OK, better late than never!  PJ finally finished all her ‘Thank You’ notes for her birthday party and gifts.  She’s handing them out to her friends in class today.  Her birthday was April 21st and yes, that was a month ago.  In her defense, she handmade each on.  Yup, all by herself, words, pictures, everything. Not only did she write thank you notes, she created a video too.

I kept telling her, “Just write ‘thank you’ and sign your name. It’s no big deal.”  She’d nod her head and then I’d come by an hour later and there would be 10 pictures on one little card and 3 paragraphs about how much she loves so and so and how great the gift was, glad they came to her party, hope they had fun, etc., etc.

A month later, they’re finally all done.  I doubt the kids in her class (1st graders), will notice or care much that she spent a good part of 30 minutes on each card, but I know PJ was very satisfied when she finished them last night and that’s all that really matters, right?  I hope the cards actually make it home and the parents get to see them.  They might appreciate the effort a little more (I hope).

PJ is definitely my role model, as I’ve become accustomed to doing EVERYTHING digitally.  I don’t send cards, handwrite invites, hell, I don’t even use the phone to call my Mother anymore.  We Skype and IM.  After watching PJ take all this time and personal effort to say “thanks” to her friends, I’m gonna follow her footsteps and try to do a better job of being more “personal”.

I already sent the Evite for MJ’s birthday, which is coming up soon, so too late to get personal with that invitation.  But I am making a commitment, right here and now to handwrite and snail mail, all the “thank you” notes after MJ’s party.   And that’s a promise…a BIG, FAT, Pinky promise!