Men writing Christmas Cards?
Nov 30th 2011, 4:25 am
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Just off now to the Post Office to send all the cards off. Husband arrived home last night just in time to write his mother's card and for his absence I made him also parcel up a package to his family that I had already lovingly 
wrapped. I picked Lego (not 'legos' - it drives me up the wall to hear it call that over here. Lego is singular and plural as far as I am concerned, like 'sheep') to send to the kiddies as it's cheaper over here and light on the scales.
to all of you who do write your own cards. I shall keep a list this year of who bothered to send us one from his side, and ruthlessly cull those who don't from next year's mailing.
wrapped. I picked Lego (not 'legos' - it drives me up the wall to hear it call that over here. Lego is singular and plural as far as I am concerned, like 'sheep') to send to the kiddies as it's cheaper over here and light on the scales. to all of you who do write your own cards. I shall keep a list this year of who bothered to send us one from his side, and ruthlessly cull those who don't from next year's mailing.
As for cards, my husband never sends cards for any reason to anyone
I like cards!
Nov 30th 2011, 4:36 am
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I write the cards to my family and my OH family. Mainly for the reason that if my OH were to write them then no one would be able to read what was written in them and the mail service would have real problems deciphering the address on the envelope.
One weird thing I do is I sign ones to my family with my name first then my OH, son and daughter and the ones to my OH family I sign his name first then mine, then son and then daughter. No clue why as everyone knows I write them!
One weird thing I do is I sign ones to my family with my name first then my OH, son and daughter and the ones to my OH family I sign his name first then mine, then son and then daughter. No clue why as everyone knows I write them!
Nov 30th 2011, 6:19 am
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For the last two years we've had photo cards made up in that quintessential American way (that people in the UK tend to snicker at), and I've addressed the envelopes and put stamps on. Neither my OH or I have bothered writing on any of them as there are already printed messages, and we've found people are very likely to keep the photo long after Christmas as a keepsake... which has made me feel slightly better about the cost/environmental impact of Christmas cards.
This year I'm panicking because I haven't organised jack sh.t yet and Christmas is only a few weeks away... eek!
OH is in charge of making sure his family's/friends' addresses are up to date. If I don't have an address, they don't get a card!
This year I'm panicking because I haven't organised jack sh.t yet and Christmas is only a few weeks away... eek!
OH is in charge of making sure his family's/friends' addresses are up to date. If I don't have an address, they don't get a card!
Nov 30th 2011, 6:38 am
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Wow that made me feel better, and the wife does the cards.
Nov 30th 2011, 6:44 am
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Nov 30th 2011, 6:52 am
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I write the cards to my family and my OH family. Mainly for the reason that if my OH were to write them then no one would be able to read what was written in them and the mail service would have real problems deciphering the address on the envelope.
One weird thing I do is I sign ones to my family with my name first then my OH, son and daughter and the ones to my OH family I sign his name first then mine, then son and then daughter. No clue why as everyone knows I write them!
One weird thing I do is I sign ones to my family with my name first then my OH, son and daughter and the ones to my OH family I sign his name first then mine, then son and then daughter. No clue why as everyone knows I write them!
Nov 30th 2011, 8:08 am
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hmmm...I put my husband's name since the man's name is usually first, ie Mr and Mrs John Brown...if I didn't buy, write and mail cards, no-one would ever see another card...
Nov 30th 2011, 8:36 am
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I always understood that if Fred is writing the card, then the signature is Mary and Fred. But if Mary is doing the writing, it should be Fred and Mary -- the person actually wielding the pen goes last.
Nov 30th 2011, 8:59 am
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So who sticks with the stock message in the card?
I've noticed a lot of cards we get, they're just signed, not even a to Bob and company.
The missus would be like that, but I tend to scribble a personal message to friends/family and get her to at least put who we're sending the card to...or why bother I say.
And what do you lot do with the photocards? Feel guilty about binning them after the holidays, but it's not like you can even use them as a bookmark.
I've noticed a lot of cards we get, they're just signed, not even a to Bob and company.
The missus would be like that, but I tend to scribble a personal message to friends/family and get her to at least put who we're sending the card to...or why bother I say.
And what do you lot do with the photocards? Feel guilty about binning them after the holidays, but it's not like you can even use them as a bookmark.
Nov 30th 2011, 10:38 am
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