Yet again this year, we are sending out a now-traditional blank Mad Lib for the fun-loving among you to create your very own version of a Boyd holiday letter. But if you’d like the official version, here you go — with a bonus slideshow of favorite moments from the year 2012.
Click photo to see the front of our 2012 Christmas card.
Our 2012 Mad Lib
We Boyds took our longest-ever roadtrip: (number) miles to (place). We stopped at Ann’s favorite (food) store, where she tasted (number) flavors. Jon fills the commute to his new (company) job with audiobooks. Lucy, age (number), lost two (body parts) but refuses to give them to the (same body part) Fairy. Rosie, age (number), loves to (verb), (verb), and write words all by herself.
We wish you a (adjective) Christmas and a happy (noun)!
The factual version
We Boyds took our longest-ever roadtrip: 1,300 miles to Washington, DC. We stopped at Ann’s favorite ice-cream store [“Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams”:http://jenis.com/, in both Columbus and Chagrin Falls, Ohio], where she tasted fourteen flavors. Jon fills the commute to his new “InterVarsity Press”:http://www.ivpress.com/ job with audiobooks. Lucy, age 6, lost two teeth but refuses to give them to the Tooth Fairy. Rosie, age 4, loves to sing, dance, and write words all by herself.
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Thats my neighbors,aaaint it grand.lots of fun in the sun and thats no pun.lucy and rosie and their mom ann,always coming up with a great new plan.Dr jon spells his name funny,but hes real cool out by the pool ,especially if it aint sunny.this poem is over, go feed it to rover,dont save it for another day.it will soon be getting warmer then you can go out and play.