My neighbors Parker and Patty are always telling me how proud they are to be a part of Port O Connor, Texas. They say it is a great community and so friendly. They were celebrating the New Year with family recently when a funny thing happened. They were trying to teach the grands about superstitions and traditions, so they were planning black eyed peas for luck, cabbage and greens for extra money and pork to live high on the hog. They talked about it over dinner and asked the grands what they thought. The following morning the grands offered to make lunch with some celebration food of their own. When they presented lunch to the grown-ups, they served bats and balls consisting of meatballs and French fries for lots of sports wins, smiles made from cut up fruit for happiness and noodles for long life. While they assured their grandparents, they were not superstitious or even really believed in the food traditions, they were sure that their meal was much better than the meal their Grandy had planned. They made brownies for dessert. No reason, they just like them. Grandma said they were to make life sweeter, just like the grands did for them. Happy New Year!