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10-09-2015 09:31 AM
I haven't sent Christmas cards for years. I used to send to the older relatives since they loved getting cards, but they are all gone now. I do send birthday cards to my kids, in-law kids, and of course the grandchildresn. I'll call my friends to wish them a happy birthday - gives us a chance to catch up.
10-09-2015 09:33 AM
@KentuckyWoman wrote:Yes, I still send cards. I love to do it. I will say that over the years I have significantly cut back on the number I mail. Mostly I just send cards to friends and family we don't get to see that often. Another tradition that seems to be falling by the wayside.
I do that too. I write a little note inside each card trying to cover everything that happened in the past year. Include some updated pictures if I have any.
10-09-2015 09:38 AM
We send out a few mostly to friends who live in The Netherlands . This year there will be one less on our list. My Mother-in-Law who lived near us passed on Oct.10.
Tell this story every year: Had a relative whose DH worked second shift. On TG after he would go to work she would do the Christmas Cards. Their card was the first to arrive. It was a wonderful tradition.
My dad sent out probably hundreds of cards and really enjoyed it. Miss those days.
10-09-2015 10:06 AM
I make all my cards. I send out 25-30 Christmas cards each year. I have many nieces and nephews who also have children. I make and send each of them birthday cards. I also make and send a couple of card for other times of the year (i.e., Valentine's day, etc.). I love to send cards and I love to receive them. I'm not a big fan of e-cards, mainly because I fear a possible computer virus. So if I get one. I don't open it.
10-09-2015 10:15 AM
@Krimpette wrote:I make all my cards. I send out 25-30 Christmas cards each year. I have many nieces and nephews who also have children. I make and send each of them birthday cards. I also make and send a couple of card for other times of the year (i.e., Valentine's day, etc.). I love to send cards and I love to receive them. I'm not a big fan of e-cards, mainly because I fear a possible computer virus. So if I get one. I don't open it.
I just bought a cuttlebug and card making supplies. I'm not feeling too great but I'm looking forward to trying this. I used to make jewelry but it causes too much hand and neck pain. Card making looks fun.
10-09-2015 10:24 AM
DH had a great idea a couple of years ago. We used to write a Christmas poem (instead of a synopsis of how great our year was). He got a new cell phone and we changed over our antiquated land line, so he came to the conclusion that a Christmas phone call was much better than a card. Calls are free!! Cards cost about $3.00 to $4.00 to send. So now, when he gets a card, he makes a call. It's fun for him - catches up with old friends and they chat for hours. Maybe you don't have a cardboard "memory", but we both make much better memories on the phone.
10-09-2015 10:34 AM
Interestingly, we still get quite a few Christmas cards each year, despite my not having sent them out since the mid-70's. Among the cards are the newsletters reporting on the year's events and milestones.
I would rather call the person, near or far, and hear their voices than open a card.
I Save the cards to cut the pictures on the front and attach to my Christmas gift bags with other holiday ornaments tied to the handles ( as previously posted ).
If you send out " glitter " cards, understand that while they are beautiful, they make a mess: getting on hands and face; wherever they're opened, they'll leave telltale droppings on the counter/ floor / rugs for pets to find.....
Some folks love them; others leave them or toss them.
10-09-2015 10:55 AM
I don't anymore, and have not for years. Get very few each year now.
This was always my most hated Christmas task, so it was easy for me to bag it.
10-09-2015 11:01 AM
I do. I just bought my Christmas Stamps yesterday. I send out about 40 every year. I don't count to see who sends a card back. I don't wait for their card to come in. I just send them out to the people that I want to know that even though we are all so busy & I may not see them often, I still think of them. Mine do say Merry Christmas. I hope they don't offend anyone, but it's the Christmas season that I am celebrating, so that is what I send out.
10-09-2015 11:12 AM
I already have my Christmas cards purchased and I will work on them over the week of Thanksgiving. When I get one, it's like getting a little hug, so I like to think of it as sending out hugs
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