Christmas Letter

Well, I finally finished it; my Christmas letter for 2010!

Every year since 1998 I have written my Christmas letter in December for the NEXT YEAR. I know this sounds silly but that is how I do my goals for the upcoming year.

I write my letter how I with what I want it to say and I have my family tell me their paragraph as well. I keep the letter handy all year and we strive to do everything we already said we did so we will have an interesting letter to send! Of course I never get around to actually sending the letter the next year. I have yet to send this years letter out. Maybe this weekend.

In 2001 my paragraph went something like this:


Sherry the mom. Works from home. Ran several races-taking second place in one. Swims weekly. Takes Pilates. Took kids to Chicago's Navy Pier, Mackinaw Island and camping. Elementary school popcorn mom, Nightly homework tutor. Christmas Wish: Healthy smiling children.


I sent this letter out (including a paragraph for each member of my family) and my now ex-mother-in-law called me right away when she got the letter.

"Are you sick?" she asked me in a panic.

"No, what would make you think that?"

"Well your letter said you are taking Pilates... is that some kind of medicine?"

I still laugh about that today.

My letter is now written and it looks like I'm going to have a fun and adventurous year next year, not to mention accomplish a few goals I have been putting off!

Happy New Year