My husband’s parents gave each of their other three children $20,000 towards buying a house and gave us a card saying we were so capable, so I thanked them, and two springs later we bought the old Miller place on the courthouse steps for $41,500. The envelopes were tucked beneath the Easter plates. Kim opened hers first and covered her mouth with her hand. Then Jeff. Then Stacy, who cried into her napkin. Twenty thousand dollars each, toward a house. Ours was a card with a blu … Show more