She looks completely different!

Olliebollen are traditional Dutch doughnuts made with apples, raisins, and currants. These deep-fried goodies are often served at New Year's.

The Twelve Days of Christmas Illustrated by Sheilah Beckett 1992 Little Golden Books

Throwing the humor back a little.

Do you remember the hype that surrounded Y2K? Well, I certainly do. To refresh your memory, while Prince had long been inviting us to "party like it's 1999," and that was GOING TO BE HIS YEAR to wear out this song for New Years, instead the entire world went crazy thinking that all of our computers would crash because they hadn't been programmed to differentiate between the year 2000 and the year 1900. (Because, you know "ye old computers of yore" were still alive and kickin' from 1900. I kid - I kid.) So, instead of typical New Year's celebrations: We had mass hysteria fueled by media outlets: And general panic in the streets: On the up side, nearly everyone learned how to spell millennium correctly. So there's that. Score one for grammar! ;-) In 1999, two of the three Harris Sisters lived in Greensboro, NC, so we went out to dinner with friends. Of course, since we had an IT guru (Ryan Barrett Walkush) in our midst, he ensured us that the city wasn't going to go dark at midnight. (He was right - the restaurant even managed to bring our checks as per usual, go figure!) Here we are on that night: So as you prepare for the night's festivities, if you're thinking about partying like it's 1999, think back to the Y2K scare that happened a whopping 15 years ago, and maybe instead party like all of our technology and social media will work correctly on January 1. Now, THAT's a party!

I have created a list of 15 questions to help you reflect on this past year. You can use these questions for personal reflection. I like to write down my answers, so I can look back at them for years to come! These questions can also be a fun game to play at your New Year’s…Continue reading New Year: 15 Questions Year End Review

John Atkinson brilliantly breaks down the phases of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve in his Wrong Hands comic "Anatomy of the Holidays".

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I know, I know...it's still September and you probably aren't thinking about Christmas yet but I am. I am honored to join in on a special project with {in}courage to raise money for Mercy House

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