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It's getting expensive, but it's a tradition that I enjoy.
I mail out forty or so. That's a whole lot of writing, but it's the only contact I have with some of those folks.
It was a big deal to my mom, and after she passed in 2007, I felt an obligation to carry on in her place.
Some of these people I have never met, and every year I find that a few have passed.
How about you guys?
"No good deed shall go unpunished!"
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Does the wife sending 'em out count?
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Yep..wife creates our cards on snapfish I think it’s called..
She’s been doing it for years. It’s always nice to give and receive Xmas cards
She never made it past the bedroom door, what was she aiming for...?
She's gone shootin..
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Wife does.. I just help to print the labels..
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Nope. We usually get a few from friends.
We send out a few Thanksgiving Cards.
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Yes, mainly for our older family.
Yup.
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I don't have any friends.
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Yes, wife makes them and sends out about 85
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We send 35-40. I type up a letter, trying hard to make it different from the standard Christmas letter. (I get comments from people.) The wife adds things at the end of the letters to most of them. I add something to the rest, writing in the cards.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
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Yeah prob 35 to 40 also. The older I get the more I enjoy receiving them too.
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Yes, around 30 or so.
Some to guys I was in the service with, some to guys I worked with whom have retired.
Others to some friends here and there.
Most seem to genuinely appreciate it and I like to think that possibly I may have done something to make someone have a better day.
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Yes, around 30 or so.
Some to guys I was in the service with, some to guys I worked with whom have retired.
Others to some friends here and there.
Most seem to genuinely appreciate it and I like to think that possibly I may have done something to make someone have a better day. That is a very good daily goal. If we all committed to doing it, it would be wonderful.
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Wife sends em out, lots of em. Also birthday cards, anniversary cards, get well cards, and many more for various reasons. She loves people.
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We send them out every year and enjoy getting them as well.
I'm not a huge fan of the Xmas letters boasting on kids or grandkids perceived accomplishments though. They always seemed like backhanded bragging to me
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Yes, and the recipients love them because they don't get nearly as many as they used to, lot's of people don't send them these days.
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My duty is twofold. Taking them to the post office and then pretending like I give a darn when we receive cards from people I don't know or care about.
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
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We have been married more than 46 years. We sent out some early on in our marriage (maybe 10 or so a year the first 5 yrs). Haven't sent any (that I am aware of) since. We used to receive a fair number of them 30 years ago, not many any more. Could be because we don't send any out, but I think it's more because of the innerweb and email. Maybe, maybe not.
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