We did not send out Christmas cards this year. A lot was going on with family stuff and card writing "feel by the wayside". Nothing bad just a lot of help with the grand kids, especially Caden , who is 9 , David's son. David was unexpectedly deployed to parts unknown in late December. He can communicate with us and Caden, from time to time, which is good for Caden. We pick up a lot of the slack at home. We certainly wanted to keep in contact with you folks, especially around the holidays, and are happy to see that Megan passed the Bar, a difficult and challenging test ! I remember . We would love to see you guys again, hopefully one last trip to California before we really get old. Your work is as beautiful as ever !! and we hope John and Megan are winning all their cases :) We want to also wish you all a wonderful and successful New Year !