We had dd's birthday party recently and it's time to write the thank you cards. When dd opened the presents after the party, I tried to make a note of who each present was from and as usual there was some confusion as not every present had a card/tag attached. There appeared to be one fewer presents than guests and dd says that one particular girl didn't bring a present. (There didn't appear to be a card from this girl either). Not a big issue, so I thought we could just give her a card saying "thank you for coming", but I'm still wondering if maybe she did bring a present but it got misplaced/thrown out by mistake in the melee, in which case it would look strange to just say "thanks for coming". Or it is possible that she did bring one of the presents which dd thought came from someone else.
Can anyone think of a tactful way to word thank you cards so they imply thanks (if a present was brought) without making the guest feel bad if they didn't bring one?
I hope that makes sense.