It has been a quiet day at home. David went shopping while I made a couple of big pots of black-eyed peas for a party tomorrow. If you are from the southern US you must eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day to ensure good luck for the rest of the year. I have no idea why, I just know that every year of my life January 1st found me eating a big bowl of them. As a child I hated them with a passion but Mom was firm, they were going down my throat one way or another. As an adult I have grown to like them a bit although I pretty much think once a year is enough for me.
The kids have run about like little heathens all day and are filthy and happy. The tortoise is still here in spite of my "No you can't keep him!" edict. It has been named Squirtle and identified as a male Bell's Hingeback Tortoise. He has been lost and found a few times, but seems destined to be a family pet for the time being. The kids started working on a pen for him today after I stepped (barefoot) in turtle poo in the khonde and ultimatums were made.
Now it is dark, in the distance I hear firecrackers going off and David and the boys are making noise about setting off some of our own. I better wish everyone out there a Happy New Years and get outside before I miss all the fun! See you all here in cyberspace on cyberones in 2011!
6 comments:
Happy New Year!!
happy new year, my friend!!!!!!!!!! will definitely see you here in the new year. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo. and hugs to david and kisses to the boys. :o)
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year! What do black eyed peas taste like?
Happy New Year!
Black eyed peas are for luck, and I hated them until I learned they were a perfect vehicle for chopped onions and hot sauce. We also had the Irish tradition of corned beef (for prosperity) and cabbage (or other greens, for 'folding money'), but corned beef is harder to come by than ham! ah well... we had ham and bean soup with Egyptian fuul beans (which have 'black eyes' too). I think it's close enough! Happy New Year to you and yours!
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