No resolution

My previous resolutions haven't quite been lived up to, so I've decided not to make new ones that will also go unresolved. I've much to do with regard to the old ones... and have you seen that study of 10,000 people, 6% of which say they fulfilled their resolutions? What a sorry statistic... besides, who says resolutions only last for a year? What if I want to make a three-year resolution, maybe with two option years?


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We went to a friend's house for our new year's eve celebration, where there were several other kids and plenty of kid activities. The girls say they had a great time and they want to do that again next year. They got to toast the new year every hour (since it was new years somewhere afterall) leading up to the local new year with non-alcoholic champaign. And then there was the huge amount of confetti, the noise makers, and let's not forget the bubble wrap stomp. There was a huge sheet of bubble wrap that all the kids got to stomp on at midnight. It sounded just like strings of firecrackers going off if you weren't looking.

It was about one in the morning by the time we got home. We live less than ten minutes from downtown OKC, and as we passed downtown on the highway, we could see what seemed like every single road backed up with traffic. How crazy was that since it was almost one at the time and many of those folks stuck in traffic were probably there since shortly after the ball dropped (or raised as it does in downtown OKC... I've never understood that). You won't ever catch me doing that if I can help it.

Since we got home so late and had such an active day and evening, I encouraged the kids to sleep in. I just can't believe they actually did it. I first woke around ten, didn't hear a sound in the house, and fell back asleep. About noon I heard a noise and went to check on it. It was Darby, who said she had just gotten up. I don't ever remember her sleeping that late. Crazier still, was that Shelby was still asleep. So I asked Darby to keep it quiet. It wasn't until almost one when Shelby finally got up. Everyone has since gotten their showers and we're heading out to grab a bite and catch a movie.