We got THE coolest package from Japan from our daughter yesterday. She and her husband sent us a whole box of crazy cool treats! We’re going to try them tonight. We’re a fairly adventurous family but I’m going to need some bravery tasting dried squid meat, eggplant hard candy and beef & zucchini chips! My guess? Delicious! I’ll let you know.

The evening will be simple – playing card or board games and listening to neighborhood fireworks at midnight. Food will be homemade baguette toasts with hummus and cheeses and a veggie tray. Also those awesome Japanese treats. And we’re going to make party hats from old rolls of Christmas wrapping paper, with a prize going to first and runner up designs.
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That ought to be silly fun and I’ll be getting rid of excess old wrapping paper too. Reduce & reuse ftw!

Happy New Year to you all!

A tiered server is piled with treats from Japan. We didn’t have confetti so I quickly snipped a handful of used Christmas ribbon to make some.