Still no reply back.
I am envisioning him being all slack-jawed and saying "how DARE he?!?!".
Complete with arms akimbo.
So, this is the reply:
"I can't remember what we did in previous years. You guys are more than welcome to stay and visit after the repast."
WHAT?!?!
We've been doing this FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS!!!
"...can't remember what we did in previous years..." my ...!!!
Oh!!! That's right!!! LAST YEAR, the other 8 of you ALL had your faces PASTED into your smartphones and tablets afterward. So husbear and I just got up and left... and NONE of you even SAW it HAPPEN as we were walking out!!! It was over a WEEK before I received an eMail asking "what happened to you guys?". Really?!?! REALLY?!?!?!
(Did I share that last year?... let me go back and look... hold...)