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Lyneen Jesse
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    This is my first year participating. I have been busy. This challenge came at a great time. Today is the 15th of February!

    I have been busy, setting aside time each evening to write. I am keeping a spreadsheet to tally my writings. To date I have sent 73 pieces of mail. Most of the time I have to hand carry the cards I mail as they need to be hand stamped. YIKES! The added postage for the service sure adds up, but well worth it. The clerk at the post office is getting to know me!!!

    TOTAL as of 2/14/2024
    9 – LetterMO participants
    5 – Valentines
    3 – Birthday cards
    18 – Postcards for Postcrossings
    38 – Thank you, cards and letters

    Here is a little back story on all the Thank You cards and letters.
    I put out a call for 95 cards/postcards for my 95-year-old fathers-in-law birthday! It was heard all across the country and beyond!!! WE DID IT!!! With friends and family, we had 106 pieces of mail on Dad’s birthday last week. Believe it or not, mail is still arriving. The count is currently at 135! I was beyond moved by the generosity of all that took the time to mail a card to dad. Everyone helped make Dad’s 95th birthday so special. He was surprised beyond belief. He wondered how I knew so many people to get all this mail for him. He choked up a few times during the 2.5 hours it took to open the mail. It made a lasting impression on him. He said he will be going through the cards again and again. He did tell me this was the best birthday ever.

    I am doing my best to write Thank You notes to all the people that took the time to write, many made handmade cards. There were cards from the very young to dads’ contemporaries! The month is half over. I hope to have the task completed by the end of the month. Luckily for me there are 29 days in the month this year.

    I have kept up with writing every day except Sundays, I took a break. Today the 15th I will not take the mail out written on the 14th due to the snow. I will have to wait until tomorrow, but I did write!