What's everybody doing today?

[Hooch]

I thought last night was new years eve...lol.
Happens when I'm tired..gah..today's goals are to get some inside chores done, walk the dog, start a fire and work on another rug.
It snowed overnight again..I need coffee

 

[Bacpacker]

Woke up at 3 stomach doing the flops. Up and down till I finally stayed up.
Gonna try and stain some trim down in the basement and install it around our back door when it dries. Likely not much else if I don't get feeling better

 

[sonya123]

Just got back from dropping animals off at the auction truck. They were overbooked and some people had to take their back home ( their fault, they called too late to confirm ) .
Now I am making New Years food, one eyed peas, corn bread, collard greens and....Korean BBQ pork.
Had friends over yesterday and made Schnitzel, and the pork is what's left of the pork loin
It's gloomy , warm and wet outside. 60 degrees more than a week ago. Weird weather for sure

Hope everyone has a Happy New years eve/New years!

 

[Tank-Girl]

New Years - last night was anti-climatic for this neck of the woods!
Awesome.
I wasn't woken up once to the sounds of fist fights, screaming, yelling or screeching tyres, revving engines and music playing full blast till 4 in the morning.
I think the police put more patrols in this area and they normally do a slow roll by so the crackheads know that they know and are waiting.

Hopefully this bodes well for the rest of the year...a calm neighbourhood.

 

[Hooch]

New Years - last night was anti-climatic for this neck of the woods!
Awesome.
I wasn't woken up once to the sounds of fist fights, screaming, yelling or screeching tyres, revving engines and music playing full blast till 4 in the morning.
I think the police put more patrols in this area and they normally do a slow roll by so the crackheads know that they know and are waiting.

Hopefully this bodes well for the rest of the year...a calm neighbourhood.

Dont be surprised if it gets noisy tonight..I'm glad I'm not the only one..lol..

 

[Wingnut]

Didn't go riding after all... I have a system wherein I rethink plans if negative factors start stacking up, and that was the case here in Alamo. Breeze picked up, clouds moved in, but the real clincher was this: not only is it Saturday, but it's also New Year's Eve, and by the time I finished doing routine chores & eating breakfast, it was already after noon. I figured there were already drunks on the road, and US-82 leading up to Cloudcroft is mighty narrow in places, a skinny little 2-lane blacktop road with lots of curves... so I opted out of riding. I normally wouldn't head up to the mountains on a weekend, since the "traffic" would undoubtedly be heavier, so why go on a holiday weekend?

Reminds me of living in San Diego and swearing off sailing on holiday weekends: too many drunken fooliots on the water, totally clueless about the 'Rules of the Road'---particularly the powerboat operators, some of those idiots were downright dangerous due to their ignorance, coupled with the power of the motors aboard their craft. It made for actual work trying to avoid those fooliots, ya had to swivel your head like Linda Blair in 'THE EXORCIST' to keep tabs on those ******s. No different here in Alamo, now that I'm living hundreds of miles from the ocean... why risk riding on holiday weekends when the number of drunks on the road definitely increases?

Which reminds me of another "cosmic cue" I received yesterday: while listening to the car radio on the way home from my hike, I heard about some drunken driver who remained in custody after recently killing two persons in a collision. His vehicle slammed into another vehicle carrying four people, and two of them died at the scene. The drunk survived, of course, but now he's sitting in jail and looking at hard time, while one or two families are deprived of members going into the New Year... a sad case, but all too common, and just thinking of that radio report helped cement my decision NOT to ride today. Don't get me wrong, the temptation was powerful, but temptation merely tests one's strength & resolve.

Anyway, I had a wonderful meal earlier and then shared quality time with the cats... we ALL fell asleep and took a big ol' nap, lol, so I guess I was more tired than I thought from yesterday's hike. Even now, I think: "Gee, I could've squeezed one more ride into this year!" But you know what? Those roads aren't going anywhere, and neither are the mountains... not in my lifetime, anyway. So I reckon I made the right call, instead of getting whacked by some oncoming drunk driver rounding a turn and drifting into my lane... better safe than sorry, aye? Due to the big ol' nap, I did NOT get much else done, but I feel great, and I'll probably have a few beers in a while to celebrate the end of this year... CHEERS!!!

 

[Bacpacker]

Sounds like a good call to me. We haven't went out on NYE in years. Sometimes spend it in a campground, but never on the road

 

[zannej]

I'm a pajama shopper because I like to be comfortable and I really don't give a damn about what strangers in the store think of me. The only people I'd see out there that I would care about the opinions of are ones who don't care that I wear pajamas. Even if the did, I still don't care. Pajamas I wear are still shirt and pants. They just happen to have the patterns that are put on pajamas. It's walmart and tractor supply I'm gong to-- not some fancy store. Although, I wouldn't care what people thought in a fancy store either.

A couple days ago the bracket holding the pole for my satellite dish had a part come loose so the pole fell horizontal. Lost internet for awhile but it managed to regain signal and is working despite saying it has too much of an angle on it. But it was out for over a day. Hoping to get it fixed soon.

Met up with my friend in town and hung out for a bit at his house. Grabbed some groceries, cooked for Mom, swept up the hallway, and am about to play ESO. Friend's toddler is finally starting to say a couple of words now that his mother isn't there to scream at him every time he makes a sound. So far he can say "Dada" and "Go".

 

[Hooch]

I'm having a fantastic day.
Got caught up here,
Me n dog went for a long walk,
Breakfast made for next week, elderberry syrup in the making, fire going, some outside n inside chores done, working on my rug n caught a few pics of the last day of 2022.
I'm excited for the future..its a gift or a life lesson. Either way it's a blessing.
Happy new year!

 

[Wingnut]

Just caught some fireworks... neighbors and their kids setting off fireworks, some of them quite large, lol. Nothing like the fireworks off the barges in San Diego Bay, but very nice for this rural area! I'll take it! I loaded up the bong and stepped outside with a cold one in my other hand... stood on the porch and watched the show! Maybe I should find one of those TV shows with the magnificent fireworks displays, like down over Sydney Harbor... that would be cool!

 

[Pearl]

Taking a 10 minute nap then going outside to watch the "rural" fireworks because I can no longer stand to watch this gay crap on "Rockin' New Year's Eve"! Too much gayness!!

 

[Bacpacker]

Neighbors used to have a big fireworks display every new year and July 4th. All the kids grew up and moved away, no more fireworks

 

[Wingnut]

Yeah, those New Year's Eve programs on TV have evidently gone downhill, lol... I'm hangin' out here with y'all instead, got plenty o' beer and more bud if necessary! Lol. I'm actually having a pretty good time with the cats, that Crackhead is a real riot when he gets drunk & stoned, aye? And don't get me started on those pesky teenagers! The blasted varmints!!!

 

[Amish Heart]

OH Wow, Pearl...we were just watching ABC ball drop garbage and there's gay stuff and there's a story about getting plastic surgery for a bigger butt. The lady actually said she needed a cushion for the pushin. Geesh...covering little granddaughter's ears. She said, "What did she mean, granny?" OMG.

 

[Frodo]

FedEx delivered my alternator so I installed that and re installed the cawling below the windshield I removed to access the coil
Then worked on a shoulder holster rig form my Preacher

 

[Pearl]

Went to bed early last night. Listened to the fire dept (about a mile and a half away as the crow flies) go out multiple times. Fireworks started before dark and there are still some going on NOW at pre-dawn!! Today I am doing some house cleaning and laundry. Spending time with the dog and donkey, oh yeah, hubby too! Napping at some point! Making a big omelet for our breakfast!

 

[Wingnut]

Ugh... got a hangover from all the beer I drank last night, lol. It's not too bad though, I reckon I'll survive. Gonna make 15-bean soup with the Christmas ham bone today, got heaps of ham left over to go into the soup mix too! My home will smell good once those beans start simmering! I'll have a green salad on the side when I mack, that'll keep the gas to a minimum, lol. TMI? Not for youse H&CL heroes! No other plans for the day, maybe I'll try to pick up some football action... wait, isn't the Rose Bowl today? Oh, I'm probably missing the parade too... though I think the parade went downhill in recent years with the "gayness" that Pearl mentioned, lol. So maybe I'm not missing anything at all...

 

[Spikedriver]

We have family Christmas today at my brother's town home. I got snack duty so I'm bringing Ritz and Triscuits, cheddar and Monterrey Jack, and summer sausage. My sister in law is the hostess and we're having lasagna for Christmas dinner this year. Seems odd, but she's a fantastic cook so I know it'll be great!

Sister and brother in law's flight got into Des Moines yesterday afternoon, after the delay from Munich to Chicago. They're feeling pretty rough after that ordeal. I imagine they'll be napping for most of the day.

The rest of us will be playing cards and stuffing our faces. Happy New Year, everybody! Enjoy your holiday!

 

[Mel]

Happy New Year y'all!

 

[Amish Heart]

Time to take down the Christmas tree today! It's going to the burn pile. Then I'll set up the new record player I got for Christmas, and little granddaughter wants to play Bingo.

 

[Wingnut]

Krazy kats are running everywhere, like they're high on crack... our home is starting to smell pretty darned good now that the beans are slowly simmering! Gonna let 'em simmer for at least 2-3 hours, just to get that nice slow-cooked flavor going... I had some oatmeal earlier, so I'm good for the wait. After I mack this afternoon or evening, I'll probably read a good book. I checked out a short stack of books from our local library, some Sherlock Holmes tales by Arthur Conan Doyle and a few novels by Dick & Felix Francis, the father-and-son combo of authors who write about horse racing. Dick Francis was one heckuva jockey, and a darned good author, though I think he passed away... but his son Felix doesn't do a bad job, I find myself laughing out loud at times while reading his books, and that is EXACTLY what I want from a book, 10-4? To relax and lose myself in the story...

I never really had much exposure to horse racing as a younger man, despite the Del Mar Racetrack being up the road a little bit. I did attend a day of racing at Ruidoso Downs when the 'All American Futurity' race was held, supposedly the richest purse in U.S. racing at $3M... 3 million dollars riding on one race! I heard there are even richer purses overseas, like $5M in Dubai or wherever, but I never saw a $3M horse race before, and it was rather exciting! I had a good time that day, even though I'm not a gambling man by nature... I just like watching the horses run! I'll definitely return to the track next season and watch some more racing, Ruidoso Downs is a nice venue...

 

[Bacpacker]

Wife is taking down our Christmas stuff and packing it away. Ill get it all to the basement when she's done.
I'm doing a 2nd coat of stain on the trim. And sorting thru stuff in the basement. Top of the box got piled up and I need it cleaned to put the new top box on it. Gonna rearrange all the stuff on that wall of the basement

 

[Heartbroken]

Still staying with my Mom. 25 staples she has, after the new knee. She's getting around pretty well with a walker. I'm helping her with her exercises and keeping the housework done. My brothers came to visit this afternoon, I made a beef roast but I'm not used to her oven so it got a bit dry. They ate it anyways. A friend of hers brought her a big pot of some kind of home made Italian soup. I'm not sure what's in it but it is awesomely good. I think it will help her heal up!

 

[Pearl]

Still staying with my Mom. 25 staples she has, after the new knee. She's getting around pretty well with a walker. I'm helping her with her exercises and keeping the housework done. My brothers came to visit this afternoon, I made a beef roast but I'm not used to her oven so it got a bit dry. They ate it anyways. A friend of hers brought her a big pot of some kind of home made Italian soup. I'm not sure what's in it but it is awesomely good. I think it will help her heal up!

She is blessed and lucky to have you!! God food will definitely help her heal!! Ask that friend for the recipie!!

 

[Pearl]

I'm posting this in a not normal place......does no one read the birthday thread anymore??

 

[Pearl]

Going to bed EARLY, even for me!! Nice day today, 80°, beautiful. Pool water temp was crazy cold or I would have been on the float! Very busy week ahead! This is always a busy, crazy time for me. Taking decorations down for some of my elderly clients, extra cleaning because people had company! A lot of sickness in this area right now, puts a cog in the wheel of my schedule! Aside from rain maybe, tomorrow should be a decent Monday!!

 

[Patchouli]

Started watching parts of the London fireworks broadcast and they went through celebrating with fireworks, different colors, Ukraine, I don't know what else, then switched to something about "pride" and it went all rainbow colors, then at about 8:31 into the recording a voice said, "we are here, we are queer and you'd better get used to it," ...then another voice said, "celebrating 15 years of pride." I'd better get used to it, or what? I turned it off.

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

I hauled another cord of firewood from the wood pile and stacked it in the woodshed. I should be able to get another 4 cords in there if the weather holds this week.

 

[Grimm]

I am doing the 365 day declutter to help get ready for the move in November.

Got the Christmas indoor decor down and 90% packed up. The 10% not packed is the table linens that need to be washed. While packing it away we made a big purge of holiday decor. 15 totes down to 5. It maybe 6 once the linens are washed and folded. One of these totes is our tree. After all these years I found a storage tote with wheels that is long enough for the tree. K still has the outdoor lights to take down. With all the rain I don't blame him for waiting. We are purging 75% of the lights as well. We are only keeping the expensive ones.

I will finish the Christmas stuff in the morning before moving to the day 2 task.

 

[Magpie]

We had a hard frost last night, so was hoping to get out for a walk over the fields and through woods, but my Husband has a bit of a cold he can't shake, so I thought I'd make him a bit of a brunch before we went. Leftover roasties fried with ham and eggs, in case you were wondering! Now the fog has come down so thick can't see out the gate. Think I'll just clean up and sew up some knitting I've finished instead.
Had a lovely day yesterday with a family party for youngest daughter's birthday. My eldest daughter is back to work tomorrow so a few of us are heading to the big smoke as youngest got a voucher for a large music store and is buying a flute. Be interesting to see what the sales are like, but not planning on buying anything! This is the last week of holidays in our house, so some are going shooting on Wednesday, then doing a few heavy-duty chores the rest of the week. Fix the door on my polytunnel, chop wood and the like. The tree and decorations will come down on Friday. Did a good purge before Christmas of unused clothes, books etc to the second-hand store, but might have another one for the things I couldn't bear to part with at the time.