every year, i have a very big goal.
get christmas cards out BEFORE christmas.
and every year, i fail.
this year, it has to happen.
i've got our pictures done:
and i picked out a card on minted.
and voila.
ordered and they are on their way.
(sign up at minted and you can get a $25 credit to use towards your holiday cards, if you haven't done them yet---or maybe memorial day cards if you're way late---i won't judge you)
AND, once you sign up, tell your friends to sign up and you can get more credit in your account.
it's that easy.
now, i only have to address and mail 100+ of them before christmas.
i can still make my goal--maybe?
this is where i SUCK. addressing and mailing cards.
please tell me you suck at this too?
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speaking of christmas...it's beginning to look a lot like it around these parts:
our tiny destructor has found a new toy.
the christmas tree.
looks like the bottom half of the tree shall remain ornament-less this year.
have a great weekend y'all!
High five momma!!! I majorly suck at the addressing and mailing. Probably worse than you.
ReplyDeleteOlive killinggggg me. I want to eat her up. Or have her be buddies with Selah. Or both.
I think we all suck at addressing and mailing Christmas cards. It is not the "fun" part, you know?
ReplyDeleteLovely picture, btw.=)
Bring some of your cards to church on Sunday and I will help you! I already sent mine out...and yes I am a little embarrassed about that. :) tayloro84@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteYes!!! Cards are such a 10 step process!!! I tried to quickly grab stamps at the post office this week which turned into 30 minutes of me and 3 kids waiting on their crashed computers to tell me if they did or did not charge me $90 twice or not...just wanted some holy family stamps. Not to entertain my kids at the counter for 30 min at lunch time. Ever grateful I typed labels a few years ago to print. Now if my friends would just stop moving.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first year my Fiance and I did Christmas cards. I have yet to address them, or buy stamps. Do you have stamps? If so, take comfort in the fact that you are ahead of me. If not, want me to send you some stamps? :)
ReplyDeletexx,
Kate at ummmnowwhat.blogspot.com
no stamps here...i'll take some :)
Deleteoh man! i feel ya on the christmas cards! i had my idea of what i wanted to do for them since july, but i haven't gotten around to even TAKING the pictures yet! yikes!
ReplyDeletebtw... i'm a new follower of your blog and i'm in LOVE! your kiddos are adorable. every single one of them. every time i see a mixed baby it makes me happy :) ever since i started dating my vietnamese boyfriend (over 4 years ago!) i've imagined us having many many gorgeous halfie babies :P he's also always said he wants to adopt, so i guess your family is a snapshot of what we want to have in our future!!
cheers!
fun! thanks for saying hi :)
Deleteaddressing cards is my spiritual gift. i love it. and there is a monkey missing from your family photo. whats up with that.
ReplyDeletewell then. come and address my cards.
DeleteI love your Christmas card photo and the pictures of little Olive with your tree. So so cute!
ReplyDeleteI've had my cards for at least 2 weeks and not one is addressed yet. Don't even get me started on trying to get them actually stamped and to the post office...
ReplyDeleteyou're making me feel better about myself.
Deletethank you for that.
#1-You and I have very similar needlepoint stockings. There is no better stocking than a needlepoint one. ;) #2-I am currently looking at my stack of Christmas Cards; already printed, already with the return address. Now, will I do the part I hate and put the actual addresses on. This point remains to be seen. I will check back in. But, I am nervous about it because like you, I detest this part. I just had some really good pictures made though....gotta come through!
ReplyDeleteyou can do it!
DeleteAs we were growing our brood (5) I ended up having to give up the whole Christmas card thing. It was just too much to accomplish. I do miss it though :/ Love your picutre!! Your mantle looks great...loving that blue bench <3
ReplyDeletestill haven't done my Christmas (that always end up being new years) cards so I'm not judging. My secret to addressing? I print my addresses on the envelope. I have a file saved on my computer and every year I just change the fonts and colors to match the designs for that years' cards. The most personal? Nah. But it works.
ReplyDeleteokay, but how do you print? on a lable? or straight on the envelope?
Delete*label
DeleteI think I'm going to buck tradition and do New Year's cards this year. I figure as long as they go out in January, we're good. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful family!
My goal is to get them out before Christmas. Last year we found a company who will print them, address them, stamp them and even send them out for you if you want (we don't have them send them because we add a newsletter). But the addressing them is the best for me...it used to take me forever. Now we just insert newsletter and send out. And we got a 70% off coupon...75 Christmas cards for $32...that's with the stamp. Best Christmas deal ever!
ReplyDeletelet's just say I still haven't mailed about half of our wedding thank you cards...and we got married 4 1/2 years ago. :/
ReplyDeletei hear minted is fabulous. hope you share a pic of the card you made! merry early Christmas to you! :)
i think you should probably just throw those thank you cards away. just do it.
Deleteoh my gosh I just loooove baby thigh creases!! Mareto still has his and I will cry when they go away! She's just soooo cute!
ReplyDeleteLove your picture this year! We still haven't done ours but are scheduled with our photographer for next Sunday. Soooo mine may be New Year's cards. ;)
I actually got our picture AND ordered them and they sit on the kitchen counter staring at me... I don't know when they will be mailed but at least I have them! hahah
ReplyDeleteyou're one step ahead of me!
Deletemy Christmas tradition is to not even get close to sending cards.
ReplyDeleteto argue about it with my husband.
decide I do NOT want to send them.
And then regret it.
Not the best tradition..but pretty consistent!
maybe you can just photoshop my family's faces over yours, and I can use that as my card????
bahaha. this comment made me laugh.
Deletesure, photoshop away :)