As life goes on we can learn to appreciate the joys and treasures that come our way. My life has been full of wonderful friends, family, and events that have given me much joy. At the top of my list is both the most wonderous and saddest...it is my beloved son, David. Many people know a bit about him but few have seen his picture so I wanted to include that most special part of my life. David was with me for only an all too short 2 years...the color picture of him was taken just weeks before his death. A tragic accident took this most precious gift from me and even tho it was many years and seemingly several lifetimes ago, I miss him daily and wonder what type of man he would have grown up to become. David was a gentle, loving, full of laughter child who was as content going for a walk as he was sitting on my lap reading. His fondness for animals was apparent very early and I'm still not convinced that his first word wasn't "kee kee" (his way of saying 'kitty') instead of mama or dada. David had a puppy named Jeremy which turned out to be too much for the him and the neighborhood kids to say so the little pup quickly became "Germie". Driving thru the country it never ceased to make me laugh when David would spot a group of cows off in the distance and proclaim... "Mama...'orseies" ('h' wasn't an easy letter I guess!! *L*). He has been my little angel not only in life but also in the time he's been gone. While it would never have been my choice to lose him at any age, I can be grateful for having had him enter my life and show me so much innocent pleasure and love.