Christmas: Well, that brings us to our family Christmas portrait. We fretted, as always, about what to do for our Christmas card this year. Last year, we had just moved into the new house and our card was just a Christmas-y change-of-address card, along with a note to check out the Drummond Christmas Blog (which was also a fretful matter -- Anne Marie thought it was too wordy [it was, no doubt], so I cut out the wordy part and moved it to the "secret" blog.) We went through that same process this year: we definitely needed a picture, since we didn't have one last year and given how fast the kids grow, if you miss a year or two you won't recognize them when you see them on America's Most Wanted. But we didn't know whether to do a letter or just a card with a picture. Obviously, we split the difference and did a card with picture, but also put the blog back up. That way, if you want the pictures and info and family hoo-ha, you can check it out, and if you don't want to wade through all that, you don't have to feel guilty throwing out an unread Christmas letter. Best of both worlds? Perfect for both the nosy and the ambivalent? You betcha.