Connie, you can totally do different amounts, and I wouldn't give anything beyond a card to the person you don't know.
Yeah, if it were me, I probably wouldn't even do a card for the person I don't know. I don't think it would be expected of you to give her a gift.
If the graduates do open their gifts at the party, it's not like they'll open gifts that have been grouped by giver (like, "Here are all 3 gifts from Uncle Fester: one for daughter of faux-son, one for son of brother-in-law, and one for graduate #3! Uh-oh, Connie has only provided gifts for 2 of the graduates!"). Gifts tend to be put in loose piles for each recipient, so if you opt to not give a gift to the graduate who you don't know, it certainly won't stand out.
Anyone crass enough to ask why person X didn't get a card is the rude one.
True, the odds of them comparing notes on who gave what are low. But cards are cheap, if Grad #3 is who I think it is, her grand-parents have been friends of mine and Hubby's for decades.
Which reminds me that we have a graduation gift to get for this weekend. Sheesh, 3 of the niecephews have bought houses in the past several months, 1 had a new baby, and 1 just graduated from high school. Lots to celebrate, and a lot of gift cards. (Tim didn't understand why there aren't baby showers for second babies. "They still need diapers!" he said. So we sent them a Target gift card, but I suggested they buy some chocolate and wine for themselves, too.)
her grand-parents have been friends of mine and Hubby's for decades.
I just realized how old that statement makes me feel. Bad enough that the children of people I've known forever are graduates, but the grand-children of people I've known forever are graduates--and not even the oldest grand-children!
30 years should not pass so stealthily.
Don't think of it as missing a deadline, think of it as underscoring your indispensability to the company!
Ugh, I don't want to be indispensable, I want a vacation! Also "I am the only one who can do this and I was on vacation" is no excuse for missing a deadline!
UCLA shooting update: They are saying it was a murder-suicide, two men dead. Lockdown lifted.
Anybody know anything about pillowfort.io? I can find stuff they've posting, but no real commentary from anyone else.
