Neil & Joan Macphee

HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD

Hi dad just wanted to pop in and say happy fathers day to you we love and miss you so much kenneth has been upset this week as he smashed your glass i told him you prob did it to get his attention if you can please give him a little sign from you both to let him know you are around xx

Helen (Daughter) June 21, 2009

for mum

BEING A MOTHER..

After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to

Take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She

Said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves

You and would love to spend some time with you.'

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit

Was my MOTHER, who has been alone for 20 years,

But the demands of my work and my two boys had

Made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That night I called to invite her to go out for

Dinner and a movie.

'What's wrong, aren't you well,' she asked?

my mother is the type of woman who suspects that a

Late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign

Of bad news.

'I thought it would be pleasant to spend some

Time with you,' I responded. 'Just the two of us.'

She thought about it for a moment, and then said,

'I would like that very much.'

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick

Her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her

House, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous

About our date. She waited in the door. She had curled her hair and was wearing the Dress that she had worn to celebrate her last Birthday on November 19th.

she smiled from a face that was as radiant as an

Angel's'. 'I told my friends that I was going to go

Out with my son, and they were impressed,' she said,

As she got into that new white van. 'They can't wait to hear about our date'.

We went to a restaurant that, although not

Elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my

Arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat

Down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only

Read large print. Half way through the entries, I

Lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at

Me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. 'It was I

Who used to have to read the menu when you were

Small,' she said. 'Then it's time that you relax and

Let me return the favor,' I responded.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable

Conversation- -nothing extraordinary but catching up

On recent events of each other's life. We talked so

Much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said,

'I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me

Invite you.' I agreed.

'How was your dinner date ?'

Asked my wife when I got home.

'Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,'

I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive

Heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't

Have a chance to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a

Copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place

Mother and I had dined. An attached note said: 'I

Paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I

Could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two

Plates - one for you and the other for your wife.

You will never know what that night meant for me.

I love you, son.'

At that moment, I understood the importance of

Saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU' and to give our loved

Ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is

More important than your family. Give them the time

They deserve, because these things cannot be put off

Till 'some other time.'

Helen (Daughter) April 13, 2009

hey dad

Hi dad got a photo of you in at long last so sorry it took so long you know what i am like.love you loads Helen (trouble)lol xx

Helen (Daughter) April 7, 2009

thank you mum

Hi Mum we are just back from the church and we just want to say thank you so much for comming through to us i know you are round us all the time but it is nice when someone else tells us too.thank you so much for telling me not to greive as you have saw them and they are ok this means so much to me.love you loads give everyone my love esp dad we miss him too xx

Helen (Daughter) March 30, 2009

Happy mothers day mum

Hi mum just want to say happy mothers day to you i miss you so much.You know today has always been hard for me as we talked about it every year this year is worse as I have no mum you have both gone now miss you both so much love forever Helen xx

Helen (Daughter) March 22, 2009

mum

Hi Mum sorry I did not get on for your anniversary was too hard.I can't believe it has been 2 years since we shared a hug and a laugh i miss you so much I will always love you and look after your kenneth for you i love him so much.Give dad a hug for me love forever Helen xx

Helen (Daughter) March 11, 2009

thank you mum

Hi mum thank you for comming to see me this morning during my meditation it was lovely to see you and i will be carefull love and miss you so much thank maureen for comming too and give my love to dad and maggie love and miss you all xx

Helen (Daughter) February 16, 2009

hello

hello both of you just thinking of you and thought i would just say hello love babsxx

Barbara Mullan (Family Friend) January 16, 2009

hi thank you for looking after babs for me today it was a terrible day but thank god she got through the op.love and miss you so much Helen x

Helen (Daughter) January 6, 2009

hi mum and dad

i know thet say things get easier through time but i think its rubbish i seem to think things only get worse as i seem to need you both soo much more as things at the moment are terrible just now for helen i dont know if i am doing and saying the right things she has lost soo much lately with her mum and dad passing. I would like to ask you both if you would look down on baba on tuesday and also our helen because i know she is terrified i know you both will anyway.i miss you both so much it seems to hurt so much more at the moment,tell adam and wee lucky that i love and miss them both soo much and give them a kiss from me.
love you both soo much
love Kenneth

Helen (Daughter) January 4, 2009