Comments on: Christmas Card Guilt

By: misspiggydon'twannabe

misspiggydon'twannabe — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:28:05 +0000

Putting up a tree is fun. Taking it down is murder, so for the last few years I’ve gone to Home Depot and bought a tree in a pot. It’s cool to have a tiny tree that only needs a tiny string of lights. Also you can put it out in the yard and keep it alive – I unfortunately have a brown thumb so that doesn’t work for me.

By: Rosa

Rosa — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:15:19 +0000

I took Christmas off this year, had the house to myself and a good friend came and shoveled so I didn’t even have to leave the house.

And you know what I found? The stash of thank-you notes I wrote and never sent for the baby gifts I got when my son was born, two and a half years ago.

Maybe I will include them in the New Year’s cards we’re planning on sending.

Merry Christmas, happy post-Solstice!

By: Office Wench Cherry

Office Wench Cherry — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:47:28 +0000

Merry Christmas Jenny and to all the Cherries who celebrate. Those Cherries of other religious or secular persuasions have a happy day anyway. With any luck you’re off work and getting stat pay.

By: Courtney De

Courtney De — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:35:06 +0000

I have so many unsent boxes of Christmas cards, I could open my own store. But next year I’m going to send them. I just know it.

Merry Christmas, Jenny! Thanks for all of the great reading-in both book and blog form. May your new year be filled with all good things.

By: Lily C

Lily C — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:35:12 +0000

It’s the second year running for me. I’m surprised anyone still talks to me.

Have a wonderful, wonderful Christmas and thank you for all the happiness you bring!

By: Brandy

Brandy — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:26:30 +0000

I only sent a few out and hand delivered the rest. Don’t worry about them. Merry Christmas!

By: K.L.

K.L. — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:06:04 +0000

I wasn’t able to make the Blog Carols, but I was there in spirit. I just want to wish you another wonderful, happy, joyous year. And good luck on the dog chewing thing. Just don’t let them anywhere near unfinished manuscripts. We need those.

By: Diane (TT)

Diane (TT) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:53:05 +0000

Still only a few cards out from me, and a few e-cards as well. I think I made it into the “C”s, but I wasn’t very motivated this year, and I should’ve been, because I moved, so no one will find me, ever again, if I lose them this year. Not that most of them are faithful card-senders, but maybe every three years or so, I get something…

Or not.

I did get my tree up (I cut one down myself, at an abbey near my home) – but then took it down again, because I left to spend the actual holiday with my family. So, mine was up for about 2 1/2 weeks.

And I almost didn’t get around to playing my favorite Christmas carol CD (Waverly Consort), but a chance comment from someone reminded me.

Forced celebration is no celebration at all, so it’s good if you can feel joy, but inner peach is also good.

Merry Christmas to those who wish it, and Peace on Earth to all!

By: ZaZa

ZaZa — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:22:09 +0000

Don’t forget the inner peach!

May I just post a link to this on my blog and say, “WJS”? Cause, minus the dogs, I could have written darn near every word of it. Especially the Christmas cards. If (when!) I finally get this place straightened out, I am undoubtedly going to find a couple dozen absolutley lovely boxes of Christmas cards. Sometimes I go to a card shop after the holiday and pick out something funny to send to the folks I really must send to. Sometimes…

I didn’t do a tree this year. First holiday after my mom died. I’m pretty okay by now, but I don’t think the tree and decorations would have been a good idea. Maybe next year. Thank God I’m a card-carrying intravert. None of my friends think I’m weird for wanting to be alone on Christmas. ;+)))

About my only concession to the hols would be to play my two favorite Christmas songs: “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” and the dogs barking “Jingle Bells”. /;+))) I haven’t done the Christmas carol thing since I was in a choir.

Have a peachy Christmas and lots of love to you and the gang. (((hugs)))

By: Barbara Martin

Barbara Martin — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:09:46 +0000

Despite my good intentions, my Christmas cards went out this afternoon. And thank you Jenny for those wonderful Christmas tunes. I agree with you, Judy Garland’s nose is cute — and her voice divine.

Merry Christmas, Jenny, and may all your future ones be bright. A healthy and prosperous New Year; and be sure to remind Bob who’s righter.

By: Kira

Kira — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:46:38 +0000

Merry Christmas, Jenny!

Thank you for brightening up our days and warming up our nights and bringing smiles to our faces.

By: Slave Driver

Slave Driver — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:34:59 +0000

Last years cards were sent without The Kid’s picture, so this year some lucky folks get last years and this years picture. No one gets pictures of me because I’m fugly looking, thats my gift to my friends. Of course I have only managed to send out two-thirds of the cards I am supposed to send, the rest sit sullenly on my desk, waiting for thir chance to shine. I’ll send them after Christmas, then they will be a surprise, like the ten dollar bill you find in the pocket of that pair of jeans you only wear when everything else is dirty.

Happy Holidays, hope you get nothing but pleasant surprises.

By: Charlene Teglia

Charlene Teglia — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:09:40 +0000

Hey, at least you bought cards you never sent. I had great plans to do a photo postcard. The photo got taken (eventually) but never printed…maybe next year? Happy holidays!

By: Brooke Brannon

Brooke Brannon — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:14:28 +0000

I’m the same way about cards. I have last year’s cards, too, and I had such good intentions, and then life went to hell and they never got sent. I figure I’ll make them New Years cards. Hey, they say “seasons greetings” on them. That works, right?

By: inkgrrl

inkgrrl — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:14:04 +0000

I have major surgery to prepare for, which is pretty much a free pass to blow off cards and all that jazz this year. For which I am truly thankful. Wait, that’s Thankgiving… um, I’ll get back to ya. Card’s in the mail?

Happiest Christmahanukwansolstica to ya in any case babe!

By: Evesie

Evesie — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:23:20 +0000

I feel better about not having time to decorate this year. But if it would help anyone, Orthodox Christmas isn’t until the 6th/7th so you have plenty of time to switch all sorts of things. Thank you for all the well-wishes and HAppY HOlidays to you too!

On that note, thanks for posting fun links. I have some that would probably cheer anyone up in an emergency case of holiday relativiness (i.e. to your drunk ass-grabbing uncle…or at least I HOPE it’s just your uncle)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r48hRGTGyyw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oYMOqwwYn8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OtnXn2b6LA

ENJOY!

By: JanLo

JanLo — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:50:07 +0000

I did get my cards out, but no time for the tree. Oh well, I can see the neighbor’s tree through my window – good deal. Not as good as the community tree in the center of all the cabins in Clitoris, but a start.
Merry Christmas everyone. Stay warm, eat until you’re full, and enjoy the day. It’s back to it soon enough.

By: Strop

Strop — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:01:07 +0000

That’s okay sweetie, because it’s entirely possible that I sent yours to the wrong address – I’ve just had a scan through my internet address book and realised I never got round to changing several people’s addresses in my paper address book, and that’s the one I used when addressing cards.

Oh well. Merry Christmas everyone.