on Friday for her Show Us Your Life series. Welcome to anyone stopping by from either of those two linky parties.
Dave and I haven't always done cards but some of my friends clued me in to Costco's website. Making a card from there couldn't be simpler -- you simply choose your design, upload a picture, add a message and click to order. Plus you can pick your cards up the next day and they are very reasonably priced. This works out well for Dave and I.
We would love to do separate Chanukah and Christmas cards but we don't have enough of each group of people for the minimum order of 50 so we do a generic holiday card for everyone. I always try to coordinate (a little) our outfits and we try to get a recent family picture. This year our picture was taken on Sunday morning at church, in front of the stone wall in our sanctuary. Our card looks a little weird in this post because Dave had to scan it at work but in reality it is actually quite nice!
The one thing I am really happy about is that this year it only took one take to get a decent picture. Last year was a whole different story and you can see the outtakes here!
EDITED TO ADD: I actually wrote this post on Friday morning in preparation for these blog parties. I just want to add, given the horrific events in Newton, Connecticut on Friday that our wish for peace feels even more urgent. Having a son who will be starting school in the fall, this tragedy has hit close to home, a feeling shared by many of us, I'm sure. Please take a moment to offer up a prayer of comfort for those who lost family members, especially their children.
Great picture and sweet card!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining in the fun. Hope you have a very Merry CHRISTmas!
Thank you for your sweet comment.
ReplyDeleteI love your card and I agree Martha Stewart doesn't have any kids. We are in a constant battle with Heloisa. She wants to pull out the lights : )
Our Christmas tree actually ended up falling on our daughter. Unfortunately she wasn't even pulling on it at the time, just sitting there. But most of the time she was totally pulling decorations off the tree.
DeleteAnd I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I usually try to respond to my blog comments a little sooner but I was terribly sick for a couple of weeks at the end of December and so fell behind in responding to people.
I never thought about getting cards from Costco! The last couple of years we've sent out generic box cards, but I really hope to get it together early enough next year to order photo cards. So I'm glad to hear a recommendation!
ReplyDeleteI found out about it through friends and it is sooooo easy! I love it. My only complaint is that their selection (at least in Canada) does not have a lot of variety.
DeleteAnd I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I usually try to respond to my blog comments a little sooner but I was terribly sick for a couple of weeks at the end of December and so fell behind in responding to people.
Did I not comment on this already? The card is so sweet. Yes, peace on earth would be wonderful! :-(
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