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.
p{color:gray}. Photo: This is our Christmas postcard for 2009, taken during our late-summer vacation in Michigan.
h3. 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.)!
h3. 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!
h3. 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!
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…
Merry Christmas to the Boyds!
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)
Hee hee! Thanks for the crazy Mad Lib, Julie! I’ll tell ya, those catfish sure won’t get out of line again. :)