Sunday, December 24, 2006

Morrow Family Christmas Letter #5: Christmas 2006

Annually, we rack our brains for new ways to turn what many regard as a sweet holiday tradition into a crushing victory in a blood-and-guts, take-no-prisoners competitive event. But, it’s time to face reality. No, Virginia, there is no Christmas Letter of the Year Award. We have yet to receive our trophy in the mail, an honorable mention letter, an invitation to the awards gala banquet, or even a “Try Again” bottlecap. So we determined that after four failed attempts, we would retire the annual Morrow Family Christmas Letter (MFCL).

Then a close friend confided that each day since Labor Day, he has trudged to his mailbox, often through the snow and ice, in hopes