4.1.06
Daily we receive your Christmas cards and letters and with each one, I feel more and more guilty that we have not sent out any ourselves. Some cards are from family that we talk to often, but some are from far away family who send beautiful cards with handwritten notes like "it would be nice to hear from you soon so we can hear how you are doing in Nigeria."
Christmas cards are always a problem for us. Being in Nigeria requires that cards be mailed out early enough to make it through the company pouch mail. If we procrastinate and they are not out the door by Dec. 1 we tend throw up our hands and say 'Oh well, it's too late now!" and another year goes by.
The content is also an issue. In 2002, we succeeded to write a newsy family letter with photos, etc but that was really tough to get it done. The stress was unbearable for the lead writer (me) who worked hard to get the wording just right and include enough detail to make it interesting. 2003 saw a scaled-down version of the letter, and 2004 went by without any letter.
So, I guess maybe this website can act as our annual newsletter and with it we can wish you a Happy New Year. You can always wander through the archives or take a look at the photos on Flickr to get a good idea of how our 2005 went.
We hope 2006 goes well for us and you all, too.