My thoughts: If my ex-W (the 1st one...the one I have children with) sent me a note like that I would be very appreciative. It's nice to know what they are up to. So yes, I think the note is good.
Remember you are a sweet, friendly person. Is that how you want to close? How do you close the e-mail with your friends? I'd try a "have a nice day." or "have a nice week" or something. Just something that is courteous and nice.
And yes, I think you should send the e-mail and see how it goes over. Tell him you got the money. How come you feel the need to retaliate? You're better than him remember. In fact, you are too good for him.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. Theodore Roosevelt
