Thank you letter shock horror

[trulyscrumptious43]

My dad has sent an arsey letter to my daughter (age 16) complaining that she hasn't sent a xmas thank you letter to him yet. Bear in mind we left home on the night of the 27th for France and got back at 10pm last night. We were out in the sticks (le foret, indeed)for 8 days with no post or internet. The thank you letters were about to get written this week!
In addition to this sweetness, he has complained that she and her 11yr brother didn't get him the present he was expecting (a small diary). I had forgotten that was what he expected and we had got him 2 lovely big books instead, which he had told me on the phone on boxing day that he really liked.
So he has gone and bought himself a diary - and put the reciept for it into my daughter's letter, saying that she might like to reimburse him! And he signed off, Disappointed Grandad.
Is it me?

Your dad sounds like his being a diva. Aah, your kids gave him a gift....is he lonely or something?...ahhh

i think ring him. this could potentially be too important to let go.

A happy ending!
Thanks to tactful intervention from big sis in USA (she's the boss), and silence from me, a couple of weeks ago DD recieved a very apolgetic letter from Grandad, enclosing a cheque towards my recent double puncture and a tenner each for the kids.
He apologised unreservedly for his behaviour and said how much pressure he'd been getting from his DP because of her imminent hip op.
Told DD that he loved her very much and couldn't bear to think that things weren't right between them.

So thanks everyone for your fantastic suggestions and support and for making me laugh about it.