my son's new 'toy'

Hello lovely people!

How are you all feeling today?

I hope you're all happy and cheerful like me!

My trip back home did me good, oh, so good!

I've returned revived and in a great mood.

Having my little family together was just what I needed to lift my spirits~

well, a visit to the hairdresser's for a long-overdue haircut and some highlights and some new clothes and make-up did play a teeny tiny (huge!) part in it, I have to admit!

There was a slight change of plans though, as my poor baby was ill; he had a temperature on the night before we left, which kept on till Saturday.

Poor thing, he didn't get to go anywhere but, on the bright side, he spent lots of time with daddy who was always with him (giving mummy time to spoil herself!).

Now, to this 'toy' I mention in my title.

One of the plans we'd made was to get together with his godmother's family for lunch; we had to cancel it though since they have a baby and we didn't want him to get sick, too. My boy was very disappointed when he heard we couldn't go. Why? Because there was a birthday present for him and he knew what it was: a fantastic birthday present! My friend (his godmother) did pay us a short visit when the fever 'had left the building' though and brought him.... his first 'real' camera!!!

The first photo below is one of the first he took

and of course - like a good mummy I am- I had to check his new toy to see if it's...hmmm.... safe? ;)

Happy Wednesday!

xxx

six

My little man becomes six tomorrow!

Time flies for sure!
We made this cake yesterday
to take to school today.
When we finished it last night, he said:
'mum, you're amazing!' and hugged me really tight!
:)


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Have a gorgeous weekend!
I hope I'll have more words to share next week.

from the weekend

the village is full of this yellow bliss

riding across the river - well, just a little bit (photo taken by hubby with his cell phone - I've got them all working for me!)

lunch here on a wet, misty Saturday afternoon

(I took the photos with my cell; excuse the poor quality)

comfort food (recipe here)

cosying up the house - new rug for the kitchen

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the new week greeted me with two parcels full of birthday wishes and... BOOKS!!!!! Thank you Feline and Sarah!
(more on this next time)

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Have a lovely rest of the week!

xxx

41

Yes! I was born all these years ago!

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I asked my dad last night : " how can I be 41? Have I really lived for so many years? It doesn't feel like that!"

He replied: "How can I be 73?"

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xxx

edit to add: just talked to hubby on the phone; he's coming tonight to spend the weekend with us! Hooray!

Thanks for all the warm wishes!

Five Years Ago...

... at 10.50 p.m - after many years of hoping and praying and crying and hoping again-

a baby boy was born,

almost five weeks premature.

An hour later, a doctor went to his mummy's room

to let her know he had trouble breathing

and would stay at the intensive care unit.

On the third day of his life,

the same doctor

told his parents

"we're all good now; he is probably out of danger now".

Probably? Probably?

mummy was devastated.

She hadn't realised his life was in danger.

And what did probably mean?
Day 18, a healthy boy came home with mummy and daddy.

He is now 5.

(birthday cake for school party)

(birthday cake for birthday boy, mummy and daddy;

can you see the sea-boat-sail pattern?)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!

March...

so far...

happy thoughts ~ little one will blow five candles on Friday

sad thoughts ~ nine months without my mum

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great news coming from a dear, dear friend ~

blessings, sweetie; may things turn out as you deserve!

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sunny weather

snowy weather

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at work...

busy, busy ~ report cards this week

happy tears ~ "we love you Mrs Yiota"

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winter crochet

spring crochet

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Happy Spring!

xxx

Being spoiled...

Lately, I've been feeling much loved, even spoiled sometimes.

I've won two giveaways (I've yet to blog about the second one), got birthday presents in the mail and a surprise present by my dearest, closest to my heart friend and I'm expecting another book from a blogger friend (details in due time).

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A couple of days after my birthday my best friend came over after work and not at all empty-handed! She brought treats for little one/her godson, two little herb pots (see previous post) and this parcel.

Do you like how it looks? I was speechless! You see, my dear friend is not a crafts person and she would always admire the way I presented my gifts to her -from homemade tomato sauce to a little trunk with all sorts of goodies.

So in order to please me she sat down and transformed this box (of ? I don't really now what) into a girlie, lovely box for me.

Do you want to take a pick inside?

...matching wrapping paper...

...and..Ta-dah! A gorgeous, feminine, tight-waisted (I know that's not a word but you get the picture)red (much brighter than in the picture) shirt (blouse??)!!!!

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Last Friday I received my birthday present from my pen-friend in Malaysia. I sort of guessed part of the contents; you see, when we met in London in April we were talking about books and told her I didn't have time to find a second-hand copy of The Shell Seekers and she said she would find it for me. She's sent me other books since then but not this one. So (clever me!) I suspected she was saving it for my birthday. I've read the book a hundred times (almost) but always in Greek; I can't wait to read the original.

There was also another book which she says is very good (and if she says it's good then it is), two more bookmarks (I need to take a picture of all the bookmarks she's sent me and show you, they're endless!) and ...


... a silk caftan with a hand-painted peacock on it!!! It's gorgeous (if I may say so myself)

Thank you my friends for spoiling me! I need it and I appreciate it so much.



Take Care everyone!
xxx

Pink Thoughts ( on my Birthday)

There's not much pink around here so I had to be creative. I formed the heart using a T-shirt, a pj top and a pillowcase. Then I added my son's shower soap and my body cream. That's just about all the pink things in our little world. The background is actually a photo of a carton that hasn't been used for crafts!

Take Care!

xxx

Yiota

PS Just realised, this is my 40th post on my 40th Birthday!