Came back from my run to find Don messing about in the lounge.
Yesterday a package arrived for him..it was a video player. (We haven't had one for many years now.)
So he plays the first video this morning of the collection we have of the boys (that we haven't watched for about 18 years)..and it was so utterly emotional we've both just been in floods of tears.
On this first tape we had...Craig at 7 years old, the twins from newborn to 5 months, Joanie and Dan (Don's parents) and most heart breaking...Con.
So full of life...it was good to see his smiling face again but so, so gut wrenching that he's no longer with us.
It was amazing to watch Dan cradling the twins in his arms.
The spooky thing is..our house that we had sold that we no longer lived in as we'd moved to The Squirrels, had been broken into before we'd had a chance to move all our stuff out, and burglars had taken everything..and I mean everything..right down to a bowl with pot pourri in it..and the light fittings!!
BUT...they'd left the plastic bag with these 6 videos tucked away in a corner in the basement of the house. Obviously they'd missed them.
I am extremely glad they did!!!
Even though it was sad to be watching on film our loved ones that are no longer with us..it was wonderful to see our beautiful children when they were so young.
We'll watch the rest over the weekend..at least I'll be prepared and have tissues ready.
