<p>We do the family photo every year, sometimes, when life does not cooperate (i look old or fat) the photo is the kids only…I was very young when I saw the year after year Christmas card photos of DHs family friends and thought that was a great idea. We did not begin until we had kids and moved to a new town- it was a good way to stay in touch with old friends.</p>
<p>Now I do a letter ONLY for people far away, any one nearby ought to know what’s up, and a photo card for every one- an email photo for some people, as I am trying to cut down on the # on my list. Every year when I drop a couple of people who have not sent a card in a while or who I feel I am out of touch with, that’s that group that sends a lovely card!</p>
<p>I do try to write the letter to convey to family who now live far away, but used to live close, info about us that reveal the personalities of the kids- these aunts & uncles recall toddlers and like to know who they are now- I figure if I write it to Aunt Gertrude it won’t sound braggy to my friends</p>
<p>I like to include the good stuff and the bad (well some of it, the stuff I can laugh at) but I am way too sincere to make it funny, can we get Curm or Slugg to hire out their services and write Xmas letters? </p>
<p>There is one family member (think junior league, sorority president) and her letters are sweet but nauseating, yet sincere for her :eek: They have been lampooned and the funniest thing is that other family members who received the spoofed version from my SIL did not get the joke!!</p>
If I could Photoshop I would put sunglasses on him and see who gets the joke! Too bad all of us were not at Powell for a photo :(</p>