The Art Of Gift Giving,,,

I know it is mid day and I should be working but for some reason I had this blog burning in my mind so I figured getting it off of my mind will help me concentrate on the task that I am paid to do.

Any way I look at gift giving to be an art and in some respects a competition. There is nothing like setting out to find the perfect gift that fits the personality of the person you are buying the gift for. Most important is the expression on their face when they open it and how it stands up to other gifts that were given.

So my daughter turned 4 a few weeks ago and I was so looking forward to seeing her face as she opened up her gifts...I should say I was looking forward to my face at seeing all the clothes that she was gifted and thinking about all the money I was saving because it was less clothing I would have to buy for a child who is constantly growing out of her clothes.


My daughter was excited and over joyed at the toys she got, she was cool on the clothes unless they had sequence or glitter on them but for the most part she had an expression of "what ever" on her face. As I was going through all the clothes she got for her birthday I noticed that one of the shirts she was given had a name written on the tag in marker. I did not think anything of it at first because I know when my Granny buys clothes for the little kids she writes their names on the tags so she knows who she bought it as there are so many of us. Anyway, I went on to wash the shirt with out further inspection of it. As I took the shirt out of the dryer to my surprise the shirt had been soiled and what ever it was soiled with left a really large stain.

Ok, really? The rules of gift giving and re-gifting have been broken and shattered for me at this point because my child was given a soiled shirt that clearly belong to and was worn by some one else. Granted I am not one to dictate what to give as a gift but I FEEL that soiled (dare I say used clothing)should not be it. Oh and mind you when it was their daughter's birthday I went to Old Navy and hooked that lil one up but I digress. Sooo, one night last week at 1 AM in the morning I get a knock on my door and who was it? The giver of soiled clothing wanting to know if Lil Bit liked the clothes they gave her and wanting to know if they fit...

Being tired and bogged down with getting as much done as I could being as though I had to wake up early that morning I was diplomatic and quickly ended the conversation... well I am feeling ignorant today and as I begin the process of writing out my thank you cards I figured I would write something special in thanks to them but for the life of me I can't quite figure out what to write. I figured it would be along the lines of thank for the soiled shirt that you gave Lil Bit for her birthday it will proudly sit in her cubby at school for her to wear in the instance she accidentally soils herself at school, I will be sure to take pics and send them to you as a token of our appreciation, THANK YOU! :)

Hmmmm... maybe I will take the high road on this one... then again I am rather unpredictable I guess it will depend on how I feel when I actually sit down to write the note.