tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post4756941469779526255..comments2023-10-30T08:16:14.025-04:00Comments on Just Curious: Holiday RemnantsAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-55482427844384720802015-08-16T14:56:20.335-04:002015-08-16T14:56:20.335-04:00Hi Anita, how are you? Are you on a summer break? ...Hi Anita, how are you? Are you on a summer break? Miss you! xxyoncahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279848731673828058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-79310743485142207902015-02-05T12:44:49.612-05:002015-02-05T12:44:49.612-05:00I still have a good collection of written cards an...I still have a good collection of written cards and letters with me. Unfortunately, it has been quite some time since I last received a card or letter.Chapters From My Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905577212056834284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-59437841537319976352015-02-05T10:31:00.154-05:002015-02-05T10:31:00.154-05:00When my girls were little I was pretty good about ...When my girls were little I was pretty good about sending out an update and Christmas Cards. As they've gotten older I've gotten much worse....lazier? Every year I swear I will get those cards out, but then time gets away from me! Maybe I should start now for next year!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218519474695662328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-56546724515700303032015-02-03T20:29:08.633-05:002015-02-03T20:29:08.633-05:00Some years I do very well, sending out cards with ...Some years I do very well, sending out cards with photos, and other years, like this last one, I do poorly. You are like me- I don't like to throw out pictures of people. Someday, we will find a happy balance!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-70624332744905835422015-02-03T12:11:00.344-05:002015-02-03T12:11:00.344-05:00I send a card, and a photo, and a letter. My lette...I send a card, and a photo, and a letter. My letters are usually funny and read easily. One year our dog wrote it. Not the in January we did this and in February we did this. <br /><br />As to all those received, I keep then in a drawer with the extra cards purchased after Christmas. When I write next years, I look at last years first. Then throw them away. Seems easier to toss after a year. Crazy, I know.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-5863994248749372582015-02-02T18:23:56.734-05:002015-02-02T18:23:56.734-05:00I love this post, Anita. You have raised questions...I love this post, Anita. You have raised questions many people have.<br />What to do with all the card, etc. <br /><br />I keep them all, year after year. Today, ironically, before reading this post, I had carefully put the cards away. <br /><br />And, my tree is still up, with the decorations. I'm too busy to to take it down. Maybe next Saturday.Peaches Ledwidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406881743264774589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-3869765018626687852015-02-02T00:37:48.311-05:002015-02-02T00:37:48.311-05:00I like Christmas best when we travel back east to ...I like Christmas best when we travel back east to visit my family. That's about the biggest thing I enjoy about Christmas any more. <br /><br /> I haven't sent out cards in a number of years and each year we receive less. Usually the only photo cards we get are people who send pictures of their pets. I don't get it. Why would people think I'd be interested in seeing their animals. I want to see people and families and hear about what the people are doing. I'm really not all that thrilled about hearing the adventures of Fluffy or whatever that creature is.<br /><br /> Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-13183873192536456232015-02-01T17:51:02.388-05:002015-02-01T17:51:02.388-05:00I have a bah humbug attitude towards the holidays,...I have a bah humbug attitude towards the holidays, and generally protest other people trying to jolly me into it -- but I like getting cards, which is my only real holiday decorating. I put them on the mantel until I need mantle space for something or the kids are older and don't look like that anymore. The insurance guy's family goes straight into the wastebasket though. I figure that since everyone else decorates I don't have to do anything to get plenty of the decorations. If you just decorate your trees with a different theme, do you really have to put them away?Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-80412298305967757612015-01-30T11:27:53.710-05:002015-01-30T11:27:53.710-05:00There was a time when I sent 45 Christmas cards in...There was a time when I sent 45 Christmas cards in the mail. Over the years the number of people who send me cards has dwindled, simply because life goes on and some acquaintances are not strong enough ties to carry on with. With that, the number of cards I send out has been cut by about half. Every year I write a humorous letter about our year, trying to keep it short and usually failing. Every year I try to find a moment to take a photo of all my kids together or even the whole family and I photocopy it into the letter. That way, people see the photo but don't feel obligated to keep it, because it's just a photocopy and lacks the seeming permanence of a glossy 4x6 photo. I used to keep all my cards received but a couple of years ago I got rid of a tonne of them and just kept the special ones. My husband would prefer not to keep any, but I'm sentimental that way. Glad to see you back, Anita :)Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-87915364587190180112015-01-26T22:53:01.599-05:002015-01-26T22:53:01.599-05:00When the kids were little, I very much felt the ne...When the kids were little, I very much felt the need to keep up with the Joneses. I'd send 100s of photo cards a year, but only a few with handwritten notes. I'd get so stressed out about it, that one year I decided not to send any. So liberating, that I haven't sent any since. Well, except this year, but only to those who sent me one, and only because the post office stated I needed to let them know my new address. <br />As for the cards and photos I receive.... I display them until I take the Christmas decorations down, and then I pitch 'em... without guilt.ShadowRun300https://www.blogger.com/profile/12135867148518005153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-18086672027201027972015-01-26T15:54:17.464-05:002015-01-26T15:54:17.464-05:00My Christmas tree is still up. Last year i decorat...My Christmas tree is still up. Last year i decoratedvit with spring flowers and butterfly figures in March..Maybe i do the same this year.<br />I only send cards to a few friends, not too much.yoncahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279848731673828058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-12827291655708100642015-01-26T13:43:42.327-05:002015-01-26T13:43:42.327-05:00i still do those photo albums, although since i be...i still do those photo albums, although since i began blogging, my printing of photos for the album has seriously slowed. but, i do save those close friends and family christmas cards and plop them in there (i'm only 2 years behind on getting the photos put into the pages, along with labels, etc.) *sigh* maybe i'll get to them as soon as you get to your christmas trees. :)<br /><br />happy new year to you and yours! glad you had great christmas connections!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-30875666555900385332015-01-26T08:30:36.804-05:002015-01-26T08:30:36.804-05:00Seems as if Christmas cards these days. They'r...Seems as if Christmas cards these days. They're a dying breed, sadly. Hey you should just keep your tree up and decorate it for all seasons :) Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-79268969898496659992015-01-25T21:47:21.583-05:002015-01-25T21:47:21.583-05:00I try to send a photo each year, sometimes just a ...I try to send a photo each year, sometimes just a picture of the kids, sometimes it is a picture of the entire family. It is never a professional card but only a copy of a moment captured. This year I had 100 reprints of our family photo snapped in our backyard by a relative on the day boy#3 graduated from high school. I had them ready 3 weeks before Christmas, before anyone wrote the letter to accompany the photograph. I finally wrote the letter a few days before Christmas; it still needs to be printed. Envelopes still need to be addressed. Those who are in my e-mail address book received the e-mail version last month, but I work in a church office and life didn't stop long enough to breathe until today after our annual meeting. I'm wondering if it is too late to send out the "hard copy" letter and photo. <br />As far as received cards/photos... I took time this afternoon to finish opening and reading the ones we received (see above for explanation). The photos from friends and family will go on the bulletin board for a few months and then be tossed. :( [Oh, the guilt!] In these days of facebook, I can usually go online to reminisce over last Christmas' photos.Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08965093440928340819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-75057120373766148882015-01-25T20:57:52.880-05:002015-01-25T20:57:52.880-05:00We haven't sent photos since the children were...We haven't sent photos since the children were small. I admit I didn't even send cards for a couple of years, but I found myself with time and energy and shocked those who received a card from us this year. I used to save all the photos people sent through the years...now, I post them on the fridge for a few months and then (gasp!) I toss them.SuziCatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889140153791941165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-13672381967909294102015-01-25T18:53:59.158-05:002015-01-25T18:53:59.158-05:00Ah well.. I haven't sent cards in years. And I...Ah well.. I haven't sent cards in years. And I receive very few which is fine by me. I think I have only ever received one newsletter type card from someone I hardly knew. And the only family-posed photo card I got was a delightful critters only image.. their dog two cats and a raccoon. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-6054575090726978092015-01-25T16:58:01.270-05:002015-01-25T16:58:01.270-05:00I have to say the biggest chore before Christmas i...I have to say the biggest chore before Christmas is writing and sending out Christmas cards, especially when so many people seem to have moved house so I'm trying to find new addresses etc. I know I sound awful, but I really don't enjoy getting Christmas cards either apart from close family. <br /><br />That bare Christmas tree made me grin. LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-42034668118268512032015-01-25T14:06:27.268-05:002015-01-25T14:06:27.268-05:00Your family Christmas get-togethers sound nice and...Your family Christmas get-togethers sound nice and warm! <br />As a non-traditionalist who is also a minimalist, I don't send photos of our "perfect" family for the holidays, don't send out form letters detailing our perfect activities of the year past, nor do I keep those we receive once everyone in the family has had a look at them - into the recycle bin they go. But that's me. Several of the cards we get are from people who, I think, just feel obligated to send them, but we really don't care to keep in touch otherwise. I did receive one special card this year that I've kept around ;).<br />I send cards to a few lucky recipients :), and the only one who gets a photo of the kids is a good friend who lives far away and who babysat my kids when they were little.<br /><br />This is, once again, another thought provoking post. I feel like I could write an entire post of my own in your comments!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853360875281742784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-65927159538638473152015-01-25T09:31:31.939-05:002015-01-25T09:31:31.939-05:00I used to send the letter which I understand no on...I used to send the letter which I understand no one really wanted, but I liked getting the letter from others, so I sent one out. This year it was a photo of all of us resting after a hike and then a small piece of paper with a typed note...same to everyone. I love seeing how families grow and change but I do not save a single one! I have enough pictures! I no longer save greeting cards either. I did burn one card I got a few years ago with a newly acquainted family through a wedding standing on the porch of their mansion with guns in their hand and a Christmas letter that indicated their goal in life was to impeach Obama! A totally inappropriate card for this holiday!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-22891180451748918362015-01-25T06:16:28.382-05:002015-01-25T06:16:28.382-05:00We sent a photo card this year. I love receiving c...We sent a photo card this year. I love receiving cards and really do like those photos. I put them away with my Christmas things and look them over again the next year when it's time to set up again. It's always fun to read the messages and look at the photos again!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-75418676936038289872015-01-24T22:23:16.868-05:002015-01-24T22:23:16.868-05:00We (by this I mean I) have not sent a Christmas l...We (by this I mean I) have not sent a Christmas letter or card for at least 15 years. However, we do receive many cards, some with photos and notes which I enjoy. Then, I feel guilty and often write personal notes to several people so they will continue to keep in contact. I do this at my leisure and not in the chaos of the Christmas season. I think maybe I enjoy it more by doing it this way. I keep the cards at least until I decide who I'm going to answer. Then, I pitch all but my grandchildren's photo cards which, of course, are too precious to trash. This year, we spent the holidays in Denver in a hotel while visiting with family, so I didn't even decorate the house. When we got back, there was nothing to put away - it was nice. Maybe I've started a trend. Glad to see you back, Anita. Happy 2015!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-42696145168634715682015-01-24T22:11:23.803-05:002015-01-24T22:11:23.803-05:00Mrs. C sends them every year despite my objections...Mrs. C sends them every year despite my objections. I say just put a "Merry Christmas everybody" on Facebook and be done with it.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253987680038616859.post-21588358755936163022015-01-24T22:07:15.312-05:002015-01-24T22:07:15.312-05:00This is difficult for me to share so please bear w...This is difficult for me to share so please bear with me, dear Anita. I am an only child, I am divorced with no children and my parents both died when I was in my mid-20's, so basically I have no family. I perhaps get two or Christmas cards from close friends, sometimes none, but this is fine with me. For myself, time spent with friends is more important to me than cards or gifts. I don't give Christmas cards, but I do call my friends to wish them a Merry Christmas and they invite me to their home to celebrate it with their family for a nice turkey dinner and I appreciate it very much.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.com