Going, Going, Gone!

Here we are at the end of another year. Each year seems to pass with even greater speed than the one before. Two-thousand-thirteen has been no exception.

Much has happened this year; most of which will remain meaningless for anyone other than me as we move ahead. This year, like all those that have gone before, will soon be nothing but a collection of memories; the new year awaiting with all of its promise.

I have developed a special celebration to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one. Tonight I will hopefully get to do what I have done for the last dozen or so New Year's Eves. I will go to bed around my normal time and greet the new year when I get up Wednesday morning. I'm not a night owl to start with, and Sadie is still going to be up bright and early in the morning. She really doesn't care if I go to bed at a normal time or if I stay up until Midnight. She will want her breakfast and morning attention without regard for how much, or how little, sleep I may have gotten.

For those of you who choose to stay up tonight, I wish you a Happy New Year! Please don't bother calling or texting me with your New Year's greetings. I will, if I'm lucky, be snoozing my way through the Midnight hour.