Yesterday was a house full of under 21s. My oldest boy’s friends all wanted something to do, but I didn’t want them on the roads so I offered up my house for the night. No one’s parents needed to worry about where they were, if they were on the road with crazy drivers, or if anyone was drinking (because we don’t have alcohol in our house). We opened up the game shelves, made a ton of snack foods, set out the leftover Christmas sweets, and fired up the karaoke machine. Even my 2 youngest made it to midnight and we all had a good time.
So from scratch for Dec. 31: All the snacks served at the party – Potato skins, Mini pulled pork sliders, mozzarella sticks, and mini egg rolls.
Today we schlepped everyone home after breakfast. It has been a very quiet day because we’re all still tired from staying up so late last night. My youngest son began coughing last night so I made up a batch of homemade cough syrup with rosemary, ginger, water, and honey.
From scratch Jan 1: Homemade french toast for breakfast and cough syrup