We didn’t send Christmas cards this year. If you were hoping for one from us, we’re sorry. We received lots of nice cards and a surprising number of Christmas letters from everyone this year. As for us, we thought we were going to take a nice picture and send it to everyone, but it just didn’t happen.

Right after we got back from our Thanksgiving trip, I got sick. It was one of those phlegmy, ugly kind of colds. Then, everyone else got it. Then, I contracted conjunctivitis. Then Agnes and I both got slammed at work. The long and short of it is that we’re lame. We didn’t take a Christmas picture, and we haven’t made cards. None of you are going to get one from us.

Here’s a picture of our sick kids.

They’re better now, and hopefully we’re going to all enjoy seeing our extended family this weekend. For everyone we won’t get to see–Merry Christmas!