{"id":3411,"date":"2012-12-21T11:38:52","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T11:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/?p=3411"},"modified":"2012-12-21T11:40:45","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T11:40:45","slug":"christmas-card-craziness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/2012\/12\/christmas-card-craziness.html","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Card Craziness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My procrastination has finally lost the battle: this morning I&#8217;m sorting through a couple hundred mailing addresses as part of an approximately biannual routine- the Dover family Christmas card.<\/p>\n<p>The Dover family Christmas card is always fun to write and much less fun to send out.<\/p>\n<p>This year, if Elaine of <em>Seinfeld&#8217;s<\/em> accidental show of boob did not make the photo cut, a very <em>blonde, <\/em>typically brunette husband did, thanks to his regular, unsuspecting use of my John Frieda-for-blonde-highlights shampoo products. \u00a0He looks a bit like a) he&#8217;s training for the Mr. Universe pageant, b) a Swedish masseur, or c) is the next Bond villain.<\/p>\n<p>And then there were all of the multiple takes for one family photo that would do. \u00a0We all sat precariously hovered on some jagged rocks by a waterfall on a recent hike, while Dad positioned the camera, then ran to join the rest of the smiling crew waiting for the blinking red light to flash.<\/p>\n<p>There was the one shot of Sam looking like she&#8217;d rather be at the dentist, or of Cam squinting, or of Mom checking her hair, or of Dad in mid squat.<\/p>\n<p>It was a hoot.<\/p>\n<p>So, since this morning you all have unfortunately taken a backseat to the Dover family Christmas card, which as you can tell has a life of its own, I thought I&#8217;d leave you with some more music. \u00a0Here&#8217;s another of my favorite British boy bands, Keane, singing &#8220;Love Is The End,&#8221; a song about love, rebirth and restoration:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LOVE IS THE END | Official video for Keane | Live @ Largo\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uhY-V6Rt9dU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My procrastination has finally lost the battle: this morning I&#8217;m sorting through a couple hundred mailing addresses as part of an approximately biannual routine- the Dover family Christmas card. 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