As I shared in my last post, my teenage son graduated from high school this month. It was a milestone event and he was showered with appreciation (okay, money) from family and friends to honor his achievement. I’m so thankful for everyone’s well-wishes! One of the things he didn’t learn in high school, though, was [Read More]
Free Tiny Prints Thank You Cards
What’s something that can make even me feel like a good mom? Free thank you cards! In my dreams, I imagine me and my kids taking an adorable thank you card from the stock of thank you cards I have on hand and lovingly scribing words of thanks to anyone who gave a birthday or [Read More]
The Truth about Thank You Notes
I was skimming Facebook and came across a post from Hallmark about helping kids write thank you notes. As it is January, and the presents have long been opened, played with, and put away, I have no excuse for not making my kids write thank you notes. Except that it’s torture. I know, I’m whining. [Read More]
What’s Worse?
What’s worse? Chinese water torture -or- making an almost 8-year-old write thank you notes? Okaaaaay, I admit Chinese water torture is worse. But nagging Will to write notes, listening to him whine about them, and then watching him blow through those thank you notes with possibly the world’s worst handwriting is a close second!

