Dear Simone

New Year's Wishes

May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your plumber and the I.R.S.

May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise.

May New Year's Eve find you seated around the table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends. May you find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that night.

May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others see in you delight them. May someone love you enough to forgive your faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues.

May the telemarketers wait to make their sales calls until you finish dinner, may the commercials on TV not be louder than the program you have been watching, and may your check book and your budget balance - and include generous amounts for charity.

May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a day to your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings; but not to your secretary, your nurse, your masseuse, your hairdresser or your tennis instructor.

And may we live in a world at peace and with the awareness of God's love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart. 

Happy New Year!

There's little more that I can
add to the hope, wishes, and
kind thoughts expressed in the
message of this card,
other than to say,

Thank you for all the kindnesses
you have shown and given to me
during the past year,

And to express my best wishes
for your continued good health
and happiness through the many
years that are yet to come.

Thank you for the beautiful
Christmas greeting. I hope
the grandchildren have been
keeping you busy and out of
the weather for the holidays.

Other than another surprise
on Christmas Eve, family and
I are enjoying good health.

Isaac is home for a month, has
a girl friend that he seems to be
excited about, and has made the
Dean's List again.

Luke now reaches to Isaac's shoulder
height, and is quite thrilled with his
growing spurt.
Miss you!

With love and prayers,

Ted