12:00:03 AM
The Hollywood Sign lit up in all its cheesy glory. You gotta love our chutzpah here in Southern California. Who needs that android Dick Clark and a six foot crystal light-up ball anyway? Give us Los Lobos and news coverage of Mickey Mouse's Y2K celebration and we're happy.
Note the fortune cookies in the lower left hand corner, leftover from our New Year's Eve feast. We Krauses really know how to party!
12:00:50 AM
Neither of the kids made it to midnight, surprisingly, although Annika put in a good effort, staying awake until 11:50PM. Nice try, little girl! She is no doubt dreaming of receiving more fabulous dresses from her great-grandmother/twin-removed-by-65-years, also known as Rah. Thanks for the fancy duds, Rah!
12:04 AM
Finally we found a holiday that agrees with Hollis, our resident Scrooge. Being the number connoisseur he is, he really got a kick out of counting down to the new year. Unfortunately he passed out before California made it to the millenium, but he watched in rapt fascination as the east coast rang in the new year. With his love of game shows, it can only be a matter of time before ABC starts grooming him as Dick Clark's replacement.