Going to be out of the office for a while during the holidays. Time for another new “out of office reply”

Josh is out of the office right now because (a) _________________. He would love to get back to your email but unfortunately is really busy (b) ___________. If you (c) ____________ there’s a chance he will (d) _________________________. Hope you have a (e) _____________. And don’t forget (f) ________________, there is still time to get him (g) ____________________. See ya!

If you’re reading this Dec 18-24, please read [1]
If you’re reading this Dec 25-31, please read [2]
If you’re reading this Jan 1-4, please read [3]

[1]
(a) his wife is traveling to the Midwest for a funeral
(b) being a single dad
(c) have a simple question or thought
(d) reply right away even though you’re getting this
(e) Merry Christmas
(f) Josh’s birthday is coming up
(g) a modest gift card to Best Buy to show how much you care

[2]
(a) the church office is closed for the holidays
(b) spending time with the family
(c) have been nice this Christmas
(d) reply to your email as the first thing he does when he gets back
(e) happy holiday season
(f) Josh’s birthday is this week
(g) a new car. Preferably a Ford Flex

[3]
(a) Enjoying New Year’s Weekend off
(b) watching football, exercising and eating right
(c) have written 10 of more emails to him over Christmas break
(d) never reply to any of them just to teach you a lesson
(e) Happy New Year
(f) Josh’s birthday was last week
(g) a late present like a vacation home on Lake Tahoe

JG