm going to have to do that with my kids this year. Hope the camp out went well!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Dr. Pepper! It's my weakness, so I'm not so sure how my stop drinking soda by the end of 2012 goal is going to go. We'll see.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and your family!
WoW!! She is ready to be on QVC selling those brushes!!!! I am sad that we don't have a Jimmy Neutron plate in our collection (that the 11 and 14 year old won't let me pack away)!
ReplyDeleteYou rebel you, with your hidden Dr. Pepper ;) Happy 2012 my friend!!!
ReplyDeleteLiving room sleep over trumps going out any night!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year M!
BLECH! I hate eating fungus but cool way to clean them.
ReplyDeleteLove how you covered Jimmy's eyes with them. Heh.
We also had a sleep over! Can't think of a better way to ring in the New Year. Won't be long until they are out at their own parties. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteLoving the living room sleepover! We have a ten month old, so we do what anyone would do in our situation. Fell asleep on the couch around 9 pm. Happy New Year! Hopping over from LoveLinks!
ReplyDeleteI love Dr. Pepper and rarely have it! Glad you enjoyed your can. :)
ReplyDeleteI was so torn between wanting to do what your kids did and going out. But like you 2 thumbs up for 2011, and lots more caffeinated soda (ok maybe in moderation:)) and more time with friends combined with wishes for lots of joy, laughter and stuff mushrooms in 2012!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of everyone singing a song that represents their year at the party. The Right Said Fred song sounded great! Also love the slumber party idea - I'll do that next year!
ReplyDeleteOoh living room slumber party, I like! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteKids ALWAYS love a living room slumber party! My kids did, and I did before them. As a grown up, I can't quite remember why it was so exciting.
ReplyDeleteLiving room slumber party and surreptitiously sipped soda sounds like a pretty good New Year's to me!
ReplyDeleteCan I add that I had door-to-door salesmen?