Day 4 of a Year in my Life.

James Francis Tregea  31/10.78 - 02/03/79 (Aged 16 weeks)

Had he lived, my son would have turned 34 yrs of age today.

That being said, today I am grateful for having had Jamie in my life, even for such a short time.

Because of his time on this earth, his life and his death, strongly influenced my decision to have the three wonderful children who grace my life today.

They each bring joy to my life in different ways and I am proud of the who they have become as grown adults.

Aside from a few difficult teenage years, they have brought such a lot of happiness to my life, and often when I'm observing the wonderfulness of Chicklet, I am reminded of similar feelings toward my children as they grew and developed from babies to little people.

No doubt, she will trigger other memories as she grows.

Thanks to today's technology, I am grateful for regular insights into my children's lives through facebook, twitter, blogs, emails, phone calls, skype, text messages and visits.

When I was having my babies and living more than 1000 kms from my parents, I had to make do with a weekly (expensive) phone call and the occasional letter or card in the mail (aka snail mail).

My kids are good people.

This is a photo taken while they were on holidays with their father, many many years ago.  I've always loved this.

I am grateful to have them in my life, to give love and from whom I receive love.  I wish that we all lived closer together so that we could share more of the 'festive' times.

I know that I don't tell them often enough ... in fact, I can't remember the last time that I told them!

I love you.

I am proud of you.

I wish I could hug you right now.

Nite all.