Thanks from Evan

Today after school, Evan and I sat down to write thank you notes for his birthday gifts. It's something I think is important, and I try to do it myself too as a good example for the boys. I don't always live up to the ideal--I forget every so often, and I don't even try to write notes for Christmas gifts or I'd be writing until February, but for birthdays and special things I do make an effort.

Up until now, I've been writing Evan's thank you notes by myself. This year though, I let Ev write his own. He dictated the body of the note to me, and then signed his own name at the end. It worked out well--he put a lot of his personality into the messages, and his signature got progressively messier as we went down the list. It didn't take too long, and I think he enjoyed letting me know what he thought about everything. I hope the recipients will enjoy his opinions as well. And the directions to Washington he included in my brother's card.