Checking-In

Got a call  from a family member. I usually call her every week just to check in on her and on another family member (who no longer has a phone) but she beat me to it this week. She thanked me for the card I sent to her and the one to my other family member last week.

No matter where I lived in the world (one of several US States, in Germany or in Russia twice) I have always kept in touch and checked on people (family and friends) - ever since I was a teenager and long before the Internet made it so easy. 

Many people don't make it so easy to do (ie. they hardly or never answer me back) so I have to find out things in different ways, but I was always taught to check in and help where I could so I guess that has stuck with me all these years.