My resolution this year was to write more handwritten letters. I always get a giddy feeling when I receive handwritten letters and I wanted to pass that along. After telling my idea to Troy, we decided to make it a family affair. Every Sunday would be devoted to drawing pictures and writing letters that we would then send off to our friends and family.
Like many of my resolutions, I started with a bang and as the year has worn on my enthusiasm has fizzled. But I am determined to keep this resolution alive. So today I staged an intervention. A card making intervention.
I gathered the supplies. Card stock, glue sticks, paper scissors, a ruler, stickers, magazine cut outs, and crayons (to name a few). And as a family we started creating some one of a kind cards to send out over the next few months.
There is a certain someone's birthday that is happening in a few days. So for her, I made this one:
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| "We hope you have a "WHEEL-Y" happy birthday" |
We are also expecting a new baby next month:
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| Annie made this one for you, little baby Boudreaux! |
And we know a couple of kids that are having birthdays in October. So the boys made these:
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| Two candles for a sweet little girl |
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| And a special dinosaur joke for a handsome little man |
Some undetermined, but still very special, person will get this gem:
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| Thinking of "mew" |
Hopefully this activity will reignite that spark that we had only 8 months ago. Hopefully we can finish mailing all our friends and family in the four short months that are left in this year. Hopefully I can keep coming up witty phrases... There are many more birthdays and holidays before the year is up!
