We received our first Christmas card in the mail last week
and it reminded me how much I LOVE receiving Christmas cards!
But sending one can be such a conundrum!
First, there is the highly volatile matter of the photo. I
want a family photo to convey the peace of Christmas time and the joy of
family. But what I’ll settle for is a photo where everyone is facing forward...and no visible bunny ears.
Last year, it occurred to me around December 18th
that we didn't have a presentable family photo. Then suddenly, I had a
brilliant, last-minute idea! We’d all wear stocking hats (concealing my bad hair);
and I’d print it in sepia (disguising our mismatching outfits); and we’d use
our undecorated artificial tree as the backdrop (an outdoorsy feel to complete
the deception).
I dug through the stocking hats, and found four. The
fifth was actually a ski mask with the eye holes in the back. Mission
accomplished.
I cropped the picture nice and tight, but couldn't completely
crop the curtains without loosing half of Spencer’s face.
This was the result.
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| The Christmas Card Deception 2011 |
This year we’re aiming a little higher in the photo
department. But there’s still the matter of the Christmas letter!
I wanted to print the letter on the back of the photo (I ♥ Snapfish), but since there’s so
little space for a proper update, I’m considering writing the whole thing in
hashtags…even though I don’t tweet.
It might look something like this...
#Friendsandfamilyrock
#timeflies
#runningaroundlikeachickenwithmyheadcutofftoalltheboyssactivities
#kidsarehilarious
#kurtisadeerslayer
#substituteteachingprovidesblogfodder
#christisborn
#bringit2013
What would your
#hashtag Christmas letter say?
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