Ten minutes to write. Less time to read.

This past weekend Earl and I visited Springfield, Illinois. Most Midwesterners probably know that Springfield is the state capital and that it is home to a collection of historic sites related to Abraham Lincoln who lived there for twenty-five years prior to becoming President of the United States.

We toured his family home, his law offices, the Old Court House where he argued cases, as well as a spectacular museum dedicated to his life. There we found likenesses of the Lincoln family greeting people in the main hall, and Earl thought it would be fun to take my picture with them. Being up for most silliness, I agreed. Here is the result.

I publish it here, because by the time we got home Earl had decided it should be the front cover of our 2007 holiday greeting. Honestly (no reference to Abe intended), I didn’t want to be THAT silly.