Sheesh

You'd think we were living in Bosnia or the Sudan or whatever war-torn country is popular right now. The fireworks on New Year's Eve put the 4th of July ones to shame. It was insanity. They started right around dark and went on until around 1am. I really wouldn't have noticed it as much but the dogs noticed and KC, the bigger of the two, was beyond freaked out. She hopped right up on the couch with me and shook the entire thing because she was shivering so bad. I hope she gets used to it. Either that or she and I will be taking short vacations to a cabin in the woods 2x a year.

Everyone keeps wishing me a Happy New Year. I'm not that big on New Year's because it always means my birthday is less than 2 months away. I hate my birthday.