Miss Manners: I started writing thank you notes, but made a big mistake

DEAR MISS MANNERS: You have been influential in my decision to take up a new hobby this year: mailing handwritten letters to friends and family for a variety of occasions. This includes handwritten thank-you cards instead of my usual texts of gratitude upon receiving a gift when the giver is not present.

But I got myself into a funny conundrum. My aunt recently sent matching dresses to my two youngest girls. However, “Jane’s” dress was delivered by the postman at the same time that he came and took the thank-you card I had written for “Jill’s” dress, not knowing Jane was getting one, too.

I have a large extended family with literally dozens of aunts and uncles, and I do not have this aunt’s phone number. I feel like my options are as follows: Send another thank-you card tomorrow for bot