So 2008 is soon upon us, though you wouldn’t know it from looking at our household plans… that’s right, we are staying right here at home for the night, and I can’t say that I am all that disappointed. We were going to spend the night in D.C. with some friends, but those plans fell through at the last moment. So Andrew, Milo, and I have spent the day just bumming around. Last night we had our neighbors Sam and Amy over for dinner and music (Andrew on guitar, Sam on accordion, and Amy and I on embarrassing sing-along vocals), so I don’t feel too much like a loser.
Today we also took down our Christmas tree, since it was so dry and brittle that we risked spontaneous combustion if we brushed up against it. I never realized what a mess those things can be until today! It was so much fun to put up I couldn’t imagine how much pain it would inflict on me to take it down. Those needles really hurt! Anyway, this sparked another cleaning frenzy to get rid of the carpet of pine needles on our floor, rug, and front steps… which lead to me to the typical nearly daily routine of doing laundry for our family…
If you had any questions about how to do laundry with a fussy 4-month-old, behold my laundry technique. Yes, that is my baby in the laundry basket. He seemed shocked the first time I plopped him in there and carted him down the basement stairs along with the dirty laundry, but how else can I get chores done while he is awake?
Happy New Year to all- have a nice glass of champagne for me at midnight. I am planning to be blissfully asleep at that point!
I love the laundry basket technique. Reina, however, can now crawl out – so I have to be more vigilant. Fear not your New Year’s plans. Annie fell asleep (or did she pass out?) at 12:01am.
Hey! Our New Years Eve was not unlike yours! We stayed in, chopped up our Christmas tree and used it in our fire pit that night! We were all in bed by 12:05.. I think it was actually one of my better New Years Eves!