Our New Year rang in quite well as more fireworks than we could ever have imagined were fired off around us. As we stood on our front and back balconies, we could see fireworks literally everywhere. There seemed to be a mix of individuals and semi-professional displays. There was even one really nice set going off right outside our building!
One other thing that has been nice in the recent nights has been watching the moon. The moon was full on New Year's Eve, and it comes up over the mountains across the fjord. It gives a striking lighting and background as it shimmers on the water.
We have a stable and horse pasture near our apartment which we can see from our dining room. Kimber runs by there during the summer, and we often walk by and say hello to the horses. Kimber's favorite horse is a beige horse with a black stripe down the middle of his mane. She nicknamed him "Fat Boy" but we found out his real name today - Obelix. We like Fat Boy better. He is a very large horse, and is so relaxed he seems lazy. His owner invited Sidney to ride on a sled behind him today. She enjoyed the ride, and he was kind enough not to drop any horse apples on her.
Kimber is back at work tomorrow in the new office. Many of her coworkers have not been there yet as they were away for the holidays, so we will see how it goes. Sidney and I start back to school on Tuesday, so we will be getting a little bit more housework done tomorrow. We still have to take down the Christmas tree, but we will get that done tonight.
One more thing on Sidney's sliding on our little hill. Two days ago she went down and managed to hit her face on the ground. So a little sled rash. Then she went down again and hit her head. So a little headache. She went again on Sunday with more success managing to have fun again. Oh the trials of growing up.
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