Mum

I spent close to a thousand dollars recently.

And came one step closer to fulfiling an eighteen year old dream.

I now own a cello.

Dragging it home wasn't fun though! Thank God it fit nicely in the backseat of my Honda City. I almost couldn't close the doors! Maybe I have to think about getting a Honda Jazz. But can I live with the 1.4L engine? Maybe! If I use only V Power petrol! hmmmm... Decisions decisions!

I half expected my mum to say "What monstrosity is that?!" when I got home. But Mum pleasantly surprised me by saying "OH! Is that a musical instrument? What is it called?" That was the nicest thing she'd actually said to me all year, I think!

Mum and I are SOOOOOOOOOO different. I mean, she's tone deaf. I'm well...not. And Mum was an athelete in her youth, and I'm well.....not. Mum loves gardening... and I er... get annoyed with all plants except for Irises and Lavender.

And her question to me conveyed how far she's come to understand me, to meet me where I am. I'm so thankful and touched by her generosity of spirit.