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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2004 Nov. - 2005 Jan.: ***Christmas Card Etiquette***: Archive through December 06, 2004 users admin

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Jmm
Member

08-16-2002

Friday, December 03, 2004 - 10:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kaili, I think it's wonderful that you like to enclose a handwritten note with your cards. If you truly are concerned about having your news "on display", why not get some cute smaller note paper and write your news on it. Then they could display your card without "airing your linens".

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Friday, December 03, 2004 - 11:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vee, you make an excellent point and, as I'm recalling that time, my parents died.. Mom in February and Dad in June, so I had been able to write a tribute for the paper for her, and wrote both a tribute for him and his obituary.. I also went through and read all the letters he wrote to her when he was in the south pacific during WWII and found a touching page where he was taking notes when he rather suddenly found out that he was going to be sent back to the states.. and how nervous he was, not really believing it was true until the small plane landed and they were away from danger and how his one thought was "Betty" and that they would actually get to celebrate that Christmas together.. so I had time, while we settled the estate, and went through the pain of seeing stuff sold, house sold, etc.. I was writing and gathering. But as far as notifying most people, my dad had notified many people about mom's death and then I did the same after his. (getting a bit teary here, but in a good way.. that was a really difficult year) And I sent those cards out in the fall, so as to not just arrive at Christmas,but to let people know so they wouldn't (those who didn't know yet) have the sadness of finding out later that they'd sent off a greeting to a couple who was no longer there.. the audience was primarly very long time friends, some from their childhood/young adulthood, some from the war years, and good friends from later years, but those who would want that info. I agree that just dropping that bomb in a regular card would be horrible.

I agree, actually this has been a very interesting thread..

Pamy, just to you!!

My mom always got her cards for the next year at the day after Christmas sale

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 5:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
For someone like me who had tendonitis in my wrists, I cannot write a lot in each card. I have done a newsletter for the past 3 years. I also print the address directly on the envelope, I use a label for the return address. I write inside the card.

I start off my Christmas Newsletter saying that this is our annual Christmas newsletter and if you don't like newsletters, just recycle this paper and read no further...then I begin my newsletter. I don't over brag of my family, as we have nothing to really brag about, I just generally tell of what the kids have done over the year, what they are up to now and a bit about dh and I. That's it.

and like I said, if you receive a newsletter and you don't want one, just recycle it and you are done.

Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't put anything like that in my notes I guess mainly because the people who I send cards to know what I've ben up to. They're family and close friends. So my notes in the cards aren't about how in june I went to visit my dad and I spent a week with my mom in August....or whatever.

My best friend- I can't say much except what I've been up to inthe past few days because we talk a lot. The note to her, in her card, is about how sorry I am I didn't get down to see her last weekend, that Tim's work Christmas party is tonight, etc. It's not that I care if anyone else reads any of it, it's just that I don't often see notes like that on Christmas cards.

My grandma's card I said I hope she has a good Christmas, hope she's well, I'm still subbing but haven't even seen any jobs posted lately but that's okay because I've bumped into other people I was in school with subbing so I don't feel bad and I'll see her this summer.

My aunt Jeannie I don't ever talk to, but my mom does so I get updates on her through my mom and vice versa. Her card was shorter- the basic Merry Christmas stuff, hope all is good and hope to see her sometime soon. And another short note to my cousin who lives with her inside the card.

...I have a lot of cards left to do. Some will be long, some will be shorter. I write bigger on the shorter ones :-) But that's why I started early (for me)- I usually don't bother with this until the middle of the month. I guess my main reason for writing the notes is that if I'm spending almost 40 cents a pop to mail these things, I'm going to do more than sign my name.

I think we should have a newsletter thread- like in the updates section or something- where we can all write a newletter to share with TVCH if we want. You know we'd be reading them!

(If a TVCHer meets other TVCHers, do they put that in their Christmas letter they send out to everyone they know??)

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 9:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
(If a TVCHer meets other TVCHers, do they put that in their Christmas letter they send out to everyone they know??)

......of course!!!! it is the highlight of the year!!!!!!!!

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 9:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If a TVCHer meets another TVCHer, and no one is around to hear it, do they make a sound?

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If a TVCHer meets a TVCHer, comin' through the rye...will a TVCHer hug a TVCHer, will a TVCHer say "Hi!"?

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
TVCHers always hug. Not sure about the Hi tho - sometimes it is more of a "scream".

Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    


Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 5:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
~I NEED TO MEET A TVCHer ASAP SO I CAN PUT IT IN MY NEWSLETTER!!!

EVERYONE'S INVITED OVER!



Jmm
Member

08-16-2002

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 5:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok, I went to Mapquest and we should be there about 2 pm your time (that is if we don't make too many stops).

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 6:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If I left now...I would probably make it to have supper with you and Jmm (with no stops or kids)

Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sounds good to me!

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 10:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Babyruth!! I was humming that same song last night after I read that.. Coming thru the Rye..

You guys are FAST drivers!! At least for me, Mapquest says.. Total Est. Time: 39 hours, 12 minutes Total Est. Distance: 2474.65 miles..

Jmm
Member

08-16-2002

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 11:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here's my Mapquest info:
Total Est. Time: 18 hours, 11 minutes Total Est. Distance: 1080.55 miles

Gee Sea, I guess Texas is a little closer than California.

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 11:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i love newsletters and hearing all about my friends' and family's lives. i write one, too. my newsletter does not go to my whole card-list, though. i send the newsletter to about a dozen people. newsletters are not for casual friends or co-workers IMO.
i always add a specific few lines for each person.
i love getting newsletters, too, and reading things such as how my old friends' triplets are doing, how this woman completed her surgical residency, how that person is engaged, etc.
like a lot of other people, time gets away from me and i am really busy. it is a good way for me to catch people up on things. i am actually disappointed if i don't get a 'newsy' letter and instead get a 'love, joelly and craig'!

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 11:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
p.s. especially if last year's card said, "love, joelly and mark"



LOL


Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 12:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey, it is 2:17pm and no one is here yet...

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 1:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awww Deesandy! Isn't there someone close by? Seems like there is a Fla thread somewhere. Tell you what. Go out and meet someone then sign them up to TVCH! Two birds with one stone, ya know? LOL

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Sea!...I was kinda hoping someone would catch the reference.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Monday, December 06, 2004 - 12:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh I catch references.. especially Ami's reference to Scout's true colors not being part of any rainbow.. LOL



Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Monday, December 06, 2004 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
~HERE IS OUR NEWSLETTER THIS YEAR~

2004 MITCHELL FAMILY CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER! J

Another year has gone by! We brought in the New Year with great friends and food. It was the first NYE that Cassie stayed up for the ball to drop. She had a blast dancing and noise making! We took advantage of going to Disney during the slow tourism time in January and Cassie fell in love with Mickey and Minnie Mouse!

February we got to see the Christopher Columbus ship, Nina. We visited it twice and Cassie was amazed…it looked like Captain Hook’s ship! We also went to the Kennedy Space Center to see the rockets. Our brother Dave and his family came to visit for a week. It was a fun and busy month!

March brought us Cassie’s 3rd birthday! We had a huge party of 120 people, parachute games, air bouncer, mini rollercoaster and lots of fun! Cassie still talks about “my party”. She also won second place in a funniest photo contest at the lighthouse, winning a gift certificate.

April we had our third annual Easter egg hunt with a guest appearance from The Easter Bunny! The Easter Bunny (Uncle Don) was a big hit! We loved having visitors from Michigan, Mike Barrett and Andréa Kirkwood. It is great to see St. Augustine through the eyes of vacationers!

May was challenging. We learned that children do get shingles and we witnessed Cassie have them. Surviving that terrible experience, Cassie and Sandy took a vacation to Michigan. Cassie loved flying on a plane and being “Way up high in the sky!”

June was exciting since Cassie’s first national publication came out. Her photo was selected to be in Parent’s Magazine in the milestones section in the July issue on page 17…in case you missed it! We also experienced Cassie’s first non-commercial boat ride of which she slept most of the time. She did get a kick out of seeing the fish and other boats…when she was awake!

July came and we did our traditional Bridge of Lions 4th of July fireworks evening. We also went to the zoo, and to Jekyll Island with friends for a Summer Waves water park day. July is a busy time with vacationers, who are becoming more like friends than customers to us as we watch each other’s children grow up! J

In August there was a feature story about our family, what we do for a living, and how much we love St. Augustine! The photo they printed with it was not the best due to the sun making us all squint; the story they wrote was lovely! Strangers stopped to tell us that they recognized us and say how much they liked our story.

September exhausted us. It was a trying hurricane season and we were in the midst. Our complex lost the roofs off of two buildings and damaged others, including ours thanks to hurricane Frances. Hurricane Jeanne came by and added salt to the wound. Homes were destroyed. Homes had to be rebuilt. It was a weary time. Aunt Bobbie & Russ had scheduled a vacation and came just before the storm hit! It was comforting to have family around.

October is a favorite month due to all the Halloween events going on; Cassie was a Witch. Cassie had her very first sleepover. Now she wants everyone she knows to come have a sleepover! She also rode on a “real” Thomas the Train! Sandy visited Michigan briefly.

November was fun as we all attended our first Bat Mitzvah for Cassie’s art teacher’s daughter. Thanksgiving we traditionally spent with family, great food and fun including bike riding!

December is always fun, filled with celebration all month long. Our favorite is to come home to MI. have a white Christmas, see friends and family and to play in the snow! ~Happy Holidays!




Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, December 06, 2004 - 10:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay, you newletter grumblers, where do you think the bragging or boring parts are? Come on. Let's put your money where your mouths er, fingers, are!

I am not really serious, so don't get all over me!

As soon as I can find one of our old ones, I'll post it. I will also post this year's when I get a little closer to "done" with it.

Dee, I think it is nice. But then I like newsletters. What I want to know is what did you do with 120 birthday presents!!!!

Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Monday, December 06, 2004 - 12:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL! Many of the 120 were actually in couples and even families so there wasn't as many gifts as you might think. It was a bit overwhelming and we are not going to have that kind of party ever again! We live in and work at a condo complex and if you invite one neighbor, all have to be invited. I guess that does sound somewhat braggish if you don't know us or what we do!

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Monday, December 06, 2004 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here is our Newsletter...(since we are sharing :-) )

Howdy all: Yes this is a Christmas Newsletter, so if you don’t like them or don’t want to read it just please recycle this paper and don’t ready any further.

I can hardly believe we are nearing the end of another year. Where does the time go?
After some long awaited snow arrived in the early part of the year, (well in our area) Nick was finally able to hit the snowmobile trails. I was also able to join him o couple of times to. It is so beautiful to sit back and enjoy all of God’s creations.

In March our family was treated to a weekend at Wheels Inn in Chatham with mom, my brother Joe and his family. It was a great weekend and the kids had a blast. Nothing like having a never ending amusement park (indoors) at your fingers. The pool slides were fun too.

Crops took a long time to plant this year (nothing was planted until June) due to rains that just wouldn’t quit in May. With another summer without rain, we hit the jackpot the end of August with much needed rain and a warm and sunny September allowed the crops to mature. We were however, late in getting them all off. We finished combining corn last week and still have some plowing to finish.

August we celebrated Nicks moms 70th birthday at Nicks sisters place (Tilly) it was a nice afternoon. Everyone was able to celebrate this occasion. Later in August we took a family trip to Point Pelee National Park. After staying at the Days Inn and enjoying the pools and slides there we then found an awesome zoo in Morpeth. . There were over 80 different kinds of animals and birds there, including zebras, lions, tigers, bears. They also have a mini Shakespere village that was restored from it earlier location of Stratford, Ontario. The kids enjoyed this as well as the football field size playground with just about every outdoor activity a kid from 2-20 could enjoy.

Julia and Laura started back to school (leaving a sad Lisa at home) in September. Julia is now in grade two and Laura is in senior kindergarten. The both love school and their teachers that they enjoy being there.

September and October the kids began Swimming and Skating lessons. Lisa is happy to participate in both. Lisa just received her first badge (level 1 ) in swimming . She has also tackled the ice for the first time this year....no triple axels yet..but all in time (haha) Laura and Julia are also continuing with the skating lessons and are having a lot of fun.

October brought the Wiendels family again together to celebrate Nicks dads 76 birthday. We were treated to a fine dinner at a local restaurant. The end of October the Van Moorsels celebrated Grandma’s 98th Birthday. We are so fortunate to be a be able to celebrate another year with such a fine person. We all love her very much.

Hope you all have a Blessed Christmas and New Years Love Nick, Colleen, Julia, Laura & Lisa