The Guild 12-07-2002 Past White House Christmas Cards

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[Teacup]

It's a very beautiful card which includes Psalm 100:5 on it. (Which is more than I say about the previous president). I'm quite happy that I recieved this Christmas card.
BTW, welcome aboard.

[mountaineer]

Then I guess you weren't paying attention.

[mountaineer]

Thanks. You certainly have the personal experience from which I can learn!

[Aggie Mama]

The card from last year is just beautiful. Notice how the two of them stand close and hold hands; whereas the Clintons aren't even touching each other. =)

[BigWaveBetty]

Would you like to come sailing today with me?

Can I have a rain check? Some friends came by and I couldn't get back to the computer.

[BigWaveBetty]

This years card is really beautiful! Thanks for posting it afraidfortherepublic.

I know about the long name thing but mostly people just mangle mine instead of shortening it. :-)

[BigWaveBetty]

pretty much committed me to throwing my chapeau in the ring. Yikes!

Run mountaineer Run! Congresswoman mountaineer sounds good. Or should it be congressman/person? I always get confused about this stuff.

[BigWaveBetty]

Welcome smevin.

Does it mention Christmas? I didn't see that.

Not everyone that recieves a card from the President and First Lady celebrates Christmas. That would be why it doesn't specifically mention Christmas.

Some years I send out Happy Holiday cards and some years I buy both Christmas and Hannakkah cards, then send them appropriately.

[BigWaveBetty]

Couldn't you have made the seal a little bigger?

Sorry! It grew after I posted it!! Hate when that happens. :-)

[BigWaveBetty]

Sorry you had to do all that work. I had intended to post on the beginning of the thread all the cards and First Families in front of their trees but some computer gremilin half way through making the thread made all my work just vanish! Sigh! So thinking I'd better quite while I was ahead, just posted the few.

Here's one of my favorites, the card is so-so but Ronald and Nancy in front of the tree is wonderful.

The 1986 official White House Christmas card was the first card in a series of paintings by Thomas William Jones. Mrs. Reagan showcased three White House rooms that had not previously been the subject of a Presidential Christmas card. The East Room was highlighted for the 1986 card. The State Dining Room and the North Entry Hall were showcased the next two years.

1986 White House Tree

The 1986 Reagan tree featured decorations based on the theme, Mother Goose Christmas. The trimmings included wooden gingerbread cookie ornaments, state balls, Christmas card ornaments, soft sculpture miniature geese and a soft sculpture angel on top. At the base of the tree were 15 soft sculpture scenes of characters from Mother Goose rhymes.

I anxiously await for this years theme of White House Pets and pictures of this years tree!

[afraidfortherepublic]

I know about the long name thing but mostly people just mangle mine instead of shortening it. :-)

Mine's already shortened, so they misspell it. I'm a Bette... But when my formal name is used in conjunction with a husband who uses a first initial and middle name, it really takes up a lot of space on the envelope. That's when it gets abbreviated -- and NOT the way I do it.

My namesake granddaughter (not yet 2) just learned to say her name. She calls herself "Biz-beth!"

[Iowa Granny]

Good Morning everybody! Bummer about the results in LA. It was an uphill battle, and it is extremely difficult to unseat an incumbant, but I had such high hopes this was doable.

More Christmas preps today.

[BigWaveBetty]

You have freepmail.

[lodwick]

Nutz - I just read about the LA race. Like you, my hopes were high for Terrell...next.

[BigWaveBetty]

Good Morning! Bummer indeed.

Our tree came on Thursday and the oh so anxious to get it decorated hubby still hasn't put the lights on it yet. It is beautiful btw!

Now for some exciting news! My daughter aka fstcwgrl and family are moving to Louisiana! I'm happy for them, but sad for me. Bad part is her hubby has to start his new job there on the 16th of December! They'll be gone by the end of the week!

Negotiations had been going back and forth for a while so we didn't know for sure if they were going till a couple of days ago. And I've been busy helping with some things and will be over there today to help organize things for the movers.

This next week will be a loo-loo, so I won't be around much.

Update on my niece. She's doing well considering. They discovered it was a staph infection, perhaps brought on by a visit to the dentist. We don't know when she'll get out of the hospital but when she does she'll be on I.V. antibiotics for two months. Her white blood cell count is slowly coming down but not faster enough to make the doctors happy.

I wanted to tell you all about the doctor who operated on her. He wasn't on her insurance plan, but was the only one around that could do the operation (it being Thanksgiving weekend) so he did the procedure free of charge for her. He is an Angel! If he had not operated, she would have died. God bless all those doctors who put people ahead of insurance companies, lawsuits and the like. A special prayer for all those care takers!

Take care IG and everyone, see you as soon as possible.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

One of the sad parts about Landrieu winning is that Impeached Clinton is going to walk around like Foghorn Leghorn claiming that this is the turning of the tide and a democratic mandate.

[Timeout]

I knew Terrell was in trouble when I heard her say "purty" instead of "pretty". Even in LA, that spells "country".

Have any of you visited the Life in The White House site?? I just found it. Go to LINK and you'll find tours of the Oval Office by GWB, the VP mansion by Lynn Cheney (I had never seen the interior of that lovely house), the Diplomatic Room by Laura, and other tours with Cheney, Card, Rove, etc. No Christmas pictures yet, darnit.

[Timeout]

Oh, and don't miss Ari's tour of the press room. (Did you know the reporters are sitting on a platform over an empty swimming pool?). Good stuff.

[Iowa Granny]

Happy to hear the positive news on your neice. And, yes, there are Doctors out there who were called to heal. It appears your family found one.

You are in for a very busy week with preparing for the move. Wishing the best for your daughter's family.