This is a picture of my Christmas card holder. There are cards from some of you on it! I don't know about you but one of my favorite things about this season is getting cards. Isn't it fun to walk out to the mailbox and find a card or two? Our church has mailboxes set up also, so we also have the joy of finding cards there. A magazine I read had this card score sheet in it and I thought it was fun, so I'd share it with you.
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When your cards start rolling in, tally up the points for each card you receive and check out your score card.
Add points for this:
dentist, insurance agent, hairdresser... +0.5 each
your mother +0.5
another relative +1
your boss +1
friends you see at least once a week +1
above with reference to an inside joke +3
long distance friend with no personal reference +2
above with personal reference +4
anyone who includes a handwritten personal note of 5 sentences or more +5
long lost friend who hasn't been heard from in more than 10 years +10
Lose points for this:
the card is a postcard, not in an envelope -1
signature is imprinted, not handwritten -1
photo is of a helpless pet in some sort of a costume -3
the card is handed to you rather than mailed -3
your name is spelled incorrectly -4
card is the same as you received last year -5
card is an e-card rather than the real thing -6
family newsletter contains words such as gall bladder, spleen, gout... -8
long lost friend who you haven't heard from in 10 years asks for money -10
Bonus points: gilded envelope +0.5
handwritten return address +1
card in which all family members signed their own name +2
photo in or with card +2
card with moving parts +3
clever handmade card +4
oversize card requiring extra postage +5
card sent from another country +6
card with check, cash or gift certificate +20
That's all the points. Now add your total. How did you do?
Negative points: Whoops - what did you do? Are you even sending out cards to your friends? 0 - 20 points: Not too shabby. And you still have time. Cards will be trickling in for a little while yet. Over 20 points: Well done! You must be doing something right!
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When your cards start rolling in, tally up the points for each card you receive and check out your score card.
Add points for this:
dentist, insurance agent, hairdresser... +0.5 each
your mother +0.5
another relative +1
your boss +1
friends you see at least once a week +1
above with reference to an inside joke +3
long distance friend with no personal reference +2
above with personal reference +4
anyone who includes a handwritten personal note of 5 sentences or more +5
long lost friend who hasn't been heard from in more than 10 years +10
Lose points for this:
the card is a postcard, not in an envelope -1
signature is imprinted, not handwritten -1
photo is of a helpless pet in some sort of a costume -3
the card is handed to you rather than mailed -3
your name is spelled incorrectly -4
card is the same as you received last year -5
card is an e-card rather than the real thing -6
family newsletter contains words such as gall bladder, spleen, gout... -8
long lost friend who you haven't heard from in 10 years asks for money -10
Bonus points: gilded envelope +0.5
handwritten return address +1
card in which all family members signed their own name +2
photo in or with card +2
card with moving parts +3
clever handmade card +4
oversize card requiring extra postage +5
card sent from another country +6
card with check, cash or gift certificate +20
That's all the points. Now add your total. How did you do?
Negative points: Whoops - what did you do? Are you even sending out cards to your friends? 0 - 20 points: Not too shabby. And you still have time. Cards will be trickling in for a little while yet. Over 20 points: Well done! You must be doing something right!
