etumukutenyak | Evening, Day One, Year New

We rang in the year at a neighbor's house, with good conversation, tasty nibbles, a choice of beverages, and a distinct lack of predicted bad weather. After midnight, we walked home and went to sleep. We slept late, until 8 even, and I spent much of the morning fighting off a migraine (weather-related; I drank soda at the party). Eventually, the lure of a fresh-baked cinnamon roll and a cuppa were too much to resist, and I caught up on the newspapers from Wednesday and Thursday. Around then, Honey reminded me that I needed to finish fixing the shower, which had developed a leak.

I dug out the plumber's tape (aka Teflon seal), wrapped the threads, replaced the head, and tested for the leak. I went through several iterations before the initial leak and subsequent discovery leak were satisfactorily eliminated, and then took a shower. Ahhh, a good shower helps take away a migraine.

Honey has a colleague who throws a huge New Year's Day party every year, so she put together hummus and naan for our contribution, plus we took a bottle of Cabernet as well. We left late, because Honey had to watch some of the game, Penn State vs LSU. I attempted to root for the Tigers, but her Lions were too good.

The party was the usual over-crowded pleasure it always is, with great food and all kinds of stimulating conversations. We were there at least two hours, closer to three, and came home for our traditional dinner of pork and sauerkraut. Since we'd nibbled at the party, we waited and watched the Rose Bowl game before having dinner, which was delicious. Honey knows how to cook pork!

Some other game was on, when Honey pointed out the presence of police cars in front of our house. Three police cars were visible, two pointed in the same direction as the car they'd stopped, and one on the other side of that car, facing it. They carefully extracted three young men, and what appeared to be baggies of drugs. All three were handcuffed and taken away in separate cars, and a fourth car remained with their vehicle until it could be towed.

In other news, Hercules seems to have developed a skin disease. I'd pointed it out to Honey, and asked her to bathe him with a coal tar shampoo, but he was still itchy so I gave him a bit of triamcinolone tonight. We'll see if that helps. They both get omega-3,6 fatty acid supplements, so most of their fur is glossy and fabulous. I suspect an allergy, but need to figure out what the allergen is.

The best part is, tomorrow is Saturday! More rest and relaxation!