Feb 28, 2014

Anatomy of a Christmas Card


One of the best things about Christmas is making a Christmas card; at least it used to be. This last year we jumped the shark. We went overboard. We doubled-down on levity. Why is the chicken shooting a laser at our cat? I guess the cat was too far away for the chicken to peck it to death. 

We had a couple of ideas but nothing really stuck. From there I just decided that it would be best to include some content that revealed the additions we made to our household in 2013. That being...chickens. So originally they were just going to grow in size and chase us down the street. The laser coming out of the chicken eye was a last minute addition. 

It was the first year that Photoshop was introduced into the mix. As a traditionalist, that concerns me. Nevertheless, it's a fun challenge. For 2014 we're going to have to scale back some...go old school with it. No Photoshop. 

Markswomanship 101


Parker is a terrible shot. Actually let me restate that. Parker is a terrible shot unless she's shooting at asian woman who's pictures are in the newspaper. She couldn't hit a target but once she cut out a picture of an asian woman from the Ventura County Star she couldn't miss.