It was the end of a year and (though not technically) the end of a decade so we went to Sam's Club and Jane and Ben had lunch hot dogs and then we stopped at The Place to Bead to wish the injured Kaylen a happy new year.

Next thing we knew, there wasn't much time left in 2009 and there was Dick Clark unable to speak intelligibly as Clay and Ben and Seva and Sara saw cookies and chips as Peter and Seva and Sara put on celebratory gear as Peter took this picture (or a different one) of Suzanne and Steven, Clay and Ben watched as there were 3 minutes and 8 seconds left and we all got ready but time moved slowly and soon it was 2 minutes to go and so the champagne was poured and then after 18 seconds the ball had dropped, the new year was upon us and Dick Clark still could not speak but we knew it was a new year and so as the people in Times Square rejoiced, so did we as Peter's iPhone no doubt recorded.