I didn't make it to midnight, 9:30 was it. No fireworks here or anywhere nearby. More snow last night, another 2inches here.
We had neighbors next door with three boys who were horrid, not surprising since their parents were too. We put padlocks on the gate and the tack room. Finally, one of them stole money out of a purse in a car in our driveway. Friend was over visiting. We called the police, turned out they knew the family and the boys. The one boy was on probation and his probation ended up revoked. They finally got far enough behind in house payments that house was repossessed and they are gone. Thank goodness. Everyone on the block despised them and we were very glad to see them go. I had called the Humane Society on them three times over their care of their horses.
You all have a very good day - I think I'll be cleaning house and doing laundry. If we can get to the shed to get the boxes, the Christmas tree comes down too.
We've been watching the Rose Bowl Parade. It's my favorite one:). Those floats are truly amazing. I really enjoy seeing the horses too. The Andalusian and Lipazzanes (sp:) were really cool looking. I've noticed tho there seems to be less and less horses in the groups:). I remember when there use to be big big groups of them. I especially remember seeing one time a group of Palaminos, all in western tack. Those horses never bobbled once, down the street they went in perfect formation. That didn't seem to happen much this year:). After I became familiar with horses, I remember thinking back to that group of Palaminos and being amazed how well they did. In reality tho, it's fun to see the horses prancing and going sidewise abit:). I'm afraid I'd be freaking out if it was me. But the riders always looked so calm. Made me wonder if the horse was doing it or the rider asking the horse to do it even if it put them out of sync with the rest...????
There was a man in it, 96 years old, I think he was on a mule. It was his 20th time in it. What a rush to be in a parade like that:)
Becky
Don't you just love it when neighbors you hate disappear? They are nothing but a wart on the butt of humanity.