Tuesday, December 31, 1991

JoAnna works, I take the day off, and until 3 o'clock I'm doing chores and keeping an eye on the boys.  Andy is especially rambunctious.  We do grocery shopping in the morning, and I take an hour's break to watch Perry Mason.  After the last of the laundry is folded, I fix myself a martini and return to the TV room.  JoAnna returns home at 3:30.

Jess watches the boys, and JoAnna and I spend New Year's Eve at Larry and Martha's with Chuck and Barb.  Martha prepares a great turkey dinner.  Afterwards, we sit around and talk and, after Chuck and Barb leave, play Trivial Pursuit.  Larry and I win both games.

JoAnna and I drive home at 2:00 on surprisingly deserted streets.

December 31, 1990

As Andy soon takes over the family room with his videos, I move my boom box to the living room so I can do some taping.  I also do about four loads of wash.  During the afternoon, I watch Nickelodeon's countdown until it's time for us to go out.  One particular episode of Bewitched has me in stitches.  (A carved wooden figure conjured up by Endora causes everyone who comes close to it to speak his mind.)

We spend most of the evening at Barb Worcester's.  I smash one of the van's side-view mirrors trying to negotiate my way around her building.  Maybe it wsa the martini as much as the tight space.

Eddie sleeps through most of the night, and Andy is on his best behavior.  We stop at Larry and Martha's on the way home.  It's a crowded house party.  JoAnna is in her element, which leave me to keep an eye on Andy.  I gently squeeze her shoulder on my way to pick up our coats and announce, "It's time to leave."