Christmas cards

[singletonb]

Is there anyone out there that still send out Christmas cards.  I used to do it every Christmas but with the cost of stamps getting so high, I have done it in quite a while.

[rob110]

Yes still do but only to immediate family.

[pkrahmer]

i send out a few every year. mostly to friends and family i don't see very often.

[gwilson31]

Every year when I receive a Christmas card I tape it to the door.  I've noticed every year I receive less.  Last year I only had 2.  But I admit I always intend to send cards but I'm a huge procrastinator so I usually don't. 

[countrygirl12]

I send a few but like someone else said, just immediate family.  Stamps are 55 cents so I don't send many.  I hand deliver some.

[Nancy5]

I only send them to family and close friends.

[bremer51]

I used to send out a lot, but the last couple years I've cut way back.

[calendria]

 

Free eCards are the way to go!!  Paper cards cost money and a stamp, for this senior, eCards all year long are my go to!!

Best site:

 https://www.123greetings.com/connect/login

create an account and they save all your cards for you, notify you upon the receiver opening the card and when it's undeliverable due to error in email addresses.  Best one I've found yet!

Best of all it's Free   All cards are free!

Happy Thanksgiving 2019 !!!

[dreamyxo]

I don't send them but I have family and friends who do.

[calendria]

 

White House Christmas Tree

Here's the scoop:

This year's tree stands 22 feet tall and is 12 feet wide. It will be placed in the blue room to be decorated by the first lady.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is gearing up for Christmas. Melania Trump is set to receive the official White House Christmas tree on Monday afternoon.
The Christmas tree is coming from Mahantongo Valley Farms in Pitman, Pennsylvania. Owner Larry Snyder won an annual contest held by the National Christmas Tree Association, earning the honor of gifting a tree from his farm to the White House.
The White House didn’t provide details about the tree in its announcement Tuesday.

But the tree will arrive at the front door of the White House by horse-drawn carriage and become the focal point of Christmas in the White House Blue Room.

[mapiklfish]

I don't.  I've never really been good at that.  My parents did every year.  my mom is gone now but, my dad still sends them out.

[pstovall]

I used to really enjoy sending Christmas cards.  It was time consuming, but such a lovely way to stay in touch with old friends.  Today, with the Internet, staying in touch is no longer a problem, and I don't feel the necessity of sending cards as much as I did in the past.  It's too bad.  I fear a lot of the old, simple, beautiful traditions will soon be obsolete.

[Tresbn00]

Everyone seems to love getting something in the mail so I try to send out a letter or card to someone I have not heard from in a while but generally do not center it around any other holiday than someone's birthday. I send a card to my children every month (with a ten dollar bill in it) and wish them a happy obscure holiday of one sort or another. I try to impart some wisdom, share a site that is producing money, provide them an investment tip that I like. I think that I will begin sending my parents a card every two months (with pictures of the family) since they just moved into an assisted living facility. I think that my siblings talk to my parents sparingly and only when they need something. We have always been hit or miss on sending cards at Christmas.

[gtdoss]

Yeah, I used to send a ton of Christmas cards and receive a ton of Christmas cards. it was really nice. But I guess myself and everyone else I know just got where we email each other Christmas greetings. I'm pretty sure that not near as many Christmas cards get sent out each year in general. Kind of sad that it's no longer really a very popular tradition, but pretty much everything goes by the wayside sooner or later. 

[heypeg]

I do send cards to some people.