angela in ohio Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) Just curious, as I shake out my writer's cramp and sign a few more... Edited December 11, 2008 by angela in ohio "Poll: Poll:" seemed redundent and repetitive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 But I need to get my cards made first :001_smile: I took about 50 pictures(well it seemed like it anyway) of the kids hoping to get one good one for cards. I have it narrowed to 2 so by tomorrow I need to figure out which one and go get them made so I can have writers cramp along with everyone else:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes, I'm going to send them. I don't really feel too much like doing it, but since I already have cards, I guess I will :P I do like taking the annual picture of the kids. It usually comes out pretty cute and it's fun to compare with previous years'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes, I send them to everyone. The cards I most enjoy are from the folks I don't see too often. It's good to catch up with what they're doing or see how big their kids have gotten. So I send them to everyone, hoping others enjoy catching up with us, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I had them made at walmart and will pick them up tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes, I send them to everyone. The cards I most enjoy are from the folks I don't see too often. It's good to catch up with what they're doing or see how big their kids have gotten. So I send them to everyone, hoping others enjoy catching up with us, too. :iagree: This is exactly how I feel too, and what I do. I actually just finished typing up our "newsletter" about 30 min. ago. I addressed the envelopes two nights ago (complete with writers cramp as there were *many*), had the photo cards made up 3 weeks ago and am hoping to have these stuffed, stamped and out by Friday. This is the first time it's been such a long process for me. Usually I do it all in a day or two at the most. But I have found that doing it slowly, over a period of time, has been way more relaxing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I just never started the tradition in the first place so I dont do it. However, I have thought about doing a Christmas letter- my dad did it a couple of times- telling all about his year. But I never have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Only to people who send me one. Christmas cards annoy me, and that was before I became a Western Taoist Pagan. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgilli3 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes, all written, photo of children added and posted off. Hubby and son just returned from a few weeks holiday in Oz, so they posted all the and cards and delivered all the pressies while back at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I am sending cards to CLOSE family members and friends/other family who usually send us cards. I used to send cards to everyone (most family members and all friends) - but became a little Grinch-ish over the past 3 or 4 years. So, now I just send to those who sent us cards last year (plus a few family members who I know would love to see the kids' picture every year, but I know aren't going to send out cards themselves). :) It's a much shorter list now, so I'm able to send out a few pictures with each card. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MgoBlue Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I was considering nixing the cards this year. Last year I did the photo cards. I couldn't find any I liked this year...and didn't like the way last year's turned out. The year before that I made stamped cards...very labor intesnsive! I always send out a pic of the kids with the card. So I ordered wallets of the kids and went to Hallmark and bought cards. They had them buy one box, get the second box half off. It was very freeing to just purchase cards! Now I only need to address them, buy a tree, decorate it, decorate the house. I'm SO not in the Christmas mood! But my family is coming from Michigan for our annual party on the 20th! Paula *thanks for letting me vent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Nope, switched to cyber-cards a few years ago. This way I can send photos of the kids and save some paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hen Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Two years ago things got too hectic in December and my cards went out in January. Last Christmas I wasn't in the mood to send cards. I had just lost my Dad and was dealing with cleaning out his house, selling it, working through all the estate stuff...... Not sending cards was one less stress for me. This year I've decided not to bother. Friends who are in touch with me know what is going on and receive our Christmas wishes directly. Family, well, we don't have any extended family that send cards either. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yep - I mailed 23 of them the other day and have a few more to go...I love doing Christmas cards - I decorate them with stickers and write with markers or rainbow coloured pens and stuff. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I used to, and I love it when I get Christmas cards from people. But, living here, it just isn't practical because the mail system is so unreliable. It's unfortunate because I really loved to go get the pictures taken and the cards printed and sent out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I managed to get everything out in the mail Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'm down to half of what I used to send, and I don't really add much to what's printed inside. I used to make much more of an effort. The only one that even gets pictures of the kids is my grandmother who doesn't have a computer -- I've given up on the holiday portrait thing as well since it seems so much easier to post pictures online throughout the year. I would probably cut my list even shorter, but I don't have the courage to cut the folks my mother-in-law had me copy from her address book the year dh and I got married.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in OR Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I usually do, but each year my list gets shorter. I like getting the annual letters from friends and family, but don't really feel like doing one myself this year. Is that horrible? A couple of years ago I had the same thought, and dh agreed, but said, "Be sure anyway to send one to "X" and "X" and "X", so I ended up doing them anyway. I may decide to be a "bad" wife this year and not even bring the subject up and maybe it'll be too late if/when dh asks about it.:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I am Jewish, DH is Christian. So I send Chanukah cards to my family, Christmas cards to most of his family, and general holiday cards to most everyone else. Some years I find cards that combine Christmas and Chanukah, and those are my favorite. Oh, and I get the Chanukah stamps to use this time of year. Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I send about about 30 cards. So I don't hit all the cousins and every friend. I checked family and close friends and that most closely pegs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Every few years I do an experiment to see if people are really sending me a card b/c they want to or just b/c I sent one to them. (When I do them, I sent them out early.) Turns out, the years I don't send them, I hardly get any. :( This year we really did Christmas on a budget and that was one of the things I cut out. I'm always glad when I do b/c I end up feeling like it's a waste of time and money. Bah humbug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 We send out a card and a letter (and this year a photo to family). They went in the mail on Tuesday. :001_smile: Most of our friends and family live far away (over 1000 miles), so we post the photos we receive from them on our fridge so that we can remember them and pray for them throughout the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I really enjoy sending Christmas cards. I feel they are really important...most of the people we send them to live in different parts of the country...so it is a way to send them a little holiday cheer from across the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I send them to family which is away and friends locally. In total it is about 25 cards. I'm wondering if there is a way to put them into the printer and have the printer sign them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkgumby Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I wish there were an option for having good intentions about sending out cards, but procrastinating and not getting them done and sending a hasty email instead! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Yes, I'm sending out cards. I'm considering taking our picture for them this weekend. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I haven't decided, so that probably means no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich with Kids Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Nope. But it's on my list of things to do when I grow up and get organized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanna Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Last year we gave out or mailed 150 of them. This year just 50 (I have to save money somehow).:D I highly recommend http://www.kodakgallery.com. We've been using them for years and they deliver your prints for a nominal fee to your local CVS (although I know there are lots of stores nowadays with similar offerings).:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 We did a digital slide show on Animoto. It was $3 and I e-mailed it to everyone I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokons Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Also with the cost of postage going up every year, I usually just send ecards now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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