New Year's Day with my Family

I can't think of a better way to start a new year than to spend time with my immediate family.  We're all so busy that it's hard to schedule a day for just the 7 of us to get together.  This year we watched Isabella overnight on New Year's Eve.  Lee and I made a Lasagna dinner for the kids next day. (I forgot how hard it is to work on a large project with a helpful 2 1/2 year old! - Isabella had fun eating and adding cheese to the pan)  We actually made three pans of Lasagna so we'd have extra to freeze and share.  Yum!

 

You can find the recipe here.  While this takes some time to make, you can prepare it a day ahead and refrigerate before baking. Add a little extra baking time since it will be cold when you put it in the oven.

I served it with a simple salad and french bread.  We had a few Christmas cookies for dessert and spent the evening just laughing and talking about our plans for the upcoming year.  Wonderful! 

Happy New Year!

Isabella

Have you made resolutions for the New Year?  For the last few years I've just said that I want to work on being a better person. (I've tried - not sure if I've succeeded but I feel good about trying)

This year's goal - "Reorganize":  I plan to have my basement and attic reorganized and cleaned out by the end of 2011. That's good news for my blog readers. I'll be selling some of the Cherished Stuff here on my blog.  I have 35 years worth of Holiday, Seasonal and Party goodies that you might love as much as I do.  Wish me luck on my journey of organization and discovery!