On New Year’s Eve I made several international appetizers, an idea I got from my favorite blog. I made kafka, Australian fairy bread (or rather poured sprinkles in a fancy mini cake plate and let the kids make their own), a Russian beet salad, roasted chicken (country of origin undecided– I did tell the kids that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got engaged while making roast chicken together, so maybe Great Britain…??), a baguette (They adore the book, Monsieur Saguette and His Baguette!), some crudites, and a cheese board. We also did a lot of karaoke, played some games, and let the three oldest kids stay up until midnight. At midnight they went outside and banged pots and pans while watching the fireworks. While I was cooking I watched the Netflix special, Death to 2020, which was very funny.