Happy New Year

December 30, 2025 – Happy, Merry All of the Things!!

adminLeave a comment

Hello, Everyone! Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Time has slipped away from me the past few months, worse than usual. I haven’t made enough time for giggleFritz and Co. I picked up a job this year at DD’s school. I have been working as the hot lunch coordinator and it has taken up much of my time. School has been on Christmas vacation for the last week and it has been wonderful to have some time off! I have been spending time with family, watching movies, doing puzzles, resting, and looking ahead to the new year.

Cozy!

I was looking back on my blog from last Christmas. I had stated that I did not have a Christmas-y Christmas and I wondered what Christmas would be like in a year. We bought a real Christmas tree last year and put the lights on, but we didn’t put any of our old ornaments on it. This year, same. Getting ready for Christmas this year was overwhelming again. However, when Christmas was over I was really happy. I think this year was a little better than last. I am hopeful next Christmas will be even better.

Wiener Schnitzel from Memory Game (90’s era) with Wiener Schnitzel Ornament from DD1

I received some VERY nice gifts from family and friends this year. One of my favorite gifts is from DD1. She gave me an ornament that reminded her of the the Wiener Schnitzel card from the game Memory from the 1990’s. I LOVE it! It is hanging on the tree right now and I will make sure I get it out next Christmas and every year after.

We are sitting down to New Year’s dinner in a little while. Then, we will ring in the new year with tv, movies, and junk food. It will be exactly how I want to celebrate New Year’s Eve!

Happy New Year!! May our wonderful Lord bless you richly in 2026!

Missie S. (giggleFritz!) 😀

Happy New Year – 2013

adminLeave a comment

Optimistic Icicles

I’m excited for the new year!  It’s different this year.  Some years I have handled going into the next year with indifference.  I felt it was just another year, same as the last.  I was sick of all the new year garbage on television, radio, and internet of “quit smoking”, “lose weight”, resolution this and that.  In other years I handled going into the new year with the attitude that it was a “clean slate”.  I made my resolutions and kept track of how long I could go without swearing, eating chocolate, or drinking soda.  It’s different this year because of the way I am looking at the layout of this new (and hopefully improved) year.  It’s not a good idea to be indifferent about your future and you can’t disregard failures and successes with a “clean slate” attitude.

On this last day of 2012 I am looking back thoughtfully and planning ahead optimistically.  I’ve set some new goals for 2013, both personally and vocationally.  I want to attend more events and travel locally with my family.  I want to be more active outside before spring gets here.  I want to read more and participate in more events at our local library.  I want to make more sock monkeys!  These are a few of my goals for the new year and the year after that, and the year after that….

I don’t know what the next year will bring, but I know what I will be doing this evening.  To bring in the new year I will be with my family eating those little smokey cocktail weenies my daughter loves, drinking wine that I love, and eating Mamba chewy candies that my husband loves.   We will watch the ball drop and clink glasses and say, “Happy New Year!”  Tomorrow we will work on making the year Happy!

I hope you are looking ahead optimistically at 2013.

Happy New Year! 😀

Missie