I hope you had a wonderfully peaceful and joyous holiday week surrounded by family and friends.  We certainly enjoyed ourselves.  In fact, we're still digging out from under the leftovers!

As you probably know, our website has been a bit stressed lately.  We have encountered some issues and have worked diligently for the last couple weeks to tidy it up.  You may have seen warnings when you've tried to log in.  Yes, there is always a danger of some unsavory viruses finding their way in.  Even simple errors can cause big warnings.  Luckily, ours was a small, albeit irritating, problem. We believe we have rousted out the varmints, but will keep ever vigilant making sure we can run a safe and secure website.  If you see a few glitches along the way, you can be sure we are also tweaking those.

This week's featured article is about planning a New Year's Eve party.  No, you don't need a ballroom complete with a disco ball.  You just need to provide food and fun for your party to be a success... no matter how frugal! Be sure to scroll down and check out this article.

This week's quote and story are about welcoming a New Year with all the possibilities. Please take a moment to read and enjoy.

 

I had a lot of fun putting this together for you and I hope you enjoy it as well. Please take a moment to look through the "I'm Looking for " requests and help a reader out with a recipe if you can. Of course you are always welcome to also share a frugal recipe or tip.  

 

Warm Regards, 
Susanne - The Hillbilly Housewife

 

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