I received a beautiful Easter card from my mother. Do you know what caught my attention way before I ever opened the card? The postage stamp that coordinated with the envelope. It caused me to go on a mission in search of beautiful USPS postage stamps. I searched online first then went to my local post office to purchase what I found to be the prettiest of the choices given to me. One day I had a not so good experience with the USPS customer service person I spoke with. You had to wait about an hour for a call back given to you. I firmly believe in track and confirming of packages delivery status. When I checked on a certain package because an unfamiliar update message of the delivery status showed I called for an explanation. This person was polite but not very helpful with giving me an answer other than what I already knew by checking online myself. I told them I would go to my local post office (where I get great, exceptional customer service) and have them check on the status. I then inquired if there were any nice and new floral postage stamps for sale now. This person could not even answer me other than I had to go to the website to view or order them. I questioned this person and said you cannot do this you work for the USPS. Now that I am thinking about this I just wonder if that person was actually at a location on site of the USPS or maybe they are contracted out work? They did tell me they work for the USPS. Great customer service is knowing your product line. To entice the customer to want to purchase products. I shared in the beginning of the conversation with this person how the USPS needs to lower their prices instead of keep increasing them because people will start to stop using them. I told them I continue to use the USPS and I search out nice postage stamps because I like them to coordinate with what I am sending to someone. I found the stamps at my local post office and purchased them. See, one item caught my attention and how nicely it coordinated with the envelope that it stirred inside of me to go and purchase postage stamps.
I received a card in the mail from my son. Inside the card were words that made me laugh and be grateful for the children God blessed me and my former husband with. They are really good kids (well grown adults now.) They are kind, loving, smart, talented, thoughtful and guess what? I get to enjoy this love no matter how many miles may be between us. In the picture my son was pre-school age and it was his birthday. See the blanket wrapped around him, that was his favorite throw it was a Crayola crayons themed item. He shared with me when we talked how the polo he was wearing was his favorite polo shirt. He wore that when he attended pre-school and he remembered taking his computer classes back then in pre-school that was. In his card he mentioned maybe we can celebrate his (31st, May 4th) birthday after the pandemic with ice cream cake and a dance the kids used to dance to when my father would sing a silly song. It made no sense the words but the tune caused them to dance to it. He said the picture also reminded him when he cut his sister's Jasmine dolls hair. I told him a few phone calls ago he should look for one of those dolls and give it to her now that he is grown up. See, back when this happened my husband and I went out and purchased another doll and let our daughter know it was from her brother. She is not stupid by any means and quick witted too, her response back then was he didn't pay for the doll we did. See why it would be kind of funny now if he spent his own money and bought one for her? Would you like to know the answer to the riddle on the front of the card? Why did the easter egg hide? He was a little chicken! In the inside of the card it showed a little chick hatching from an egg. Both of my children were truly blessed with a great sense of humor. I am more of the serious natured of the two parents. I have to give this one to my former husband, he has the quick wit/sense of humor.
We are thinking of planning a delayed Easter celebration possibly the 4th of July. Like a mini family reunion. Sounds sweet to me.
One more update about my family sharing and making care packages for people on Easter. My son was one of those recipients, yes he was. He went there and kept the distances they tell you to keep and visited with my sister and brother-in-law on the back porch while my mom was in the dining room with the door open to also be a part of it. Boy oh boy did he go home with a great care package. Isn't that what family is all about? Bless those that bless you and are a blessing in your very life. Nana will be visited by her grandchildren from all around via face time I think today. The kids are coordinating that adventure. I do not think I have that capability to participate but knowing they are makes my heart sing and sing loudly at that.
The other card was from my nephew and his family.
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