Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Twelve Days of Christmas

I continue to have a love/hate relationship with Christmas letters.
I love getting letters from others, I hate trying to write one for our family.

This year I came up with a way to let people know what we have been up to while giving a nod to the familiar 12 days of Christmas song. I had to change some numbers to reflect the real frequency of things in our lives.


In the year 2008 my true life gave to me …

1000+ ground squirrels in the vineyard
106 gymnastic classes
88 karate lessons
25 cases of wine
21 play rehearsals
12 beach days with boogie boarders
10 bins of fruit at harvest
8 diving classes
5 furry kitties that make sure there are …
NO MORE MICE
4 wine events
3 school calendars
2 sets of keys locked in the truck
And 1 black belt for my true love

5 comments:

Chel's Leaving a Legacy said...

Very cute idea, Elle! I love the 1000+ squirrels...and the NO MORE MICE! :-)

Storytellin' Mama said...

Busy year full of life's richness!!!

Very cute!

Wendelyn DeMoss said...

This was a very creative way to share the joy of the chaos!! I look forward to reading many more of your posts in 2009 and follow along with your wonderful life! Hope you make it through the next week of school and have a great break!

CC said...

Super cool And a black belt too? Awesome!

Momisodes said...

Oh this is awesome. I love getting those update letters during the holidays, and this is just so creative!