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Created Those Christmas Cards Yet?

Created Those Christmas Cards Yet?

So our Christmas cards arrived today. . . or so I think. I had them delivered to my husband’s work and he texted me mid-morning saying they had arrived, but when I asked how they looked this is the photo I received.

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For all I know whatever’s in that envelope could belong to someone else, I might have misspelled our last name or I could have a boogie in my nose I didn’t notice before ordering. The suspense is killing me!!

But at least I “think” my holiday greetings have been printed and that’s a big check off my list. Through the years I have proven time and again that if I don’t order my cards before Thanksgiving, I might as well just wait for the happy Easter salutations because Christmas probably just won’t happen. So what about you? Have you purchased your festive photo greeting cards?

I found a cute card for a good price from Wal-Mart this year and chose the cardstock two-sided printing option so that I could customize the back with a recap of our year and add our return address on the envelope. I’ve never used Wal-Mart for my Christmas cards but hopefully I will be pleased.

If you’re still shopping for the perfect family photo cards here are a few places to try (some I’ve used, some I haven’t so I can’t vouch for quality and service), but I would love to know if you have a favorite that isn’t on the list. By the way, make sure you look for coupon codes and special deals right now, because they are certainly out there.

 
photo credit: HA! Designs – Artbyheather Vintage Christmas Card via photopin (license)

 

Merry Christmas & Holiday Home Tour

Merry Christmas & Holiday Home Tour

Good morning and Merry Christmas! As usual, I’m the first body up on Christmas morning, but I don’t mind much if the boys sleep in for a bit. The coffee just finished brewing, the tree is twinkling and Santa has polished off most of his cookies and milk left out last night by one very eager six-year-old boy.

I plan to use these few moments of quiet for a bit of . . . never mind, I hear a little voice. Let the fun begin! As a final way to celebrate this special day, I’m leaving you with a quick holiday home tour.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Christmas home tour

Christmas home tour

Christmas home tour

Christmas home tour

Christmas home tour

Christmas home tour

Christmas home tour

Christmas home tour

Christmas home tour

Christmas home tour 

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Christmas home tour

What are Your Favorite Christmas Songs?

What are Your Favorite Christmas Songs?

Christmas songs

I recently asked my family to come up with their five favorite Christmas songs for a scrapbook layout I was creating, but what should have been a quick little task (at least for my son and me) turned into a two week struggle for my husband. His excuse, and I do get it, was that as he listened to the 24/7 Christmas radio stations each day he rediscovered some forgotten favorites and a list of only five was really just not fair. . . so he finally gave me a list of seven. So not the assignment, but I took it, ignored one and added another to my own!

So here is how my family’s lists of five six favorite Christmas songs all “played” out. What are your favorites?

My Favorite Christmas Songs

  • O Holy Night
  • Do You Hear What I Hear
  • Do They Know It’s Christmas
  • Christmas Canon
  • The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole version)
  • Carol of the Bells

My Six-Year-Old Son’s Favorite Christmas Songs

  • Jingle Bells
  • Jingle Bells, Batman Smells (completely different version than the original)
  • Santa Claus is Coming to Town
  • Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
  • Feliz Navidad
  • Amazing Grace (which he insists IS a Christmas song)

My Husband’s Favorite Christmas Songs

  • Where are you Christmas
  • Angels We Have Heard on High
  • Let There Be Peace on Earth
  • O Come All Ye Faithful
  • O Come O Come Emmanuel
  • What Child is This
    I nixed “Do You Hear What I Hear” from his list since he was over quota and it was already on mine.

 
photo credit: Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism Carolers – Nantucket via photopin (license)

 

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