tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post1784340386733365910..comments2023-09-05T10:20:13.196-04:00Comments on motley moms: Thank You, From the Bottom of my ChartFawnda@Fireflies and Jellybeanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098369192096978914noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post-26504496582445256802010-01-23T21:08:30.528-05:002010-01-23T21:08:30.528-05:00I am horrible about writing notes - I have two tha...I am horrible about writing notes - I have two that I HAVE to send out for some super great Christmas gifts. I really liked reading all of your ideas.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351890505800009950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post-89564110863303824312010-01-22T20:10:58.305-05:002010-01-22T20:10:58.305-05:00I definitely agree about not expecting anything in...I definitely agree about not expecting anything in return when you give a gift. It stresses me out just knowing that a few people actually do wait for the handwritten thank you for every little thing. I've gotten to the point of wishing those givers would just stop giving. It's not worth the stress!<br />Thanks for your comments, Ola!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476636154469326229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post-30759931594630501982010-01-22T17:37:40.146-05:002010-01-22T17:37:40.146-05:00I never got that whole american business with Than...I never got that whole american business with Thank You cards. I mean, when I receive a gift I already show appreciation by saying Thank You in person, right? Also when you give a gift, you shouldn't expect anything in return, that's why it's called a gift. I don't think I'm not thankful - I do thank my grandparents when they give me a gift, I did send thank you/Christmas cards after our wedding but only to the American guests, I think the Czechs would think it's awkward or something.Olahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002891014116219622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post-911865921217814762010-01-21T07:28:51.968-05:002010-01-21T07:28:51.968-05:00I am a stickler with my kids when it comes to than...I am a stickler with my kids when it comes to thank you notes. Mostly because we live far away from all of our relatives. And my kids are SPOILED for their Christmas and their Birthdays. Writing thank you notes is a good habit for them to learn early in life. Plus it helps them clearly understand who gave them what gift and how many people have showered them with presents. Otherwise, it is all a blur to them. If they don't want to write a note, I just say, "That's fine, I'll just give this truck to a child who will be thankful to receive it." That is usually a very good motivator. Like Lindsay, I only make them do 1-2 notes a day to spread it out. My 6 year old writes out his own with Kindergarten spelling. My 1 and 3 year old draw a picture to finish the sentence--"Pumpkin is thankful for...". <br /><br />In the end though, it is a lot of work for me. Making them do it, addressing, adding my own thank you notes, sometimes photos, going to post office, etc. Sometimes it takes a month or more to get them done. And I am ashamed to say, I have also lost them before, after all that work they never got sent. But the point is more the kids doing it. Our friends and family receiving them is a added bonus!Karlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704404677897329220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post-78463563586840056412010-01-20T19:57:59.124-05:002010-01-20T19:57:59.124-05:00Wow! These are all great comments! Bryssy, you alw...Wow! These are all great comments! Bryssy, you always impress me with your ability to get stuff done, considering you are one BUSY LADY!<br /><br />Rachel, it sounds like you are just as pathetic as me...I cracked up when I read that your wedding thank yous took a year to send! <br /><br />Jennifer, I love your idea of a picture card thank you. And FREE is my favorite amount to spend! Way to go getting those printed, written in, decorated, and sent!<br /><br />Lindsay, we're pretty practical in our families as well. We just hand our thank you notes to each other in Paul's family. My family doesn't expect written thank yous, so when we send one, it's like a bonus! I love your advice of having the kids do just one thank you per day. Sounds much more "do-able" to a 6-year-old!<br /><br />Thanks for the great tips and ideas! But don't expect a handwritten note. ;)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476636154469326229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post-86470955128722482692010-01-20T12:48:39.820-05:002010-01-20T12:48:39.820-05:00My family (my brothers, and parents) and I all sat...My family (my brothers, and parents) and I all sat down several years ago and decided that we would not send anything to each other in the mail, except for the occasional school picture. That an email would be fine, and even if that didn't get send no hard feelings. We don't send Christmas cards or anything. We just decided that we have enough stress in life and that would be one less thing we have to deal with. I also did this with Nick's side of the family.<br /><br />I do make the girls write thank you notes to their friends for gifts, and they do call our family and tell them thank you, so they are learning to be thankful, just not in a handwritten way.<br /><br />Avery can write the note totally by herself and I let her say whatever she wants. Sage just writes. "Thank you for the......" "Love, Sage". And she does 1 a day (we don't normally have more than 4-5 to write.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200720166892342059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post-40637841598220892612010-01-20T11:52:00.610-05:002010-01-20T11:52:00.610-05:00This was the first year my oldest daughter was inv...This was the first year my oldest daughter was involved in thank you note writing since she is 2 1/2 years old. For her notes, I took a picture of her that I liked and turned it into one of those photo cards that some families send for Christmas, only mine said "Thank You" on it (from Seehere.com for free!). <br /><br />On the back of the photo card I wrote a short note thanking the giver and made a short comment about something Charlotte liked about the gift. Then, I let her use her dot markers on the envelopes for that special 2 year old touch. She didn't even realize she was decorating Thank You envelopes and wasn't super involved in the thanking process, but will be more next year. I hope.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333931458796397707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post-53925802617762949112010-01-20T10:32:49.131-05:002010-01-20T10:32:49.131-05:00I am awful when it comes to thank you notes. It w...I am awful when it comes to thank you notes. It was nearly a year before we sent the TY's for our wedding gifts. Seriously. <br /><br />I have little if anything to offer as advice, but I'm looking forward to reading everyone else's! One thing I will say is that the times I have been successful at TY writing, I have kept it really simple. Our wedding TY's took so long because I practically wrote a letter in each one, and that's just not necessary. I also just HAD to send them all at once, so the cards I finished were in a holding pattern until I had completed the task. I think maybe it's better to get them in the mail quickly, then the other cards will have more priority. <br /><br />Great post, Donna, and let me just say for the record that a spoken "thank you" is perfectly sufficient for me--I don't watch the mailbox for handwritten notes!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366323661246879308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1328214691677556425.post-67286114369061349892010-01-20T10:12:19.833-05:002010-01-20T10:12:19.833-05:00Last year, I told most of my in-laws thank you in ...Last year, I told most of my in-laws thank you in person and that I just had too much on my plate to write notes that year. They seemed fine with that.<br /><br />This year, when I was printing address labels for our Christmas cards, I printed 2 for those people who normally give gifts. (I do the same at the time around birthdays). I get the cards ready before hand. <br /><br />Then, since neither of my children can write, I have THE PRINCESS tell me what she likes about that specific toy and I take a picture of KOTJ with the item. And I do it the very next day or right when they open it.<br /><br />We often take a trip to my in-laws and spend about 2 hours in the car, and that is when I write them. Short and sweet. Nothing fancy.<br /><br />"Thank you for the [blank]. THE Princess says, [blank]. Thank you for thinking of her - we loved being with you over the holiday. Love, Brystal and THE Princess<br /><br />That's as easy and I can do. But, I totally don't wait, I do it and get it over with.Bryssyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265775437980612879noreply@blogger.com