Fri, Dec 25, 2009
Our 2009 Mad Lib
Our 2009 Christmas card is out now, and it involves audience participation. It’s a Mad Lib. But do you want to know how we filled it in? Here’s the Boyds’ version.
Photo: This is our Christmas postcard for 2009, taken during our late-summer vacation in Michigan.
A Boyd Holiday Mad Lib
2009 has been a ______ (adj.) year for the Boyds. Lucy, age ______ (number), pretended to be a baby ______ (n.), while Rosie, age ______ (number), experienced a ______ (n.) explosion. Jon got a new ______ (n.), and Ann has been ______ (gerund) lots of ______ (pl. n.). We wish you a ______ (adj.) Christmas and a happy ______ (n.)!
The Factual Version
2009 has been a big year for the Boyds. Lucy, age three, pretended to be a baby kitten, while Rosie, age one, experienced a language explosion. Jon got a new job, and Ann has been baking lots of treats. We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Our Mad-Libbed Version
2009 has been a sparkly year for the Boyds. Lucy, age 3.1415, pretended to be a baby refrigerator, while Rosie, age 42, experienced a whoopie-cushion explosion. Jon got a new Mack truck, and Ann has been chewing lots of dust bunnies. We wish you a stinky Christmas and a happy poodle!
This post was last modified December 25, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Grandpa said,
December 25, 2009, at 11:44 am
What a pleasure it is to celebrate this Christmas with our loves. We wish you – and all of your friends – a healthy and happy New Year in 2010. We are so fortunate to share each and every day with love in our hearts. As always, I send you my love…
young c-m said,
December 25, 2009, at 9:32 pm
Merry Christmas to the Boyds!
Julie (Max Hollingshead's sister) said,
December 30, 2009, at 11:13 pm
In going through my parents’ Christmas cards, my husband and I enjoyed completing your Holiday Mad Lib. Here it is:
2009 has been an annoying year for the Boyds. Lucy, age 24 pretended to be a baby parachute, while Rosie, age 3 experienced a bell explosion. Jon got a new grocery list, and Ann has been disciplining lots of catfish. We wish you a swollen Christmas and a happy spinal cord!
Thanks for the fun and Happy New Year!
—Julie (Max Hollingshead’s sister)
Jon said,
December 31, 2009, at 8:02 am
Hee hee! Thanks for the crazy Mad Lib, Julie! I’ll tell ya, those catfish sure won’t get out of line again. :)