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I have not written in a long time.

Nothing is wrong; I've just been busy.

Sorry to let some folks down, though. I promise to do better.

And Santa keeps his promises.

We are already gearing up for the big day - which is only seven months away.

Some of the more nervous elves have been fretting that we won't be able to get everything ready on time.

Having done this more than a few times, I'm not worried.

The closest we ever came to things not working out is one year when I got sick.

But Mrs. Claus stepped in, and did a wonderful job. She was pleased when a few people who accidentally spotted her in the suit commented that it looked like "Santa" had lost weight.

I benefitted too, by the way. The following year, some folks were concerned about my weight loss, and left out extra cookies.

Ho! Ho! Ho!