the end of 2021

Got the blankets back over the couch.  

Cheesy rice and broccoli in the crockpot:

And then this was dropped with a big bang.

 

It's all right.  If we really get ambitious we can make more. There are plenty of Christmas cookies left anyway.

This guy is new this year:

This Christmas tree is not new. On the bottom it says, "Merry Christmas and thank you from the Thompsons, 1973."  It was a gift to Jay's parents from their neighbors almost fifty years ago.

And this brings us to tonight, the last day of this very long, strange year.  There's plenty to be grateful for, and plenty to be sad about too.  

Heading into the new year with hope for a great year, hoping 2022 will be a friend.

Love, Val