When we moved here we had the money to buy a house, but didn't have the money to pay for house insurance, or for the solicitor. And we hadn't budgeted for the house valuation which we needed for the bank, or the house inspection which we needed for our peace of mind.
And my parents stepped in and forwarded us some money. Today, thanks to the tax department, I finally had the money to pay them back.
In the weekend, I was thinking of an old friend, whose mother is dying at the moment. I wondered what she has said to her mother, and as my life revolves around me, I wondered what I would want to say to my mother in those circumstances. And I remembered how dumb it would be to wait to say those things, because tomorrow is such an unknown quantity.
Tonight I wrote a card to my parents, saying how much I loved them, and how important their advice and support has been to me. And I put a cheque in the card for what we owed them (money wise, anyway). It always feels good to do this kind of thing, the important stuff that can so easily end up on the 'to-do' list, and never get off the list.
Mind you, Dad would never have let me just forget about the money...
Posted by Toni at June 1, 2005 08:38 PM