In the comment posted below, longtime friends of the Lambs wish the couple a Happy New Year:
December 25, 2008
Dear Matt and Rose,
Thanks for your Christmas comments on the Blog.
We pray the year 2009 brings us the help we Americans need to only follow God's Plan, in all our activities.
Pray, Hope and Don't Worry.
Love, Jim and Inge Doody
Matt responds:
Jim and Inge,
Rose and I send our heartfelt love and greetings.
Jim, I think it’s a minor or major miracle that we’re both still walking this earth. As we always said, “We’re partied up to 2085; at that time, the world will catch up to us.” We have great moments and times to remember, and we wish we could remember all the places we were and all the things we did. It was always fun to get together the next day and figure out who drove the car, and where the hell is it now?
But here we are, still hobbling about, breathing, eating, and still on our pilgrimage. God sure has been good to us. Every day we get up is a victory, and it’s hope for all others in the world that if we’re still around, they can be too.
Both of you have a great year,
Matt