The Christmas Card Conundrum

We received our first Christmas card in the mail last week
and it reminded me how much I LOVE receiving Christmas cards!

But sending one can be such a conundrum!

First, there is the highly volatile matter of the photo. I
want a family photo to convey the peace of Christmas time and the joy of
family. But what I’ll settle for is a photo where everyone is facing forward…and no visible bunny ears.

Last year, it occurred to me around December 18th
that we didn’t have a presentable family photo. Then suddenly, I had a
brilliant, last-minute idea! We’d all wear stocking hats (concealing my bad hair);
and I’d print it in sepia (disguising our mismatching outfits); and we’d use
our undecorated artificial tree as the backdrop (an outdoorsy feel to complete
the deception).

I dug through the stocking hats, and found four. The
fifth was actually a ski mask with the eye holes in the back. Mission
accomplished.

I cropped the picture nice and tight, but couldn’t completely
crop the curtains without loosing half of Spencer’s face.

This was the result.

This year we’re aiming a little higher in the photo
department. But there’s still the matter of the Christmas letter!

I wanted to print the letter on the back of the photo (I ♥ Snapfish), but since there’s so
little space for a proper update, I’m considering writing the whole thing in
hashtags…even though I don’t tweet.

It might look something like this…

#Friendsandfamilyrock

#timeflies

#runningaroundlikeachickenwithmyheadcutofftoalltheboyssactivities

#kidsarehilarious

#kurtisadeerslayer

#substituteteachingprovidesblogfodder

#christisborn

#bringit2013

What would your
#hashtag Christmas letter say?