I couldn’t figure out what I didn’t like about my Christmas cards right away.� I was more concerned with Mikey, who all this week had been suffering, along with his brother, from what he likes to call, “Chaos in my underwear.”� When we left the house he was feeling grand, but by the time we entered Costco he looked like his stomach was bothering him again.� I chalked up my distaste for the cards to my insufferable perfectionism and quickly pushed my cart away from the photo counter and towards the the tummy safe, restaurant-sized, boxes of Minute Rice.
Between aisles 10 and 13 I checked the photo cards two more times.� There was something about them I couldn’t put my finger on. � I showed them to Mikey, who proclaimed them stupendous in between winces caused by intestinal distress.
I called the Mister from the car to let him know we would soon be able to claim the title of World’s Most Disconcerting Christmas Cards.� He showed an interest only a husband called while working to discuss photo cards could show.
I checked the cards again at a couple of stop lights, and at the second stop light, with the sun high overhead and magnefied by my windshield it hit me.� I knew exactly what was wrong with the photo cards.� In fact, under the harsh reality of daylight, I couldn’t believe it took me so long to figure it out.
Nicholas had green hair.
Sure, it wasn’t Kentucky grass green.� But it sure as heck wasn’t auburn, either.� Nico’s hair had the eery green cast of a blonde who has spent the summer in a chlorine filled pool.� Where there normally hints coppery red highlights was drab olive.� It was like his hair was in renal failure.� I tossed the cards on the passenger seat and sighed with disgust when the light turned, appropriately, green.
Back at home, I decided to make the best of it.� It took me a solid 15 minutes to figure out Nicholas had highlights the color of pea soup.� Surely, in that case, no one else would notice his jaundiced coif in the hustle and bustle of holiday greetings.� This isn’t my first time facing off with rogue Christmas cards.� I would make it work.
I sat down to write out my cards, but try as I might, I couldn’t think of a single greeting that didn’t reference green hair.
Happy Holidays!
Hope these cards don’t leave you green with envy!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Please join us this year in adopting a greener lifestyle.
May your Christmas be Merry and Bright!
{just not bright enough to notice our child’s green hair}
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Stop laughing.
I couldn’t do it.� All I could see was 50+ people across the U.S. choking on Christmas cookies after opening our cards.� That night, I went back to Costco and prepared myself for a fight.� Instead, the woman at the counter took one look at the cards and said, “Whoa.� They do have a greenish cast, don’t they?”
And 20 minutes later, I walked out of Costco with brand new Christmas photo cards.� In black and white.
I can’t wait to see the final outcome Jules. You’ll have to post a pic of the full card.
:)
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Oh my gosh… Seriously those kids, green hair or not are the cutest kids EVER!!! I want to babysit them!!!
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Aw, I love the picture! I think black and white is perfect!!!
ADORABLE! Very classy photo, and although I must say, green is my “signature color”, I do not prefer it on hair nor my eggs for that matter.
Did I tell you I love your new blog home? How do you like it?
Thank you! :)
Jackee, I love my new home! It has taken some getting used to, and I am still figuring out how to do everything–I only figured out the blog roll yesterday. But, once I figured it out it was easy.
I love that picture…sorry the other one caused you so much grief! Really? Chaos in his underwear?? That child has your gift of words!!!! LOL
Is it wrong of me that I want to see the green-haired card? Did you save at least one?
xo,
Susannah
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I have 75 green-haired pictures! If you want one, email me your address. ;)
Mikey sounds like the cutest kid. When I was a child, any personal pain, in my mind, took priority over pretty much everything else in the world, anything my parents were concerned about that didn’t impact me and my suffering. Haha, I was such a brat.
That’s an adorable picture. Seriously, folks like you should be paid by the government to reproduce. We need more children who are sweet and charming in this world.
I want a green haired picture! Anyone that has chaos in their underwear totally deserve a spot on my fridge of fame ;)
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Jules, Tristan was telling me that you were wondering about my day job. It’s a lot harder to explain than to just point you to the site. Check us out at http://www.yourmemorylane.com
Hope you’re having a great weekend, thanks for all the “legal” advice. :)
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Thanks, Lisa. Uncle Sam, are you listening? Send money.
Well, well, well, if it isn’t Kendra. What’s up, my giveaway not good enough for you to claim? [sniff]
Hello. Your little ‘uns are utterly, utterly gorgeous, and I think your blog is my new blog crush..!
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Waaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh! Somehow I totally missed your giveaway post! How I’ll never know. I rely on my blogroll waaaay too much and must have missed it for a newer post.
You have no idea how sorry I am! I never win anything!!!! For someone who stalks your blog I do a very poor job of it.
:(
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First off, chaos in my underwear maybe the funniest thing I have ever heard. I hope Mikey doesn’t mind if I use that term! That kid is brilliant.
That picture could melt hearts green or not! I love it. I’m also starting to love your Christmas card stories! It’s becoming a tradition for me.
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Alright, Kendra. This is your last shot. If you want it, email me your address. ;)
Woot! Thanks Jules!!!!!
Adorable!
I love black and white photos.
They are better than perfect!
I’ve been pretty disappointed by costco’s photo processing.. but looks like you found a good way around that. Great picture!!
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I just found your blog off Making it Lovely. Thanks for sharing. If you ever need some fun photo cards, check out mpix.com. I work there and design 90% of the photo cards. :) (Total shameless plug.) I try to make the cards current, so they don’t look like they are from the 70’s or 80’s. (Even though there are a couple that look like throwbacks. I didn’t do those. LOL) Check them out. Plus you can pick cool things like metallic photo paper or design your own cards. Good luck! Hopefully next years cards will be awesome and without green hair. :)
OMG, that is the cutest pic! Where did you have that taken? I need to go there stat!
oh they came out wonderful – better than wonderful! I love a clean black and white look!
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