Tis the Season

[vdansk]

Every year, when I was growing up, my Mom had the same nightmare.  It predated my existence by perhaps two decades.  In her dream, it was Christmas Eve, the stores were closing, and she didn't have any presents yet.

Until she had that dream, she didn't--she COULDN'T--start getting ready for Christmas.  Conversely, the earlier in the year she had the dream, the cooler Christmas was.  One year she had it in September; wow, what a year!

I kind of wish that I had that "on-switch", instead of the sudden kick of panic attacks to let me know that it is LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO CHRISTMAS AND I HAVEN'T ADDRESSED, LET ALONE MAILED A SINGLE CHRISTMAS CARD.

So, if you don't get one from me this year, you'll know why.

Comments

[vdansk]

Yes, but they don't have the adorable pictures of my sometimes-adorable children!

[tenderpaw.livejournal.com]

If you have digital pictures to upload, they can! Quite a few e-card sites now offer selections that can include photos. Some are free, some for a cause, and some for a price. One free for a cause site is shown below. You can save money, time, and trees all at once sending to recipients with an email address. /commercial :)

http://www.care2.com/send/categories/christmas-add-a-photo

Admittedly e-greetings are not as tangible as traditional cards, don't support the post office or give folks the same level of squee as getting actual mail, and you can't as easily include a gift card or check.