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Do you think digital greeting cards are cold, impersonal and feel like a cheap shortcut? Or do you prefer to skip outdated snail mail and think e-cards are a sign of the times — and that it’s the thought and message of a holiday greeting that counts?

What do you do with Christmas cards you’ve received during holidays past?

I love to keep my cards that friends and family have sent me over the years. I frame the prettiest ones and display them in my home during the holidays. It’s an inexpensive decoration because I use frames I already own.

And while, for the holidays, I prefer a hand-written message (even just a brief greeting) to an e-mail or e-card, I really just appreciate my friends touching base with me around Christmas.

Posted by Lori

When you count your blessings today, what makes the top of your list? Click on “comments” below to tell us what you’re thankful for.

Today, WichiTalk contributors are thankful for …

• Fashion writer Bonnie Bing: a job for which I get to write about things I like: people, places and fashion.
• WichiTalk editor Lori O’Toole Buselt: my crazy pets, cozy quilts, my new love of swimming and a family who loves me.
• Writer Icess Fernandez: good friends and good times, both of which make me smile when life gets tough. My health and that of my family because not everyone is blessed with good or even decent health. My co-workers who keep me laughing and on my toes and who have gotten just about every joke I’ve cracked. My sister, who has showed me that perseverance comes in many forms, you just have to be patient. My CD player on my desk, which has heard some new and amazing music this year, both from local and national talent.
• Health writer Karen Shideler: that Thanksgiving is a holiday that’s only about gathering — and that my extended family will be able to gather around the table with us this year. I’m thankful that my nephew’s fiancee will be with us for the first time. I’m thankful for pumpkin cobbler and cherry and apple pie — and not having to feel guilty about enjoying them on Thanksgiving, even if I do write about health!
• Features intern Megan Sterrett: my college career is coming to a close, I’ll be staying warm with some new fashion accessories, and my favorite sports teams are rocking. Can life get any better? Most importantly, I’m thankful for my family. Between work, classes and social lives, we don’t see each other often enough. I am looking forward to kicking back, relaxing and spending some time with them.
• Writer and columnist Suzanne Perez Tobias: my husband and kiddos, dedicated teachers, “Nutcracker” music, comfy shoes, good merlot and the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

On Sept. 25th, we ran a Smalltalk in WichiTalk about the new card game Pile it, which "puts visual acuity to the test by
having players sort their dealt cards by color, number or picture."

One reader named Carolyn was intrigued and decided to buy the game to give as stocking stuffers this holiday season. However, she wasn’t able to find them in local stores and called me today looking for help. After checking with Funstreet Games, the game’s maker, I found that the game is available locally at Imagine That Toys, 2939 N. Rock Road Suite 170. Thanks, Carolyn, for the good question!

Posted by Lori

WichiTalk is on the hunt for local bloggers.

Are you a Wichita-area resident who documents your love of — or constant struggle with — shopping, cooking and enjoying food? Do you document raising your kids, searching for fashion bargain buys or pursuing your scrapbooking hobby in your own little corner of the Blogosphere?