Lines of communication

Yesterday I went in search of the lost card!

After going to the post office to buy stamps and leaving my little stack of cards there in the outgoing mail slot, I heard from my sister that she never received a card from me.

First attempt:  email my sister-in-law and ask her if she received one, but she didn’t respond quickly enough for me in this day of instant communication so I phoned my son in Colorado.  After all I am a brand new grandmother and what better excuse to call and hear how my new grandson and ancient (eighteen month old) granddaughter are doing.  I had to leave a message.  Next came my brother down in Taylorville, but I only spoke to his answering machine too.

I went back online and left a message for my daughter on Facebook.  Yes, our family is large.  We communicate in whatever way is necessary!  No immediate response.  I also called my son in North Carolina.  He was the first human being I connected to!  Yes, he said, they received a Christmas card from me.  We talked for an hour or so with the added bonus of getting to talk to my six-year-old grandson who informed me that he thought J.K. Rowling should rename dementors, death eaters.  I told him he should write her a letter and he asked if it should be a letter on paper, or email? 

Before I went to bed I also received an email from my sister-in-law, a message from my daughter on Facebook, and a phone call from my brother, my sister, my son, where I also got to speak with my granddaughter, and even texted my friend in Louisiana!

I can’t remember the last time I connected with all of these people on one day!  An aside to this is that I received a box of Christmas presents from my friend in California and I sent her an email with a picture of them under my tree almost immediately!

Who could ever have guessed that a glitch in a custom as old as sending Christmas cards could result in so many other connections.   One missing card formed a line of communication that touched nearly everyone who is very important to me, in less than ten hours!