tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post2047490401356421716..comments2024-02-19T10:47:03.421-05:00Comments on Anny's Points of View: The Christmas LetterAnny Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-74591162528959906812007-12-04T23:37:00.000-05:002007-12-04T23:37:00.000-05:00About long ago Christmases. My brother and I alway...About long ago Christmases. My brother and I always wakened in the early morning dark and crept downstairs. It was always wonderful to sit in the dim light and stare at the tree and the gifts under it. We both received skates one Christmas, laced them on and tried them out on the ice- covered driveway before anyone was up. I guess we got dressed but all I can remember is the swish of our blades on the ice. I wasn't a doll kind of girl. Give me skates or a sleigh or books and Christmas will be perfect. Then there was the time I lived in Wales ... but that's another story.<BR/>www.anitabirt.comAnita Birthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10579877218246605030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-56149483576656466072007-12-02T22:07:00.000-05:002007-12-02T22:07:00.000-05:00I understand what it's like to have a bleak Christ...I understand what it's like to have a bleak Christmas and then to have something positive come out of it. One bleak Christmas inspired a poem I later had published. I like your idea of a letter instead of a card. It is a great tradition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12019450793013285292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-27727155194825306772007-12-02T17:25:00.000-05:002007-12-02T17:25:00.000-05:00I started our Christmas Newsletter back in '03, wh...I started our Christmas Newsletter back in '03, when I knew no one would believe the 'year of hell' we'd gone through (see 'My Life as a Soap Opera' post!) and now my mother anxiously awaits each year's installment and even starts making suggestions around T-day:)Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-2534448943465624602007-12-02T14:03:00.001-05:002007-12-02T14:03:00.001-05:00We have about 50 people or groups to notify. Perso...We have about 50 people or groups to notify. Personalized cards are out. BUT we do the "this was our year" thing. As a lousy letter writer, I enjoy getting these updates because I haven't made the effort all year long to see what's happening. We tend to put additional handwritten notes at the bottom to people we are very close to or family.<BR/><BR/>I see this continuing in the years to come. Congregations, organizations, seminary families which have all had a part in our development WANT that info from us and we hear about it if we don't send. Easier to do, than argue.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947952583116323744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-5169955255063168912007-12-02T14:03:00.000-05:002007-12-02T14:03:00.000-05:00I used to write individual cards but there was nev...I used to write individual cards but there was never enough room in the card to say all the stuff I wanted to say so then I would add a sheet of paper for a real letter... by the time I finished all of them it was February.Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-81460404931150080242007-12-02T12:18:00.000-05:002007-12-02T12:18:00.000-05:00Nice blog. Loved the snowmen pic:)SandraNice blog. Loved the snowmen pic:)<BR/>SandraSandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-67890402160235300082007-12-02T12:03:00.000-05:002007-12-02T12:03:00.000-05:00I decided several years ago t give up the written ...I decided several years ago t give up the written Xmas card as it caused too much stress with everything else Xmasey going on. So I notified everybbody but told them I'd answer their cards in January, which I do. Makes it easy, becasue I can comment on what to them. New friends get e-mail cards. Works for me. JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468322635677076272.post-79217739274201659192007-12-02T02:11:00.000-05:002007-12-02T02:11:00.000-05:00I generally hand write erratic messy xmas cards th...I generally hand write erratic messy xmas cards that are specific to the person. I'm not into the one letter fits all thing but that's me...if I wrote more than 20then I may change my mindAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012768592941285677noreply@blogger.com