I still write Christmas cards and send them via the mail. Â Not everyone gets one but I typically send them out to family-especially my family that is living alone. Â There are a few widow ladies in the area that I send them to as well. Â A few old classmates get them but not many. Â Total I send out about 50. Â We don’t send any to neighbors. Â We figure we see them often enough.
I always  include a Christmas letter, but I was afraid that this year I just wouldn’t have time to do it.  Typically I come up with something cute.  I have written it in the same format as a Christmas Carol or Christmas rhyme.  I have written it so it appears to be a newspaper.  I have listed the pros and cons of being a Kramer kid.  I’ve made a word search.  Every year is different.  I’ve even had kids volunteer to write the letter.
Well this year I didn’t think I could do it….I’ve said it before and I’ll say it a hundred times, when I have too many things on my plate, it’s hard to be creative…by creative juices are shot. Â So I figured I would do a Happy New Year letter once we got into the new house.
But that wasn’t to be. Â Kalissa saved the day. Â While I was working on the computer I got a message via Facebook. Â It was Kalissa. Â The message said read this. Â I figured it was a paper for class so I opened the document and it was a Christmas letter that she had written for me. Â Bless her heart, RIGHT?!?!?! Â It was cute and it was creative.
I read it and loved it. Â I corrected a couple typos and printed a copy for Hubby to read when he came in for lunch. Â It got the approval and I printed it. Â It wasn’t on some cute Christmas letter head but it’s printed and this year, that’s awesome progress.
Karl was coming home so I called him and had him pick up Christmas cards.
Two days later I had about 10 cards done but that was it. Then Kalissa called and said she had and hour to kill before she had to leave for work. Â She’d be at my house in 15 minutes-if I had everything ready by the time she got here, she’d help me put the letters in the cards and addresses on the cards too. Â Well who can pass up a deal like that?? Â We frantically worked.
So thanks to Kalissa, the Christmas cards have been sent. Â I gotta say, I love that girl…and not just because she’s my kid. Â She’s straight up a nice person.
Anyway…I decided to add a copy of the Christmas letter here. Â Merry Christmas to you all from the Kramers!!
Absolutely perfect! Merry Christmas to you all!
Thanks so much for sharing the “Cancellation Notice”, Jo. It is perfect! I enjoy your blog so much, thank you for all of the work you put it into it throughout the year. Merry Christmas to all of the Kramers!
Kalissa gets an A+ for her Cancellation Notice…very creative and entertaining! Jo, you must be SO proud of your children!!! Wishing all the Kramers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Very nicely done!
I love it. I’ve sent out letters since we married, and all those letters are a good history of your family. I, too have trouble getting it written, but since I have company coming will not get them in the mail on time.
Hats of to Kalissa for a great job on the Christmas “cancellation” letter! Great job. Merry Christmas to all of you.
Love the letter…what a smart sweet kid!