Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day. My wife handed me two cards: One for her and one for my mom. I wrote to my wife, "How do you like this card I picked out for you?"

Of course, she's the one who purchased it. When she handed it to me, my wife noted, "What you write is what's important. Not what's already on the card itself."

The truth is, I spend about 20 seconds looking for a card. I just want one that's appropriate for the occassion and not offensive. What's pre-written is not very important. I mean, do you folks actually read what's pre-written on a card when you receive it? I know I don't.

I'm looking for: A. Cash. Did I get any cash? (checks are okay too). B. Hand written notes. If there's not a hand written note, then I'm a bit disappointed.

Of course, Cash (or a check) without the hand-written note is okay too.

I didn't give my wife or my mom any cash or checks in their cards. I'm not that dedicated to either of them. I did write nice notes, though. If I do say so myself.

As a side note: I did once send cards to two of my sisters for their birthdays. I was so proud of myself because I got the cards out into the mail ahead of time. I was pretty pleased until they both called me and asked me why I sent cards with nothing (not even a signature or who the card was for) written inside of it.

While it's important to get a card in the mail at the appropriate time, it's also important to remember to actually write some text in the card as well, like, for example, the person's name and who the card is from.

Hence, my wife and mom both got good words in their cards from me (with no money). I'm pretty pleased. I didn't give them blank cards.