and later we lit the menorahs which took a lot of pictures to capture
Saturday was New Year's Eve. I began the day by saying good bye to my car of many years
and later we lit the menorahs which took a lot of pictures to capture
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scented candles for Suzanne
a CD and balls for Ben
and windup toys for me.
Then Jane tried on her armless vest
and Ben his short sleeved long sleeved shirt
as Suzanne admired her candles
and Jane checked out her new game
and Ben his book and calendar
and Suzanne showed the books he bought for me (and her)
as the face parts worked their way across the table
and the candles were burning low.
Next thing we knew Peter arrived with non-refrigerator food
which was good because we were otherwise full up
and off we headed to see Rumor Has It.
When we came back, Justin and his girl friend
and Matt Welsch
were watching Ben and John play Madden '06
as Lucy and Andrew posed
as did Kaylen and Fred.
The different varieties of take out included soup from Small World
which was being heated
and ginger chicken
and the Olive's special
to go with sesame noodles
and the ginger chicken
as Benson and Rosie arrived
and we adjourned to the living room to begin eating
and the wines
and champagne were displayed
while Steven poured
and the fire got going
so that the conversation could continue
until it was time to check the screen
as Jane
and Jane and John
Lucy and Fred
Andrew
and Ben
stacked drinks
admired the food
and Suzanne
and Sarah wore hats
for Jane's camera (and mine)
and Jane
Peter
and Steven wore hats for mine alone.
The picture was getting closer
as the kitchen clocks disagreed about how many minutes were left
but the television thought it was 11:55:58
so with my hat
and John and Jane
the champagne was opened
and we watched the clock tick to 11:59:30
then to 11:59:40
and finally it was exactly the start of 2006
so my picture could be taken
and Ben and I could count the year
before Ben started clearing confetti
and everyone threw confetti
to get the floor ready for the new year.
We began the new year as we have so many years, sitting in the living room with good friends
as the younger generation got ready to sleep in the new year.
