Cyn may have gotten all her cards out. . .
but I’m happy to have just gotten started tonight! With Jim away for a week, all my Christmas preparations came to a screeching halt. But I’m getting back on track. Eight cards written tonight. Which reminds me . . .
Christmas letters: yes or no?
Personally, I don’t mind them, er. . . except for some older relatives who detail each ailment that they endure throughout the past year, each thing that children or grandchildren have accomplished, and each bird-watching expedition that they took.
Jim’s rule of thumb for Christmas letters is that they should be one page and only on one side. I think I agree, at least that’s what I shoot for when writing ours.
We are not doing one this year, and we didn’t do one last year. We’re just sending out cards with photos. I’m not sure why we’ve been skipping it the past couple of years.
I have to admit that I do get stressed about writing and sending Christmas letters, though, because I know that some people dislike them and think they are silly and presumptuous. Relatives of mine, for example.
Anyway, so what do you think? Do you prefer sending or not sending Christmas letters? Do you like getting them or not?
It had never occurred to me that I might be in the minority here, but I LOVE reading people’s Christmas letters. I’ll even read the ones my parents get from people I don’t know (this makes me a bit odd, I suppose, but it’s still true). I like the funny ones, and the news-y ones, and even the ones that TRY to be funny but aren’t. I do agree that one page is a good limit, however. Even though I like to read about what people have been up to, I don’t need to know that you’ve cleaned the gutters or bought new carpet for your living room.
I also like when cards have a little handwritten sentence or two, but honestly, the letter is still my favorite.
That being said, one of these days I may even actually WRITE a letter, as I have yet to include one in MY cards. hehe.
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Comment by sammy — December 25, 2005 @ 1:25 pm