tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post1085702252001409207..comments2024-03-10T17:58:10.080-07:00Comments on The Turning of Generations: Holiday Greeting Cards - Sorting SaturdayMichelle Goodrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-60005563345097234902011-01-10T11:37:26.934-07:002011-01-10T11:37:26.934-07:00Excellent way of triaging your cards. I've dec...Excellent way of triaging your cards. I've decided I want to keep cards of friends with little children and grandchildren. I'm not very scientific about it -- just put them into a folder, but about 90% get tossed. We have a tiny family, so no family-children pix yet. I regret not keeping the photos of friends' children whom I've watched grow up in Christmas cards over a couple of decades, so now I'm starting on the grandchildren photos! I figure my kids won't want these and will just toss -- so that's their prerogative.Linda Gartzhttp://www.familyarchaeologist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-9037399933526227922011-01-09T17:36:01.458-07:002011-01-09T17:36:01.458-07:00Michelle, I was in exactly in the same situation! ...Michelle, I was in exactly in the same situation! Several years ago, I decided that I would only keep the photo Christmas cards and Christmas letters from family. I started an archival album (Creative Memories) and put them in chronological order. They are protected and since Christmas letters already have the highlights of the year, it's almost like a diary. While it would be very interesting to see how cards change over the years, I decided that it would be overwhelming and cumbersome to try to keep anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-75681670606823467412011-01-09T11:06:49.382-07:002011-01-09T11:06:49.382-07:00Excellent! And easy to do. I'm thinking I coul...Excellent! And easy to do. I'm thinking I could do that not only with the items we have received but also those of my parents. Then it would truly be multigenerational.<br /><br />I'll bet the Santa pictures spark some great conversations.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-53730461573395117892011-01-09T03:01:16.107-07:002011-01-09T03:01:16.107-07:00I have eight 3" ring binders with family name...I have eight 3" ring binders with family names on them. Inside I have archival sleeves to hold standard 8.5 x 11 white cardstock. I put cards, letters and thank-you notes...etc from that named family in the sleeves. Scattered amongst those things are the yearly school pictures and Christmas family pictures from that family secured on the cardstock with photo corners. I have one for my husband's sister and her daughter, one for ALL MY siblings (5) and their children (16), one for close family friends from both sides and 5 for our own children and their families. These binders hold only Christmas cards, newsletters and photos .. plus the annual school pictures I usually received when they were still in school. Guess I'm going to have to start some for the great-grandkids soon... as we are expecting one in March. <br />One thing I really treasure are the Santa pictures taken each year as our children were growing up in the 60's and 70's. Those have their own binder which I bring out for public viewing at Christmas. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com