We were talking to our daughter on Skype a day or two ago and saw our granddaughter, KC hard at work. She proudly showed us the thank you note she was writing to our son, Jon and Sarah.
The handwriting was well formed and I couldn't have been prouder.
Poor KC had about 25 thank you cards to write for the presents she received at her birthday party in December and at Christmas. She'd also signed her name on over 100 Christmas cards they'd sent out. I was very impressed. We've gotten a few cards with names already embossed on the card and my kindergartener granddaughter was writing her name over 100 times. Tiffany says she was thinking of just letting KC do a few, but our granddaughter was up for the challenge.
From the time KC could barely hold a pencil, Tiffany had her doing a scribble, then drawing a little picture and later just writing her name to thank you notes. Now that she is six years old, KC knows it's something expected of her to show her appreciation. Tiffany tells her that people have gone out of their way to shop for a present and generously buy it for her. She needs to show her gratitude and love.
I'm really proud of them both.
POSTSCRIPT:
And look what just came in the mail!
"Dear Uncle Jonny and Auntie Sarah,
Thank you for my Ninja and Pinkalicious book and sno shs. (snow shoes)
Love,
KC"
The handwriting was well formed and I couldn't have been prouder.
Poor KC had about 25 thank you cards to write for the presents she received at her birthday party in December and at Christmas. She'd also signed her name on over 100 Christmas cards they'd sent out. I was very impressed. We've gotten a few cards with names already embossed on the card and my kindergartener granddaughter was writing her name over 100 times. Tiffany says she was thinking of just letting KC do a few, but our granddaughter was up for the challenge.
From the time KC could barely hold a pencil, Tiffany had her doing a scribble, then drawing a little picture and later just writing her name to thank you notes. Now that she is six years old, KC knows it's something expected of her to show her appreciation. Tiffany tells her that people have gone out of their way to shop for a present and generously buy it for her. She needs to show her gratitude and love.
I'm really proud of them both.
POSTSCRIPT:
And look what just came in the mail!
We receive lots of precious thank you notes from the children of adults who NEVER sent thank you notes.
ReplyDeleteSuch good kids indeed.
ReplyDeleteyou should be, this is remarkable,
ReplyDeleteI love seeing a small child being taught the importance of writing his or her own thank-you notes. I know it would be easier for the parent to do it for the child, but the child needs to learn to be appreciative. KC is a little trooper!
ReplyDeleteTiffany is doing a great job teaching KC. I love the thank you notes I get from my grandkids for birthday and Christmas gifts.
ReplyDeletethat's wonderful and a forgotten art thank you notes for many!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful thing to teach KC. These days, nobody thinks anything of receiving a present of any kind with an obligation to send a thank you note. I was never taught that, either. My thank you notes are usually in the form of emails. (blush)
ReplyDeleteThe little cards are precious and a treasure.
ReplyDeleteWell done, all of you:-)
ReplyDeleteI think learning to write by hand, especially cursive is important. My youngest granddaughter (a freshman in college) tells me she knows kids who can't sign their own names. Dianne
ReplyDeleteThey've been taking handwriting out of the curriculum lately so I do believe penmanship will be taking a severe dive.
DeleteJust lovely,.
ReplyDeleteNot only a writer, but quite the little artist, too.
ReplyDeleteThese notes are so precious, Kay! I can understand that you are a proud grandmother!.
ReplyDeleteI am home again after a long flight from Tasmania with two stopovers. It was beautiful in Tassie, but cold!
I wish you and your family a great 1013!
Aww, sweet!
ReplyDeleteYou both look so happy and still do. 40 years! How marvelous. Congratulations to both of you!
ReplyDeleteThis was meant for your 40th Anniversary post. I don't think I am awake yet! for this one, what a sweet note!
ReplyDeleteWell done all of you. We always taught our sons the importance of thank you notes. They tend to email them these days, and we still have to remind them (they're 29 and 31!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! Thank you notes are certainly a lost art these days, but I know that if I got a note like that, I would probably want to send a note back just thanking them for the thank you note!
ReplyDeleteActually... that is such a great idea, Linda! I'll get right to work on it.
DeleteGood manners... I was happy to hear that my 30-something daughter had sent out her thank-you notes ...love this post...Michele
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