I love the holiday Christmas Card exchange!
I put mine together last night. This was a great idea. I've received so many pictures of beautiful OES' ...and their families.
I love this time of year! BTW, does anyone know how much (more) it costs to send a card to Canada, Europe, Scotland, Aust.? Thanks! |
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| What fun!! I am so envious and would have loved to have taken part. I know me however, and wouldn't have been able to fullfill my end of the bargin and been mailing them on the 24th. Christmas is the busiest time of the year for me and besides my two jobs I also do numerous Christmas shows. Bah Humbug!
Just wanted you guys to know that ...as you know I luv you all!! Marianne and the boys |
| I'm jealous too! I hope you all know that we're wishing you a wonderful holiday season and happy new year. I'm still waiting for my picture package to be developed. I'll be lucky to get them out to immediate family members before 2006! xoxoxo |
I think it was a great idea. 
I hope it doesn't cost more to send out of U.S. because I just put on a regular stamp! Thanks Katie for all your work putting it together. |
| For those of you in the states it may be cheaper to send to Canada...lol... but a bit more to other places.
I have been recieving cards all week and I love it! I have mine filled out and ready to send on Monday, I hope people get them in time. I had planned on getting them out earlier, and had cards made with a pic of Sky on them, but they didn't turn out so I left them at the store. I was so mad. They made Sky look totally yellow, and the print quality was less than what my own printer could have done. So I bought some cards that I think are cute, but not quite what I wanted to send. To have the ones with Sky redone would have taken too long. Next year I will get on it earlier and make them myself! The funny thing is wizardmerlin (kim) and I bought the exact same cards! LOL |
| Cheaper? cool.
I had the same card as someone else too! I'm using those for relatives now and got a different one made. To me the first border was prettier but oh well. 
I have them all hanging on our wall. Mr Joah and I talk about them every night. ex: Well that dog is bigger than Yuki or has a nice coat or...bla bla bla |
| I think it's 60 cents to send to Canada.
And I just put 2 - 37 cent stamps on the ones going to England, Scotland and Australia. I've gotten 6 Sheepie cards so far, and yep, it's exciting to go to the mailbox to see who Mallory got a card from each day. LOL the mailman asked me yesterday "Who's Mallory?" He gave me a funny look as I pointed to her across the yard. He goes "THE DOG?" I just smiled and said cool huh? He just smiled, waved and drove on to the next house. |
| If any of you get my card and it is postage due I am very sorry.
I didn't even think about there being a different price.  |
| I really love getting the cards!!! Angel...your's is so cute! I love the snow globe idea. From the states, the postage to Canada is .60 and to all other countries, .80. Each day I get home from work, get the dogs and we RUN to mailbox to see what we've gotten! I love this time of year! Deborah, Pirate and Keira |
| I'm LOVIN' it!!!! Europe and Australia are 80cents and Canada 60cents. HEHEHEH, done' worry if ya put the wrong postage on it's worth paying the postage due!!! I put a wide Christmas ribbon up arond the archway into my family room, as the card come in I'm stapling them up, it looks really nice I've never been "into" sending Christmas Cards before but I'm really enjoying this!!!! In fact I think this is on e of the first "Christmas" things I've really enjoyed
I just wish everyone would put their "forum name" on the card, there are some people I'm just not sure who are!!! |
Marianne wrote: What fun!! I am so envious and would have loved to have taken part. I know me however, and wouldn't have been able to fullfill my end of the bargin and been mailing them on the 24th. Christmas is the busiest time of the year for me and besides my two jobs I also do numerous Christmas shows. Bah Humbug!
Just wanted you guys to know that ...as you know I luv you all!! Marianne and the boys It's OK Marianne, WE LOVE YOU TOO!!!!!!!!!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!! |
| Oh good! I'm so glad that people are having fun. Part of the motivation behind this is to have fun and share good vibes. I think we can all use a few extra good vibes, especially at this time of year. I have one of those card-holder things, and it's getting filled up fast with sheepie faces! I have to prop it up right now because it keeps flopping over.I sent out a mailer this year with graphics and text. I hope it came out ok. I know how it looked when I sent it, but I don't always know if it looks the same once it gets there. hehe ~Katie. |
| sniff..Thanks Taskers Mom!!
That calls for a group hug and sheepie kisses. Marianne and the boys |
Marianne wrote: sniff..Thanks Taskers Mom!!
That calls for a group hug and sheepie kisses. Marianne and the boys GROUP HUG!!!!!!!!!! |
| I agree! This is the most fun I've ever had with Christmas cards! I can't wait to get to the mailbox every day and see what's new! |
| You know, Marianne - I'd still send you a card even if I knew you werent' able to send any out. ~Katie. |
| I Love all the sheepie pics! Thanks to all who sent pics! Sorry we didnt send any...I couldnt get Faith to sit with the kids and dogs
Hey Marianne....I would have sent you a card even if you didnt send one to me  Hugs! |
| We want your address Marianne!!!!!!!!! |
| I loved Beaureguard's and Tasker's card when I got them in the mail yesterday. I checked the mail on the way out to do our Christmas shopping, so I actually had both cards on me all day. Mr Joah kept rolling his eyes because every once in awhile I'd bring them back out of my purse and say something like "Isn't this cool...that's the girl I email and she said ...." "...or remember when I said this girl had a maltese too..."
Well, that went on all day because ...it's just so dang fun to get these. I sent mine out this morning, but I'm sure it will take a while to get to some folks since I'm in Alaska. It takes forever for us to get mail from some folks. I'm sure Mr Joah thinks, "why does she get more christmas cards from her e-friends than she does from her real ones" every time he checks the mail. |
| Hi,
Okay I tell you what..since I'm so frazzled at Christmas and super busy..if anyone does send me a card I will return the favor by suprising you sometime during the year with a Happy Unbirthday card or something. (Remember Alice In Wonderland- The Mad Hatters Tea Party?) Yup...that's what I'll do and can therefore put my quilty mindset at ease. I'll send the address to Katey and since she has all your addy's perhaps she wouldn't mind passing it on? Hope that's okay and thanks a million!! Marianne and the boys |
| HEHEHEHEH, even Doug who just doesn't quite "get" the forum is grabbing the mail everyday going LOOK LOOK AUSTRALIA, CANADA.... HEHEHEHEH!!
This just might go down as my all time FAVORITE Christmas Tradition |
| Well this is from the UK, so probably pointless info ?? to send mail in the UK fist class is 27p - to send a card to US is £1.50 ($75 cents)
I got your card Angel - thanks xxxx |
| It really is the most fun! We received four more yesterday and I put them up & admired them! I especially love the ones with pictures! I'm putting them up on the "faux" windows between the kitchen & living room. Everyone who comes into the house comments on all the lovely cards & puppies!
Looking forward to seeing your card, Joahaeyo! |
| I love them all, I think I'm going to make a collage out of them later and put it above my desk
I finally sent all mine out today, I hope everyone gets them in time! |
| I thought this was such a nice idea; however I found my 2003 cards stamped and ready to mail in with the dogs medical records a couple weeks ago Maybe next year..... |
| Well, we've gotten 15 or 20 cards from the list.. I opened the first few, but now we've decided to make an event of the opening!
We just haven't figured out how to do it yet. |
Ron wrote: Well, we've gotten 15 or 20 cards from the list.. I opened the first few, but now we've decided to make an event of the opening!
We just haven't figured out how to do it yet. Sounds like a perfect opportunity for a wine and cheese party!!!! |
Willowsprite wrote: I love them all, I think I'm going to make a collage out of them later and put it above my desk
I finally sent all mine out today, I hope everyone gets them in time! What a great idea!!! I have mine up around the door frame but after the holidays it would be fun to make a collage out of the pictures!!! Does anyone else have any great ideas for using the cards? |
| Marianne, are you going to grace us with your mailing addy so we can send you stuff? ~Katie. |
| I've got the horizontal ones on the back of the front door, and the vertical ones on the stair railing. I rush home from work and open each one as though it were a treasure (they are to me). Then when Tony gets home, we look at them together and giggle how cute the dogs and cards are. Oh yes, and we show them to Pirate and Keira before we put them up. |
| Boy, I'm sorry I didn't sign up for this. I felt that I shouldn't cuz I don't have a sheepie. I guess I could have sent out a card with the Wonder Pony's picture on it. Next year I will definitely participate.
But my friend Debcram sent me a card anyway with Pirate's and Kiera's pic on it. It's the cutest thing. |
| Everyone is welcome on this. Doesn't matter the mix. We'll do it again next year. ~Katie. |
| You guys are amazing - I'm just sending outt my cards today and haven't received any yet and you all have tons. I'll have to remember to participate next year |
| I just had a few cards sent back because I forgot to put postage on them. hehehe I guess I had fat fingers when trying to go through them all to add a stamp. |
| I almost had the same problem.... I had one extra stamp left over (well, I had 5, but was expecting to have 4). sheeeeesh...
I went through all the cards.... but got distracted looking at all the addresses, got to the end, still no luck. Went through them a third time... THERE! was the scoundrel! Just somewhere in the middle, hangin out, cool as a cucumber, nekkid of postage. Crisis averted! |
| I think it's great that some are early birds and some are last minute mailers!! That way the fun gets S-P-R-E-A-D out over the entire month!! Four came to my mailboc today and everyone was "THE BEST"!!!!! This may just be my all time favorite Christmas memory |
oh duuude... I mean... Tasker's mom... ditto! 
I can't say enough how great it feels to see SO MANY OTHER OES'!!! I can't wait to make a scrapbook out of these. |
| Ya know...a sheepdog is a sheepdog is a sheepdog. NOT! Each card that comes in, is so unique and each has his or her own charm. If you carefully look at them all, they are all so different....and all so precious! I love getting these cards! I show each one to Pirate and I think he can smell the sender! He sniffs each one! I LOVE THIS <3 ! |
| We love the card exchange too!! I'm already thinking of how we can improve our mailer for next year!!!
We had all the cards on the table that has the Sheep Tree...UNTIL...I came home from work and The Gooch had eaten a chunk from his cousin Walt's card!   NOW I have put up a string...way up high...with all the mail clipped to it! Cousin Walty's card is front and centre to remind us that all decorations must be above our Gucci's surf level! It also makes me laugh!
I get so excited for the mail too! I got Grant last Saturday to drive to our mail box, because I thought I might have checked to early on Friday...I was right...there they were!! I just took a drive into the office this morning...same thing! I can hardly wait to get home and jump up and down with Gucci and Murphy...we LOVE getting the mail!!
Thanks All!!! This really is a tradition worth having EVERY year!! |
| Every day when my kids get home from school they ask if we got any cards from our sheepie friends! That is the highlight of their day and if the card has a pic of a sheepie they all say "AWW...look how CUTE that sheepie is" Or 'Oh that one looks like Merlin'...."ooh look at that dog...it isnt a sheepie but how cute!'" Isabel has deemed herself 'keeper of the cards' and hangs each one on our glass doors in the living room. They are part of our Christmas decor! In my box of christmas stuff, I found the cards from last year. We looked at them and compared how different the dogs look from a year ago.
They are kind of annoyed with me that I didnt send out pics this year. Oh well...I kept the list...maybe sometime during the year I'll print up some pics and send them...just because |
| Did everyone who wanted to send Our Dear Friend Marianne a card get her address? If not, please let me know, and I will PM it to you. My card holder is positively overflowing with dogs! hehehe I live pretty far from my family, and I have few friends up here. I'm very glad to see all the cards and smiling faces in my mail. ~Katie. |
Today was a BANNER mailbox day!!!!!!!!!!!! The cards are just great!!! I can't wait to take a picture of my "Card Arch" and post it, SO MANY CLEVER PEOPLE and so many nice cards!!! Doug, who thought it was silly at first, is upset because I didn't put his name on the card list  I was trying to save everybody from having to write two names. I told him the cards are for him and Ty TOO!!!!! I am definately going to have to do some scrapbooking when the holidays are over. These cards and pictures are just precious!!!! SIGN ME UP FOR NEXT YEAR |
Quote: Doug, who thought it was silly at first, is upset because I didn't put his name on the card list I was trying to save everybody from having to write two names
You too?! Mr Joah has said several times that he can't believe all the cards are just to Yuki and me! |
| I just got Yuki's card...OMG!!!!!
It is the best picture!!!! I hope you get it blown up...it should be a portrait or something!!!!
I was showing him off at work today!
Don't worry....I didn't claim him as my own... |
| She says Ruff!
That makes me happy to hear since I was very disappointed in the pic. I couldn't get all the animals to stay outside in the backyard (too cold + snow) so that was shot on the side of the house where there was no pretty scenery ...and only one dog! But we look forward to next year!!!! |
Joahaeyo wrote: Quote: Doug, who thought it was silly at first, is upset because I didn't put his name on the card list I was trying to save everybody from having to write two names You too?! Mr Joah has said several times that he can't believe all the cards are just to Yuki and me! HAHAHAHA!!!! Next year we'll have to remember to add their names!!!! |
| Boy, I really missed out on this. I just sent my holiday cards out today. At least I was able to post the Petraits.
I could have used a pick me up this year. We are kind of grumpy and bummed out this holiday season for whatever reason. Oh well...next year! |
| im also jealous that i never took part but at the time my comp wasent working properly so i missed the dead line but never mind. |
| It's ok, just keep it in mind for next year, it has been loads of fun. I have NEVER been a "Christmas Card Persona" (don't even send cards to my own family) . I wasn't sure about doing this this year, the cost, the time yada yada yada but it has really been the highlight of the holiday for me.
My only suggestion for next year is that somehow, either on the list or on the cards, everyone needs to identify themselves by their screen name in addition to their "real name". There are some cards I'm having a hard time "matching-up". |
Quote: HAHAHAHA!!!! Next year we'll have to remember to add their names!!!!
Grant thinks I'm so nuts...he didn't even mention that he is "missing" from the holiday cards! I think he's afraid to get involved...worried about what I'll make him do! 
I am just finished writing an introduction for the next issue of Bob-Tails and I didn't even mention Grant... hmmmm maybe I should revise that! |
| Marianne, I sent my holiday mailer out to you today. It will probably reach you long after New Year's, I'm afraid. I hope you got some nice ones from other folks here. ~Katie. |
| Hi Katie!
Thanks so much and the gesture is much appreciated! Thanks to those that sent cards as well...I was thrilled!! Marianne and the boys |
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