Mail!

I know that it is a holiday, but I got mail today anyway.

The boys were playing outside and kept popping in to ask me how to spell words like "hope" and "new" and "year".  Hmmmm....  I must admit that I was trying very hard not to be annoyed by the interruptions.  But when the mail carriers rang the doorbell and excitedly delivered their card, I opened it up and all annoyance melted away.

(I later learned that many others on our street also received cards, but none as nice as mine, I'm sure!)