New Years in the mountains ...

... with Máeráed and her family. First person to greet us was her little brother Miggs. It was a semi-formal affair and Mulan and her folks were there. And at least two Presbyterian ministers. The food was of course good, since most of it was fixed by Maire (with a little help from Murty and Máeráed). We did a bit of dancing, a lot of talking, and tested Murty's new Blue Ray technology by watching a few scenes of "Mongol." Even I was impressed with the Blue Ray: you could see every hair in Genghis Khan's beard. The steppes have never looked better.

Máeráed and Miggs went up to bed, which some how ended up with Carmen reading, or rather singing, the saga of Skippy John Jones to Máeráed. Just as we were getting ready for the final countdown Carmen woke up, so did Máeráed, and everyone got to usher in the new year. I feel as if an entire decade of bad news has ended. So the Double Zero decade is gone and a new day dawns.

I hope.