Friday, January 11, 2008

No Regrets



Halfmama just sent me a link to her amazing Chrismakkuh card. That she modeled on my own family's Christmas card. Which I modeled on the photography of Jon Von Holleben. Didn't it turn out wonderfully? I love it! Nice work, halfmama.

I confess, seeing it did give me a tiny pang of regret — after all the time we spent putting together our card, I never did get it mailed out. Not cool. And not that surprising actually — it's happened before. Clearly I love the creative part more than the practical part. Staging a photograph = fun. Addressing envelopes = not as fun.

But for realsies, no regrets. 2007 was a great year.* And now. On to 2008! Laurie (of Leap Design, Upside Up and sk*rt) captures my enthusiasm perfectly with her fabulous New Year's card:

*Although I stand by my claim that 2007 was a great year, it should be noted that at our house it will also be recorded as the Year of Infestation. Every childhood plague that relates to bugs came to our home. Lice. Lice-relapse. Pinworms. Boils. And some more I can't remember. It was ridiculous. I didn't even know what most of the ailments were until we were at the doctor's hearing the diagnosis. (What's the deal? Did we stop bathing in 2007?)

Also, as we worked to clean out our basement for the playroom conversion, at least two species of unrecognizable and slightly disturbing bugs — is it a spider? Is it an odd silent cricket? Does is have hair? — were discovered. Ben Blair said, "Our basement is the Galapagos Islands of bug evolution."

Logically, I know they are harmless, but that doesn't mean they don't completely creep me out. I owe a special thanks to Mr. Blair for being a fearless bug destroyer.

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7 Comments:

Blogger Lauren said...

Too funny, and creepy! Bugs are creepy, that's all there is to it.

Friday, January 11, 2008 at 2:49:00 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow. I made it on Design Mom! That's so cool. :) Thanks for the props!

Believe me, getting our cards out every year has 50/50 odds. Addressing envelopes is REALLY not fun.

Hope the bugs stay away in 08!

Friday, January 11, 2008 at 7:49:00 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing halfmama's beautiful card. And good luck with pest control in O8.

Friday, January 11, 2008 at 11:38:00 PM EST  
Blogger R-Eight said...

Love this post!

Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 9:25:00 AM EST  
Blogger Upside Up said...

thanks for the love, lovely. note the AWESOME color palette in the GO O8 card! i hope 08 is your best ever. with fewer infestations and awesome exit strategy execution. xo

and halfmama -- love the chrismakkuh card! rockin!

Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 10:10:00 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Camel crickets, look them up, I bet that's what you had. Sort of alien like, we see them every once in a while and I get phobic even though I know they are harmless, I just start screaming. The first time my husband saw them you should have heard the high pitched scream that came from him, they jump so high!

Monday, January 14, 2008 at 2:54:00 PM EST  
Blogger Gabrielle of Design Mom said...

Camel Crickets?! Yikes. That sounds disturbing, but correct — our bugs our jumpers as well.

Monday, January 14, 2008 at 6:35:00 PM EST  

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