I hope all of you out there in blog land have a safe and happy NYE.
We will do our tradition of sub-type sandwiches and watch some movies. I have never stayed up to midnight in all these years. B would always stay up with the kids till midnight. sigh:(
The rain is expected to come back in tonight and continue for quite a few days. My son’s friend came yesterday and helped do a deeper clean. He’s a wonderful young man. I was happy to pay him to help. It’s interesting because I had just watched a YouTube channel that caught my attention about Japanese things. The concept was
‘oosouji’, which means ‘big clean’. I told T how cool that was because he was here helping to deep clean. He does a great job, btw.
So, today, I have some more oosouji to do, such as cleaning out the fireplace and washing a few windows. I’m also hoping that the desk and chair I have listed for free will be picked up this morning. They are in the sunroom, crowding it. It’s an extra desk my daughter doesn’t want anymore. If I had room, I’d keep it, but I don’t. So the other Japanese concept of ‘danshari’ is applicable here. Basically it’s refuse, dispose, and detach. So be it.
Well, what kind of NYE plans do you have? I have never gone out on NYE in all my years, ever. Do you go out? Just the thought of crowds is enough to stop me cold.
Tahoe Girl 
I forgot it was New Year’s until I read your post! In all my 70 years, I think I’ve only been out once or twice. I haven’t stayed up until midnight in many, many years and have no intention to start. Let us hope 2026 is better than 2025!
As a kid growing up , 3 families got together each NY Eve and the parents would play euchre until midnight or so while we kids ran wild and snacked on the BEST snacks ever; we were all working class families, but the moms would spend extra for NYE: miniature sweet pickles, olives, extra chips, homemade chip dip. We were in seventh heaven. My lifelong best friend Cindy and I (her parents were part of that threesome) would often have a sleepover if the “party” was at one of our houses. We still talk about those days! Fast forward to 2025, no, we do not go out: Warren and I are not goer-outers. We will have a quiet evening, enjoy one another’s love and companionship, and be asleep well before the clock strikes midnight!