Here it is, hot off the press... the first ever (that we know of) interactive Christmas letter.
Instead of mailing pics, we are posting these 4. Now you can imagine your letter with your favorite pose. Sorry, the three scanned snapshots are fuzzy, if you don't get the clear digital one in an e-mail it's because I don't have your address. E-mail me if you want a printable copy (waterfall@safe-mail.net)
The way this works is that you choose the answers you like best! Don't write them in the comments, just put them in your head or if you really, REALLY want something on paper, copy, paste and print off your very own letter! If you care about accuracy, I've put the "real" answers in the comments.
Our pretty stamp on your letter would be:
a) an american flag
b) an american flag billowing in the wind
c) a picture of some old guy, I have no clue who it is (for US only)
(aparently for all international mail, the US wants you to know before you open it that it is from the US)
We had lots of visitors this year including
a) three sets of grandparents (each for multiple visits)
b) two uncles
c) an ecstatic aunt
d) a female peacock in our backyard tree
e) all of the above
Our parents love us, but their most popular question is now...
a) when are you going to send new pictures of Ivan?
b) what is Ivan doing now?
c) you should post that about Ivan
d) so, what else is new?
Our Christmas tree has decorations from...
a) Canada
b) my BBBS "little sister"
c) homeless guys and some not so homeless friends
d) Germany
e) a beach in Galveston, Texas
f) all of the above
g) none of the above
h) a, b and sometimes c
OK, I'm making a point here... didn't you hate those?
Rate the following statement. We will still have a few pieces of uneaten German chocolate the day after Christmas (Andrea sent us a huge box full)
a) very likely
b) maybe
c) probably not
d) no way
Ivan is no longer allowed chocolate after:
a) 10am
b) 3pm
c) 5pm
Ivan has taken ___________ number of ornaments off the tree.
a) 7 or so
b) about 25
c) approx. 136
Our selections for Christmas music include:
a) a charlie brown christmas
b) 3 reject cds that nobody had taken out yet from the christmas cd section at the library including a mandolin Christmas
c) good children's african music and bad children's jazz (because it really should not have been produced for kids)- neither of which have anything to do with christmas, but we have them over the christmas holiday
d) all of the above
We have ________ stockings hanging above the tree.
a) 3
b) 5
c) 10
d) none, who would hang stockings above a tree?
What we REALLY want for Christmas
a) an accordion (they're real popular here)
b) snow
c) peace on earth
d) what we already have: the love of friends and family
We hope you all have a _________________ (wonderful, hillarious, surprising, eccentric, unifying, explosive) year.
We are _________________ (excited, hopeful, amazed, totally cool and collected) about our coming year.
______________________ (love, kisses, hugs) Brian, Angela, Ivan and little embryo
4 comments:
Our pretty stamp on your letter would depend where you live, flag for Canada and other exotic places, old man for the rest of you.
We had lots of visitors this year including
everyone and a peacock (or was that last year?, the killer africanized bees in the same tree were last year)
Our parents love us, but their most popular question is now, something about Ivan, more pictures or posts usually.
Our Christmas tree has decorations from all of the above and then some. Let's just say it's not mono-color or hallmark-like.
We MAY still have a few pieces of uneaten German chocolate the day after Christmas BUT PROBABLY NOT (unless we slow down).
Ivan is no longer allowed chocolate after 5pm. No sugar late! and no caffeine for the dad!
Ivan has taken ONLY 7 OR SO number of ornaments off the tree. (We strapped it down so he can't topple it, which he has tried to do. AND we didn't place anything small on the lower branches, basically nothing on the lowest level, plus it's elevated up on a table- pretty good for new parents huh?)
Our selections for Christmas music include all of those weird selections. I refrained from taking out the "happy Hannukah" and "Christmas in Israel" titles (about 5 of them laying all sad, unpicked so late in Dec.) I mean, I like Israel and all, but I'm not sure about the music. Maybe I need to expand my horizons!
We have 10 stockings hanging above the tree. Why 10? Nana gets new ones each year, maybe we should be bringing the old ones back? I don't think we could handle having that many kids. Why above the tree? We don't have a fireplace and you can see them in the window, so I bet it really freaks out the neighbors... like is she having sextuplets?
What we REALLY want for Christmas
b) snow--YES!
c) peace on earth-- OF COURSE
d) what we already have: the love of friends and family-- MOST DEFINITELY
We hope you all have EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF THE YEAR.
DEPENDING ON THE DAY, we are excited, hopeful, amazed, totally cool and collected about our coming year.
You've gotta love Texas weather! I love the pics they are great! Last night Santa and Ronald came to the RMH and we took some pictures with them I'll email them to you guys.
and Feliz Navidad, yeeeha!!! love ya, Marisol.
Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gutes neues Jahr!
Now you may guess what that means!!! Germany loves you!
Our online translator gave us: "Glad Christmas and property a new year!", but I'm guessing "Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year" may be closer. Did we get it right?
love you Andrea
Thanks Marisol! I'm glad you got some festivities there. I'm sure that made Ale happy.
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