And just like that, 2024 is done and we’ve opened up a brand new year!
Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? It could be a fun time to start some new habits with the kids. Maybe make up a chart with some boxes to check off each day when they complete a chore or activity. A chore could be making their bed or cleaning up their toys and an activity could be reading a book together or doing a simple craft. Some folks are really into making New Year’s resolutions and some folks think they are silly. To each his own! 🙂
Let’s start our new year together with a bit of silliness. Today I’m sharing some things that have made me grin or even laugh out loud when I saw them. I hope they will brighten your day! 🙂
Hello again and welcome to 2024! Happy New Year! 🙂
What your New Year’s Day traditions are at your house? We are having a quiet day at home. One thing we usually do is eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day. It’s been a tradition in my family for as long as I remember. As a kid, I wasn’t all that impressed. 😉 I remember my mom adding some kind of dumplings on top of the sauerkraut. That was the only part I wanted to eat. But now I enjoy sauerkraut although I like mashed potatoes with my sauerkraut. There is a little bulk food store close to us that sells some yummy sausage so I put some of those in my crockpot with sauerkraut and let it cook on low most of the day. And then we need mashed potatoes, of course…and my sauerkraut goes on top of my mashed potatoes.
Did you ever wonder why people eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day? I looked it up so in case you are curious too, here’s why: It seems Germans have been eating sauerkraut and pork on New Year’s Day for many generations and its because they believed it would bring them good luck. The legend says that they ate pork because pigs look forward when they root for their food while chickens and turkeys scratch around backwards. In a similar way, the Germans were looking forward to the new year. They also wished each other as many riches as there are shreds of cabbage in sauerkraut. So when some Germans immigrated to Ohio and Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries, they brought their traditions with them. Some of my ancestors were German and we live in Ohio so I guess that’s why we enjoy pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day.
So whatever your traditions are at your house, I’m wishing you the very best as we begin 2024. Thanks for spending time with us in 2023 and I hope you’ll stay tuned for more fun ahead!
Welcome to 2023! I hope your year is starting off better than mine did. I welcomed the new year in by being sick. Yea, not so fun. But I think the worst of it is over (fingers crossed) so I wanted to share an idea with you today. It involves Lego! 😉
I got bored sitting/laying around while feeling crummy so I got a lid from a 9 x 13″ pan and a small Lego kit that I hadn’t had time to put together yet.
A cookie sheet would work well for this too. Any flat tray that has an edge to keep things from falling off would be great.
I was able to still recline (since my head was not happy sitting all the way upright) and enjoy putting this small set together. There’s the engine of the Winter Holiday Train!
Working on the 2 cars…
And it’s complete!
I added an elf I had gotten from the Lego Minifigures series 23 sets along with the little snow globe that came with her. I think it’s so cute! 🙂
I’ve added my little Lego train to my winter decor. 🙂 It was a nice little something to do to break up the monotony of laying around while sick. Hope this idea will help you the next time someone isn’t feeling so great at your house. Stay healthy! 🙂
The Kids Niche 