{"id":10053,"date":"2025-12-22T16:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/?p=10053"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:58:26","slug":"the-2025-boyd-holiday-mad-lib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/2025\/the-2025-boyd-holiday-mad-lib\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Boyd Holiday Mad Lib"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yet again<\/a> this year, we are sending out a blank Mad Lib for the fun-loving word nerds among you to create your very own version of a Boyd holiday letter. But if you\u2019re curious about the “official” version, read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Photo<\/a>
2025 Christmas card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Our 2025 Mad Lib<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(Click image below if you want to enlarge it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Graphic<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The factual version<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Quite a 2025! Rosie (age 17) tried skiiing<\/strong> for the first time and landed a lead<\/strong> role in her school musical, Rodgers & Hammerstein<\/strong>‘s Cinderella<\/strong>. She has been busy applying to fifteen<\/strong> colleges. Lucy (age 19) finished her first year at Wheaton where she is majoring in studio art<\/strong> then jetted off to Buenos Aires, Argentina,<\/strong> for seven<\/strong> weeks to immerse herself in Spanish<\/strong>. She is never without her sketchbook, filling it with drawings of honestly just about anything<\/strong>. Ann continues her graduate<\/strong> program in spiritual<\/strong> direction and her singing<\/strong> with the choir and has been perfecting her recipes for bread<\/strong>. Jon performed a piece originally written for cello<\/strong> at church on his baritone sax<\/a>. Our three<\/strong> pet cats<\/strong> bring much joy. Jon and Ann are celebrating their silver<\/strong> anniversary with events all year long. We wish you a merry<\/strong> Christmas and a happy new year<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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