<p>I’ve noticed a sharp drop-off in Christmas cards this year. We received about five, three with the printed letters. We got a big kick out of the letter from my husband’s aunt. she described each of her grandchildren as straight A students, apparently the fundamentalist homeschool has some grade inflation issues. Then there are the letters from a pair of sisters, one married well and enjoys a life of international travel and secure affluence, the other sent a real downer of a letter about her husband being unemployed. I do love receiving them but I think Christmas cards will soon be a thing of the past.</p>