So what are your plans for New Year

[Qwerty]

We usually spend NYE at home on our own after many years having parties it all changes when g/c come along and the babysitting kicks in, Now our children don’t want to go out, so I cook a nice meal and try to let the new year in but not used to staying up till midnight these days.
Newyears day Dd and g/d coming for dinner her OH is off to football and there will be no mixing of children this year due to the scarlet fever so a bit quiet really

[Gemini]

I love our New Years Eve!
That and Boxing Day are my 2 favourite bits of the festive season, with the pantomime a very close third.

In the past we have gone out for meals, alone and with friends, but several years ago we started the new traditional NYE at ours.

I make mulled wine, and we provide nibbles. Friends arrives at around 7. Drinks, nibbles and chat, and everyone looks though the takeaway menus. We order our meals and OH and someone else will collect them. We have 3 of those heated food warmers, so we have those on the table lit and ready for when the food arrive. There will be 11 of us this year. It is generally 10, but sometimes 8. 11 is a squeeze, but we manage!
Other activities include indoor fireworks , 2 outdoor ones, and board games.
At midnight we have the telly on for Big Ben, and do the Auld Lang Syne thing, with champagne. All too soon 2am arrives and people leave.
Then all we have to do is switch off all the lights and go to bed


On New Years Day we are doing a buffet. My mum will come, and DD2 and family. DD1's family have plans with friends that day, as they do every year, not sure yet if DD3 and OH are coming

[Mimi]

Eldest DS has got two well deserved days off after working all though Christmas. He has New Years Eve off and New Years Day so he is coming to stay with us. He doesn't want to go out as he hasn't had an evening in for 7 straight days so a night in with a few drinks , company and a bit of TV is what he is looking forward to.

[Daisy]

We moved to this village nearly 40 years ago, and the circle of friends we made were, like us, parents of school age children. Nobody had babysitters, so we started to get together at our house - because we had a huge room we could all sit down and eat in. The children were included - which they loved! The largest party was 27 - lots of people helped with the cooking and work and we all loved it. Gradually, of course, people moved away, children grew up until there were just 8 of us who continued the tradition, very sadly now only 7. We moved to a smaller house and we started to rotate the gathering place. I 'did' last year, another couple are 'doing' this year. She will do the main course and the rest of us will do starters and pudding. We see in the New Year to the chimes of Big Ben and do the whole Auld Lang Syne thing. We stopped first footing after P died - it was just too poignant because he had always done it.

New Years Day is spent in recovery - quiet, relaxing, perhaps a walk with Eva.

[Oma]

We have a quiet new years eve , but New years day will be manic ,
Everyone is coming to ours for a Buffet but to be honest we not sure how many are coming !!!
We know at least 10 but then its a open invite for anyone else to pop in or guests to bring people ,
We plan what we are making but always have emergency rations in case we are invaded

[ZIZI]

Husband will be working an early on NYD but we never usually do anything these days. We often used to have the children to stay on NYE but this year they will be just back from USA and I doubt parents will want to go out plus of course their bedroom is full of stuff at the moment and we will be putting even more stuff in there after NYD for the wardrobes to be built in our room and the flooring to be put down. We will be in bed by 11 at the latest I suppose and will have some fizz the next day with dinner. Then everyone is with us in the 2nd.

[Plantaholic]

Nothing planned for New Year, bit passed it now. SIL not well so I doubt there will be much happening next door.

[Nanto2girls]

Depending on the weather,sometimes we go to a place called Woolley Top. Qwerty might have heard of this place.
You can see for miles, and watch all the fireworks.

To be honest,i find it harder each year to stay up till midnight.

Qwerty, hope the twins are better soon.
Plant, the same goes for you SIL.

[Qwerty]

I know Woolley ok we had some friends that lived on the same road as Geoff Boycott but they moved to Stratford on Avon, but don’t know Woolley top guessing it’s that way, we have friends that live in Chapelthorpec too

[Glammanana]

All my DCs are working NYs eve and eldest DS is back on shift at 6am-2pm NYs day so they will all be dropping in sometime during the next afternoon where they will enjoy a big pan of scouse and beetroot they will then make their own way home with the DGs then I shall be straight into PJs and relaxing for the evening,I do find it difficult to stay awake on NYs eve and have be known to miss the countdown to midnight.

[Enfys]

We gave up going out for New Year ages ago. Sometime we go over to DDs but haven’t done that for a couple of years and to be honest I really don’t feel like doing anything this year. We will just be the two of us, have a glass of sherry and an early night,

[Gemini]

I don't blame you Enfys, you just do what is best for you both xx

Because we always do our friends thing I still wanted to last year, although my op was on January 4th. It helped take my mind off things and feel more 'normal'. But for that though I don't think we would have done anything particularly last year.

[Plantaholic]

Nothing planned for New Year, if the family are in, we might share a drink.

[Nana]

Quiet night in. New Year's Day together with beef dinner planned. If I don't get on here tomorrow I wish you all a Happy & healthy New Year. Thanks for the lovely card Admin. Hope you all enjoy your celebrations.x

[Plantaholic]

Came to bed before midnight but there are so many fireworks going off, no chance of sleeping. Lunch with family planned for tomorrow, SIL feeling up to it.

Happy New Year to you all.