New Year's Already

Happy Hogmanay!

I can't believe it's 2006 already. Where does it go?

All three of my kids have been here for the past week, which is nice. I had to work half the time, but we did manage to finally get out and see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! And we got in a bit of post-holiday shopping with gift cards received at said holiday.

We decided to have an Open House for New Year's Eve. Several friends came by for food and beverages and chatting, and a few others cancelled because of the heavy rain that was causing local streets to overflow their banks. Everyone who came by lit a candle with their intentions for the coming year. The altar was blazing brightly around Isis by the end of the evening.

We had a good time, and we managed to stay up until midnight so we could toast the new year. Goddess only knows how late the kids stayed up -- WE went to bed around 1:00 am. It's nearly 11:00 am now and they're still snoozing.

It's back to work tomorrow morning for me. Three solid days of work, and they we fly up to Seattle on Thursday morning for a long weekend. I can't wait!