Those Annual Letters

We really love getting annual Christmas letters. There are so many old friends from school or work that we rarely see, and the annual card/letter is the only way we know what is going on with them. Well, now there is Facebook, but the letters have more detail.

A few years ago the holidays were very busy and we didn't get cards, letters, or anything out. We decided to send out an "annual report" in January. Having received letters from friends more as Valentines than Christmas cards, we know that those are the ones you really have time to read and digest properly. Last year we didn't even send those. I'm not quite sure what happened, but we completely blew it.

Today I sat down and composed the letter for 2009. We all did some travelling, but there were few real changes this year. Mom moved to Sacramento -- and that had more impact on our lives than anything else. I lost 50 pounds, but that had less effect than I thought it might, so I didn't include that bit. All of us are doing pretty much what we did last year at this time.

I realized how hard it has become for me to write and I need to rectify that problem. I am going to play columnist and try to blog more often even if I don't really have much to say. Like any good journalist, I ought to be able to fill space even if nothing much is happening.