Merry Christmas
This year we decided to do something different with our Christmas cards. We sent our normal paper cards to those who aren’t email users (a few Grandmas and Grandpas) and sent electronic cards with a link back to this post for everyone else. It seemed to make sense at the time. We’ll see what the reaction is. Feel free to comment below with your thoughts.
Merry Christmas! I hope this letter finds you well. It has been an amazing year for the Zimdars family here in windy Oklahoma.
Grace is now in third grade. She plays on a local soccer team and continues to enjoy practicing gymnastics year-round. She’s a great student and really loves to read any time she can. When she’s not doing that you can be sure she is in her room making some kind of art.
Brett is half-way through his first year of middle school in the sixth grade. It’s been a great transition and he’s enjoyed the increased freedom of middle school— especially attending after-school activities like football games and dances. Brett also plays soccer and practices gymnastics. When he’s not playing video games or driving his go-cart you can usually find him in the back yard building some kind of track for his cars for fort to hide in.
Holly is the motor that keeps us all going— sometimes literally— as she spends a lot of time getting everyone where they need to be and making sure they have everything they need. Holly loves her puppies, including Tootsie, the new addition she “found” over the summer. Tootsie is a big dog — we like to joke that her breed is toy moose. When Holly isn’t doing something for someone else (which is almost never) she loves making photographs and playing with her puppies.
Jason continues to remake the internet one website at a time while working as creative director of a local website design company. Sometimes he works too much, which seriously cuts into his fun time. Being a serial hobbyist Jason always has a project to work on in between his interests in art, aquariums, critters, video games, robotics, photography, etc— whew! Jason never met a cookie he didn’t like.
We’ve had a great year and are looking forward to a wonderful 2009. We hope that you and yours can enjoy the company of family and friends this Christmas and have a safe and blessed New Year.
Love,
The Zimdars
Jason, Holly, Brett, & Grace
Please enjoy these pictures from the past year (click each one to see it larger).
July 5th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
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December 24th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Cool idea, I enjoyed the read.
December 24th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I didn’t see any mention of the new little one. Good idea to do this though!
December 24th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
New Little one? Are you trying to give my family a collective heart attack?
December 24th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I feel like part of your extended family because I read your Christmas card.
*warmth and love overflowing in my heart
December 26th, 2008 at 2:59 am
Hey Jason, this is a really great idea. It makes so much sense. I enjoyed reading about your family. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the Zimdars family.
January 1st, 2009 at 6:23 pm
I did not get a card?? I’m starting to get the hint….sigh ok by
June 14th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Oh yes, thats so right!