Christmas Cards

Send or not to send. That is my question.

Used to be one of my favorite things to do. I sent everyone a Christmas card and loved sitting
down writing little life's details in each with personal connection notes. That was in the mid 70's. Cards had become so sophisticated. You need a Christian card for Aunt Ruth, a non-Santa card for cousin Sharon as she doesn't believe in it, a Christmas sympathy card for great Aunt Nell because she commerates the loss of Uncle Herlich every Christmas, a Kwanzaa card for your co-worker, and a Hanukah card for the mailman so he doesn't forget to close your mailbox again!


Then somewhere along the way, the Christmas letter caught on. I enjoyed reading about everyone's lives. Mine seemed so - so - unaccomplished - no awards for community service, no kids earning scholarships to Yale, no pets winning the county dog show, no sewing, knitting, crafting, tolling, painting projects to display, and no sports awards, or mini-marathons run.

So through the year, I kept a list. Oh, here is a good one for the Christmas letter. There were quite a few times it was more like - shewww! Sure not putting THAT in the Christmas letter. You could even buy special Christmas letter stationary from Staples to make a beautiful card-like Christmas letter. Then again you can even PRINT a card you designed yourself by buying card stock and lots of expensive colored ink.

Then as time progressed there was a short-lived stent of Christmas emails but relatives complained that it was not personal so we quickly moved to those annoying little computerized musical cards that play Fur Elise over- and- over - and over- and over. Some became quite sophisticated with snow, and Santa going down the chimney or wise men walking in with camels. Some were quite clever - the Hallmark card of the Internet like those from http://www.bluemountain.com/.

Next we have Christmas tweets and wall notes on Facebook. Christmas blogs - I like it - a Christmas blog! That way - only the people who WANT to read your stupid year's round-up can do so.

KEEP A WATCH - CHRISTMAS BLOG COMING!!! Merry Christmas.