Those abominable bragging Christmas letters !

[ChickaD]

That so reminds me of many years ago when our kids were little, loud, and feisty...the two of us got a rare chance to appear at church together without the kids (unheard of!) and a nice serious older lady we knew asked where the kids were...my ever-helpful DH replied deadpan, "They're in the trunk" Talk about an awkward pause 'til she realized we were kidding!

Those were the days when I didn't have a spare second to write any Christmas letters...barely wrote out the grocery list!

 

[skand]

lol, from our viewpoint, we are so far away from those so-called calm days, if we ever get a christmas letter written, it will be in literal chicken-scratch. Only because, the chickens will be the only ones able to understand what it is we were trying to say!

 

[ChickaD]

Yeah, we've all become "pen-pals" in the truest sense of the word!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

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Yes, I'd love to use that initial letter as a joke to send to friends at Christmas, but really, nobody but you guys here at BYC could ever understand it. So consider that my official Christmas letter to you all.

 

[skand]

Merry EGGsmas to you too!

 

[purr]

skand my DH used to tell people the same thing and we didn't even have a closet in our first apartment.

I got one of those letters one year it went on and on and then at the end it says OH and dear so and so is headed off to college this year and any money for books and such would be greatly appreciated.

can you believe the nerve!

 

[meriruka]

Dear Distant Relative Who Doesn't Like Me But Writes In The Hope You Will Be In My Will Because I Don't Have Any Kids:

Thank you for your recent novel detailing every second of your lives for the last year. I've recycled the paper in the coops as usual, which saves on shavings, thereby adding a few more pennies to my estate.

Sorry to inform you that my health continues to be perfect.

No, you can't come to visit and scope out the property you mistakenly think you'll be getting.

Thanks again for the knee-high rainbow striped socks with toes, I'm sure I'll find a use for them, despite the fact my feet were amputated years ago. I will probably just dump those in the box in the attic that contains all the other Dollar Store- thoughtless-crappy gifts you have sent in the past.

It's always a joy to see pictures of your snot-nosed screaming brats turning into the selfish, lazy, horrors just-taking-up-space-on-a planet-already strained-for-resources they've become.

Although it's great to hear you've managed to keep an air fern alive for two months, I really don't think that now makes us "kindred spirits" when it comes to gardening or that your surviving turtle gives us "so much to talk about concerning farm life".

I'm afraid I am unable to send the bail money you require to spring your husband for his 86th "drunk & disorderly" charge.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and I look forward to the next 364 days of not having to pay the postage for your next facinating installment.

Best Regards,
Aunt S.

 

[lesliet]

way to funny

 

[miss_jayne]

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Fine, Auntie S! if you don't like the rainbow toe socks and you don't appreciate my horticultural achievements...we just will have to send letters quarterly!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I have to say I'm one who love the "holiday letters" I get a few and always love hearing from everyone and what they did the past year. I don't send them out personally because well...we don't do any of those fancy things LOL I don't take it as them trying to brag but just fill friends and loved ones in about what's going on in their lives. I think If I ever made it to Paris or Italy I would want to brag too

Mostly because it will be a miracle!

Heck I won't even get to go to Florida in November with the family cuz I can't get off work

I just started full time and it would not be a good thing to ask off for two weeks after only being their a month. On the other hand...I will get a HUGE break from cooking

AND lots more BYC time