New Year's Eve is a day that I know is going to be long when I wake up. I was awake a couple times in the night, maybe because there's lots I need to do, maybe because of what I ate or didn't eat yesterday, but I know it's going to be hard to stay awake from 6:30 to midnight, even though I'll want to. There have been years I didn't make it, but I have people I want to celebrate with. Napping sounds like a good idea, but I rarely achieve it. OK, so I'll be tired tomorrow.

Yesterday morning, most people got up after 9 or later. I ate a little yogurt and banana and drank some green tea. Eventually, there were enough people to make pancakes with blueberries--and bacon. We took a walk a little after noon.

Five of us went to town, leaving Ray home alone. He would have come, but we would have needed a bigger car. We went to TJ Maxx. Apparently Adrian needed more shopping. As it turns out, I bought a few things myself. Some jeans and long-sleeved shirts and socks. Things I didn't get for Christmas and were very reasonable at TJ Maxx. Everyone tried things on and bought at least one thing.

Then we went to say hi to my Dad. He had called in the morning and said he didn't feel very good. He gets mildly dizzy and nauseous. He was fine by the time we visited, watching football and having eaten some canned chicken soup. I don't know if it relates to blood pressure or sugar, or if there is something he is not getting enough of (or too much of). I wonder if I can convince him to take multi-vitamins.

Then we went to Kroger and bought some groceries. Some people were really hungry and had a snack there.

At home, I started making a stir-fry with the last of the bok choy from the garden and leftover pork. Amelia went to have supper with Kevin's family and celebrate Kasey's birthday some more. It was really cold and we closed the shades and built up the fire.

Supper was well-received and then we watched The FIfth Element, maybe my favorite movie ever. About 10, I was falling asleep and went upstairs, to the sounds of the movie and family downstairs.