Our New Year's Eve

Bret got a turkey during our first game of bowling!

Ahh New Years day! Sleep in till.... let's see 5:30 am?????? Bret's alarm went off at that time because he was going to go hunting this morning. Yes, deer hunting. Sitting in a tree stand for hours in below zero temps. Not what I'd call fun. I mean I like hunting and all that but I'm more of a fair weather hunter. So After being woke up that early, he just rolled over and went back to sleep! I new he wouldn't go, and I told him that last night. I really didn't want to get woke up that early for nothing, because I have a hard time falling asleep once I'm woke up. So I was a little irritated with him. But I did fall back to sleep and woke up a few hours later with a little hand in face. Keaton hasn't quite learned to sleep in yet. I thought he would because he had a big night last night. We started out taking Amber to some members home in Shelby, about 20 min. away, because they were taking Amber to the Stake Dance in Omaha. We then went to Portsmouth, another little town near Harlan for dinner. They have a little place called Club 191. Not the best food in the world and not the best looking either, but we had a gift certificate from a good friend of ours that works there. Plus this friend is struggling with life and works two jobs to care for her family and we wanted to help her out. So a lot of grease on my fries and my fillet wasn't very good, but we made her night! That's what counts right? After dinner we drove back to Harlan for a fun filled night of bowling! That's what Keaton wanted to do. It was kind of weird because neither Sam or Amber was with us. I mean were getting used to Amber being off on her own activities, but we always have Sam. He got invited to a friends house for a sleep over. I didn't realise before how much more fun things are with Sam around. He's just a little bundle of sunshine for our family. Not that Ben and Keaton are dull and boring, but they just are a little more subdued then Sam. So I missed him. We played two games, Bret won both as usual, came home and played Wii, watched the ball drop and all said Happy New Year, then went to bed. Keaton was scared to go to bed by himself, he and Sam share a room, So I convinced Ben to sleep on the top bunk in Sam's bed. He wasn't too happy with it but he did it for me. I was going to have to sleep in there with him and that wasn't something I wanted to do. Amber came home around 1:20, at least I think so, I faintly remember hearing her walk up the stairs. It was a good night with not a lot of frills and noise but it was nice. I didn't even have any junk. We have none left from all the Christmas gifts of goodies and leftover cookies and candy and I wasn't about to buy more!!!

So looking forward to a nice relaxing day of watching football, Go Ducks!, and snuggling with my wonderful husband.

Happy New Year! Everyone!