The Dreaded Thank You Notes
I am a bad person. I deserve to never get a present for as long as I live. My children both received birthday money from back in FEBRUARY, and I’m only now getting around to writing thank you notes. 
What is it about thank you notes that hang over my head like an axe? I should be thrilled to whip out the lovely stationary, inscribe a thoughtful note to the sender and be grateful that they were thinking of us. And all I can think is—”Nooooo! Not more thank you notes! Shoot me now!” 
:loser:
It would be different if thank you cards could be typed or e-mailed (I think Miss Manners has now passed out cold on the floor). I could whip out those suckers in no time flat. But true thank you cards require good penmanship, nice stationary, and your very best manners. My handwriting is TERRIBLE. My three-year-old’s crayon drawings are nicer. For me to sit down and scrawl something legible requires a lot of time. While I’m pondering the nicest way to say–it was so thoughtful of you to remember us–my one year old is trying to eat the power cords, and my son is finding new ways to climb the kitchen cupboards to get into the hidden candy stash (reserved for days of receiving rejections in the mail or for those PMS days where if your husband dares to mention that the kitchen floor is dirty, he’s gonna have to duck. :rambo:).
But I knocked out seven of those this morning. 
And tonight we’re going to grill ribs on the BBQ and laze around. . .
Michelle posted in Life and So On @ 3:48 pm | Viewed 1878 times
Steph T. Says:
If everyone had email, thank you notes would be so much easier…:thumbsup:
Tori Says:
I agree with Steph!
kacey Says:
I think they should pass a LAW saying that all thank yous must be emailed from now on…
You wouldn’t want to break the law now would you?? :batman:
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
Melissa Marsh Says:
Don’t feel bad about the thank you notes. That’s on my to-do list, as well, from my daughter’s birthday. You’re busy doing other things, like writing!
katie Says:
Ahh, yes, but soon they will be able to write their own, and all you’ll have to do is find the paper, a sharp pencil or legible crayon, stand over them, threaten them, demand, spell every word, find envelopes, address them, get a stamp, and mail! See, life will be easier soon!
Suzanne Says:
I hate writing thank-you notes but I love to get them, so I try to remember that when I need to write them!!
Margery Scott Says:
I love to get hand-written notes, but hate to write them.
Jill Says:
I think moms with young kids are excused from timely thank you notes so give yourself a break.