Thursday, September 25, 2008

Thank You Notes


Thank You notes take forever. Part of this is my fault, since I insist on taking a photo of A. holding a hand-painted sign that says "Thank You" and pasting it to the front of blank cards. Then I have A. dictate a message to each gift-giver, type it up, print it out and paste it to the inside. Then he has to sign each one. This way, he can say as much as he wants to say, which is often a great deal, and doesn't get frustrated trying to write it all out.

He's getting quite good at the format - "Thank you for ____. I like it because __________." etc. Sometimes it's rather incoherent but very 6-year-old:

Thank you for the shirt and hip-hop jeans. I think they will look good on me. Talking about hip-hop sounds like a bunny hopping and talking about bunnies hopping is making me think about Easter because you know the Easter Bunny goes at Easter and that kind of reminds me of a lot of things. Besides, let’s change the subject. Thank you for coming to my party. Now that’s all I have to say about that subject.

Usually I let him say whatever he wants to say, like the above, because WHATEVER, he's 6 and this way it really looks like he came up with the words himself.

Sometimes I do have to operate my veto rights, like the one to the people who accidentally bought a present more appropriate for Ben:

Thank you for the Magnalogs. But it wasn’t Ben’s birthday, it was my birthday. So next year don’t forget that it is my birthday and not Ben’s.


"Let's try that again, " I say. Next version:

Thank you for the Magnalogs. They look like fun. I tried to make a house on the ground so it would look like it would be an ant’s home. If I put it on the kitchen floor without breaking it, it could really be an ant’s home because we always have ants going around on our kitchen floor. Thank you for coming to my party.


"OK, who's next?" I ask. I'll just write this one myself.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like his first thank you better, but I am cynical like that.

I really like your idea of the Thank You picture and dictation! I may have to steal it!

Sarah said...

I like your kids so much, I want A. to marry Emily. Yes, I realize that it would be a bit of a cougar situation but then, she comes from two generations of cougars.

Lunasea said...

That'd be awesome, as long as they settle in California. Wouldn't mind having cool in-laws at all.

Rhea said...

I love the photo idea with him holding a painted Thank You. I make my boys do thank-you notes too. It's a struggle but totally worth it.

gwendomama said...

ahahahaha - i cannot stop laughing.

he can make an ant house at my house too!

the magnalogs one was priceless.

 
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