You didn't really think we'd forgotten you. Did you?
It's partly so that we could acknowledge all your Christmas cards
and news, noting any new addresses, and partly because we found
ourselves doing other things when you were busy sending seasonal
greetings. Ours are no less warm for being delayed.
Alan's news: I usually wake up after 7 am, and don't always wake
Philip up. I will play by myself for a little while
before breakfast if Daddy is not up before me, but Mummy is
sometimes cross with the mess I have made by the time she gets
up. Getting dressed is still a good opportunity to wind
Mummy up, but I dress myself now and may even take less than 20
minutes about it. I still like Nursery, especially