I still haven’t sent out our holiday cards. I don’t why I haven’t. Every time I try, I find myself re-watching the John Carter trailer starring a shirtless Tim Riggins.
Or I’m taking my kids to the movies. Like we just saw “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” which made both my girls cry. I could saved 26 bucks and made them cry at home for free. Of course, I would have missed all those awesome chipmunk puns which give me my street cred for the new year.
Or I was occupied taking the kids to the library where Dylan and Summer happily kept busy on the computers, Harlowe contently played with a doll house and Chase broke 5 Christmas tree ornaments and ripped 20 plus books off the shelves within a 3 minute time span. I just kept saying, “Does anyone know who is the mother of this troublesome little boy?”and then shook my head in a disapproving way.
We are no longer going to the library.
So somehow I just haven’t sent out the cards.
What’s the etiquette now? Do I just wait a few weeks and do more of a Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day theme? Because nothing says holiday joy like the civil rights movement.
Meanwhile, lots of cards keep coming…
I’ve already written about those ridiculously perfect ones.
But then I got sent these…
Half the kids are crying which is about my photo success rate.
And I like this one…
This family was part of a political ad campaign and were supposed to look grim about health care costs. And then they just sent it out as their holiday card and wrote, “Merry Christmas from the Angry Millers!” Look how upset that boy on the left is about his co-pay going up.
And this is definitely one of my absolute favorites. It’s my friend Abby from high school and her boyfriend Hugh.
I hope they turn up together at our next reunion!
Have a great New Year’s everyone. xo
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We’ll be there if he’s not shooting some 100 million dollar blockbuster, because it’s really all about the benjamins. xoxoxo
I love how much thought Americans put into holiday cards. Well everyone but you. Britain welcomes you with open arms! 😉
Thank you! Finally, someone who understands me.
you know, it occurs to me that you could just photoshop your head onto Abby’s body & send out your own “happy new year” card…or, better (no disrespect, hugh), a photo of you & tim riggins, with a few children scattered about to demonstrate the claim you have on him. Just a thought. Happy New Year.
I think I’ll go with Coach Taylor or Tim Riggins. 🙂
Good, but c’mon… better than your dad pretending he’s a dead chipmunk?!
I should send the dead squirrel dad photo out as my christmas photo! Brilliant.
maybe you should take a shot of all the kids with the pile of cards and send out an email greeting thanking everyone for the cards and wishing them a happy new year.
would be cute!!!!
That would be very cute! We actually already have the card. I’m just waiting for someone to stop by and start addressing all of them.
This is what I do because if I didn’t I wouldn’t send out cards. Draw up an address list and use an online labeling system (I use Avery labels 5260 but can’t really remember how I did this online…maybe through Word? I’m an idiot). This way every year I have the addresses online thru Word ready to print. If I have to add people it is easy to do so or I can change addresses, etc. So much easier than addressing things by hand. 🙂
I like the Angry Millers. I would have that expression on my face if I tried to do holiday cards. So I don’t do them. 🙂
I like the Angry Miller’s too.
Happy New Year Kelcey and family!
At least you have cards, I barely send any anymore (just to people who don’t have email,…sad).
In France we only send cards for the New Year and you have till the end of January to send them so you are actually early…
xo
I always knew I should be European. Happy New Year. xo
I like Kelsey’s idea! And look at Jordana…last year I got a Groundhog Day card (I think that was the holiday) so you can definitely delay and be innovative! PS Harlowe is GORGEOUS!
Thanks hon. So are you with Hugh!
Last year was President’s Day – 3 years ago was Groundhog’s day. And this year…well…wait and see…
I like the crying kids — no doubt that that is the card that brings the most smiles to people’s faces.
I wonder if I’ll have to put up with as much chipmunk in 2012? My kids are freaks for those little twerps.
I kind of started to think of the chipmunks as sort of endearing. Alvin and his spirited ways…
No stress about the cards – you could always stick to your original plan and have people come pick them up from your door step. Hugs to Harlowe and the rest of the Folbaums! Happy New Year!! xoxo
You too honey. xo xo
Why does the public library have Christmas ornaments? I applaud Chase’s commitment to the separation of church and state.
He’s always been very supportive of a strict interpretation of the constitution.
Haha… love the crying kids card!
I feel so good about myself as a mother now, having read how your child acted in the library. IT IS NOT JUST MY UNRULY THREE YEAR OLD? THANK GOD.
Don’t even get me started on our grocery store outings, and how I leave crying and sweating sometimes… sorry, totally going off-topic here!
I rushed through writing and mailing my cards this year, missing half the people I should have mailed cards too, but oh well… there is always next year, right? Happy New Year to you and your family! xox
Happy New Year to you. xo
For the record, I was imitating a dead squirrel.
Dad – you do a dead squirrel better than anyone else I know!
Having to see Chipwrecked would have made me cry also. My husband is taking our boys to see the movie on Monday. Without me. He is my hero.
Well, I won’t give away the plot. I’d hate for your husband to have the movie ruined.
Thanks Kelcey. My dead chipmunk is totally different.
And that’s where I get my sense of humor.
I’ll send my late card to you and you can send me a late card too!
I’ve been slowly working on it this past week, but it does work best when somebody can just pick it up or I was able to drop it off.
Happy New Year to you all!
Happy New Year to you and your adorable family. xo
Happy New Year to you and your beautiful family, Kelcey! Thanks for the laughter and fun you’ve added to my life since I started reading your blog posts; can’t measure how much you’ve added but it’s a MASSIVE amount.
Awww…. what a sweet thing to write. You just made my New Year’s. xo xo
Happy New Year to you and your certainly-not-troublesome brood.
Happy New Year to you dusty earth mama!! xo
Happy New Year! Don’t throw the baby out with the recycling!
xo
Uh-oh. I really wish you had commented sooner. Happy new Year talented lady! xo
Holy cats, your blog is hilarious! I don’t even have kids but I just love all your posts! Have a happy 2012 and thanks for keeping us laughing!
Thank you so much for the super nice words. And now I’m officially stealing the phrase, “holy cats!” I love that. Happy New Year. xo