You know what? This year is really tight on money for me and a couple of months ago I was thinking that instead of buying a gift for everyone, I would just write them a letter. In the letter I would say just how much they mean to me. Unfortunately, this never happened. When I wrote out a list of people to write to, it ended up being 40 people!!! So instead, I narrowed it down to 20 people for gifts and the rest cards with a short note.

Kay, your Mother should be proud to have you as a daughter. That book and note will mean more to her than anything.