The Christmas Letter

Merry Christmas friends

Or should we just say

Happy New Year?

Keeping with tradition,

Letter's late again this year.

Snow kept us from shopping,

That's my excuse for stopping.

Still the thoughts are warm

And the wishes are sincere.

The kids are doing well in school;

Can't believe how big they've grown.

The oldest one is driving.

Can you believe the price of gas?

It all goes by so quickly;

We're always in a hurry.

They're looking to the future;

I'm still clinging to the past.

Took a trip last summer,

Just like we always do,

Stopped in to see the folks,

Visited the zoo.

We went fishing, went swimming,

Tipped over the canoe,

The kids had lots to write about

When they went back to school.

Baseball broke my heart again,

But that's the way it's always been.

By October I swear I won't care anymore,

But blossoms bloom with every spring,

I can't remember everything.

There's something about a fresh start,

Maybe this year...

My wife's busy all the time.

She loves to volunteer.

I still love her madly

But there's rarely time alone.

Her hobbies include yard sales,

Garage sales, any kind of sale.

My hobby's finding places

For the treasure she brings home.

I still have a job

And I'm still finding it fulfilling.

Getting better at

Convincing other people

I can do it.

In my spare time,

There's my un-finish-able project

Always something more important,

Some day I'll get back to it.

Your friendship is important.

We wish you all the very best.

Hope the future brings you peace,

Happiness and cheer.

We'd really love to see you,

Let's try and get together.

Have a Merry Christmas

And Happy New Year.

Have a very Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year.