to love Christmas cards?

[hunkermunker]

I love writing them.

I love it when there's a neat pile of them, all stamped and addressed, ready for the post.

I love receiving them, putting them up, going "ooh, there's a fashion for round/tiny/glittery () cards this year, how very interesting" to DH, then after Christmas, I love sitting and snipping them up into gift tags that go in the Christmas box for next year's presents.

oooh me too - I love 'em (except the last bit but I do recycle them).

YES YABU
people like you make me feel bad ha ha

hunkermunker you are some woman i just slap received cards up on a string (usually as a child is hanging off my leg and i am trying to shake them off) sometimes i dont even really look who has sent them

def def def pay very little attention to what the cards look like [even bigger blush]

sort of kidding

I'm not being devil's advocate here but I actively dislike them. It's everything about them, the waste , the clutter, the expense and the "how are you"notes from people you haven't seen for years and who you won't hear from again until next year.

I also feel iritated when people I see every day of my life send me them.

I especially hate the Round robins which are excruciating and (horror) the photos of the sender's children in christmas gear. Yuk

Bah humbug

so, to the OP, yabu

nice don't send them until dec 10th though thanks

oh, yes, love em, love em.
Although got our first one early November this year, which was a bit keen even for me

I love the ideea that at least once a year you think about eveeryone who you think it lovely but just don't see any more - even if it is just to write 'we really MUST meet up soon' at the bottom of their card....

aw i quite like the kids on the front ones unless its very twee theyre the only cards i actually do sometimes glance at!

the presssure is horrible though isnt it wto be perfect

maybe ill hire a babysitter and we can go out and she can write all the cards

genius!

Love them. Even if I don't enjoy writing them, I love receiving them. I even like the round robins, if it gives me news about people I haven't seen for a long time. The house always looks really bare when we take them down.

I'm wondering about writing a round robin this year.

Nah, cba...

I love them too - love the fact that once it gets to December you think when the post arrives "ooohh, that might be Christmas cards" instead of "Oh, that's probably bills/junk mail/etc".

I print out pics of the boys and put them in some of the cards I send - only to people who'll be remotely interested though

Must dig through and get some nice ones from this year!

I have some that my ds designed at school (fundraising scheme for the school). They feature, errmm, festive lifeboats (sorry, that is ds's current craze!)

I love them to. Giving and recieving. Whats nicer than getting piles of cards every day in December from people you rarely get to see. Its a great way to catch up quickly.

Ah, hunker, I also send a photo to people I think might like one, but it is of the whole family (DH, Ds and me) as I get fed up with only receiving pictures of people's children, but not themselves.

I figure why spoil a good photo by putting DH and me in it

LOL at festive lifeboats - that's SO sweet!

Ah, but hunker it gives everyone a good chance to say "Oh, look at SoMuch, hasn't her hair gone grey" etc, etc, lol!

Festive lifeboats are great, but we are overdosing a bit on lifeboats in our house!!! Ds is obsessed!

i'm with you hunker - love sending them, love getting them and catching up with people and what has been happening.

I too snip them for next year or if not able - put them in the box for recycling that we have at the post office.

Have a couple of friend who also send really unusual (in a nice way) cards and I look forward each year to see what they will send.

am i being unreasonable to feel intimidated by all you lovely grateful christmas card givers and receivers ?

oh hunkermunker i'm with you!

zookeeper would love my cards this year - photo of ds and dd in a snowflake frame that dh got from a freebie with a photo mag. Have also put together a wee round robin for the first time! But both of these only being sent to folks we don't see ( distant family and the like - and i'm sure it will make their day to receive it!)

~OK girls, if you are going to send round robins please leave off the multiple exclamation marks for the faint-hearted amongst us