Now that Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror, it is time to consider what we do for Christmas. We are doing nominal decorating, including an artificial, pre-lit tree, etc Christmas cards? 20 years ago, we used to send out 60 or 70 or more cards every year. Last year I think we sent 8 or 9, and may not send any this year. Brothers, son, grandsons, will all call me or I will call them. I like that better than a card. I know I can count a card from State Farm agent and my Edward Jones guy.... Do you still send cards to friends an relatives? Do you need my new address?
Yes to a few. So many friends and relatives have passed on. Some others asked we not send to them so they don't feel compelled to reciprocate. We just got a roll of stamps for over SIXTY dollars!!! The postal service will be a thing of the past
Same here. But if folks here have family & a group of friends, they each deserve a card to have on display throughout the season.
I sent five last year. I used to send dozens. I felt like I had to send one to everybody that I got one from. I suspect that they felt the same way about mine. I bought a sheet of Forever stamps last week and they cost $12.00. Who wants to spend that much sending cards to people who really don't matter?
Last few years only send to people we never see. Now they do not send one. So not anymore. Besides we are moving in Dec so not worried about it. Christmas text work well
We are sending out ours shortly. Western/cowboy type cards that feature ranch kids, a $25 Gift Card to close relatives and a picture of us, formally dressed, at the Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame Cowboy Ball in Colorado Springs this last July.
Every few years, we send cards to everyone we know. They tend to forget that we didn't make a habit of sending them cards, and they feel guilty about having overlooked us.
I used to send Christmas cards every year, to everyone that i knew; now I do not send any at all. Back then, a Christmas card was sometimes the only communication people had with each other; phone calls were expensive, and email cards didn’t exist back then. Since almost all of my friends and family are online, we just message each other and send Christmas wishes that way. When I was sending cards, my favorite was the Leanin’Tree cards, with their beautiful country Christmas scenes.
My nephew has a cartoon type business. I got Christmas cards from him showing a pointy little nose under a Santa hat and a bit behind that a pointy little tail sticking up. The caption was Dachshund through the snow. Had to do it.
I still send a few Christmas cards out but not many anymore. I like the Leanin' Tree cards too, Yvonne. I really like the Legacy Christmas cards also but they don’t make a big variety anymore, plus they are hard to find anymore. Speaking of Christmas cards, when you were younger, still living at home, did your parents display the Christmas cards around door frames as part of the decorations in the house? Almost everyone I knew growing up did this. I thought it looked so pretty and festive surrounding door openings in the house. Of course it was a time when you got hundreds of cards from family and everyone you knew. My mother might have some garland around the door frames and the cards were affixed to that. Christmas and all the decorations just don’t thrill me like it used to. I guess it was always commercialized to certain extent even when I was young, but at least all the Christmas decorations wasn’t displayed nor all the lights turned on in towns until after Thanksgiving. Christmas music is in every store the day after Halloween, it seems like. And frankly, a lot of the Christmas music they are playing now days is awful compared to the Christmas music I grew up listening to. I guess I’m just a cynical cantankerous crabby old chick. Fa La La La La.
I've filled in 6 cards for colleagues, 5 for neighbours, and I'll do family cards tomorrow, I won't hand them out though until next weekend (•‿•)
When my kids were small (mid to late 60s) it was a big deal in Columbus OH to take them downtown to Lazarus to see the elaborate animated window decorations at the corner of High and Town Streets, then go up to the 6th floor for a visit with Santa. And yes, we taped Christmas cards to the door frame. But it was a 1,000 years ago. God Bless and Merry Chritmas