Empty spaces - what are we living for..........

Abandoned places - I guess we know the score
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for...
Another hero, another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore
The show must go on,
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on.
Whatever happens, Ill leave it all to chance
Another heartache, another failed romance
On and on, does anybody know what we are living for?
I guess Im learning, I must be warmer now
Ill soon be turning, round the corner now
Outside the dawn is breaking
But inside in the dark Im aching to be free
The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly - my friends
The show must go on
The show must go on
Ill face it with a grin
Im never giving in
On - with the show -
Ill top the bill, Ill overkill
I have to find the will to carry on
On with the -
On with the show -
The show must go on...

"The show must go on" -Queen

This song is the most depressing and at the same time the most beautiful......
This is the song I listened to over and over again in 1997 when a very dear friend of mine died from Aids..........
And it is the song that was going through my head all week as on Tuesday a very dear great aunt of mine died....
This is the aunt who gave me a place to stay rent free when I first came to Athens in 1992.....
This is the aunt who would stay up all night waiting for me to come home from work I usually got home around 11pm....
This is the aunt who would wait all night just to see me for a chat and a gossip to catch up on all the neighbourhood gossip and to tell me the latest about her grand daughter...........
This is the aunt who gave me what ever she could spare in sheets and blankets and other household items when I moved into my own apartment..............
This is the aunt with whom I used to fight with because she would secretly eat chocolate and she shouldn't have as she was diabetic......
This is the aunt who would call me every month to check up on me as i am not very good with picking up the phone and catching up with people.......and she knew that.......
This is the aunt who i had to see buried on Tuesday because she felt it was time to die as her body was tired...
This is the aunt who even though her body was tired with failing eyesight managed to read philosophers like Socrates in her old age......
This is the aunt who had such a thirst for enlightenment in her last years...
This is the aunt that i wish a farewell........
γεια σου θεία μου γλυκεία..............
On with the show -
The show must go on...

Later........................................

Back again

Back again because i forgot to mention what I am up to at the moment...
I have been frantically researching schools in the Athens Attiki are for C3 to go to in September...man there is a lot to look at and decide as to whether we want to spend a lot of money on private education for him to learn his ABC's or leave him in the public school system until he is ready for high school where we will definitely put him in a private school so the dilema is now or later?????? is it worth the extra money for primary school????
Actually I have had no time for much else really.....
last week in all my misery and illness I started on a journal......... infact 2 journals...
the first is my take on something I saw on Shimelles web site, as i take on average a photo a day. i thought this was a great idea so i too am going to put a mini album together of all the photos that I take each month... at this stage i am journalling each day and noting which photo i will attach to the journalling. Here is the cover, i call it my 365picture journal (original huh?!!!)............the photo does not do it justice the chair is chipboard that has been painted gold and i have added some bling to it and the 365 thickers (god i love American crafts thickers)



















Now this here is the cover of another journal I have started i read about it here so i went to Emily Falconbridges' blog to read further and i was hooked....and here is the cover i made for the journalling I will see what I will do with the scrapping part of it.....still working on it!!!




















Later...........................

What the hell happened?????

I can't believe it I can upload pics again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so here are my scrappies I got my mojo back and went crazy. I updated my 'time' pages can't believe only 6 weeks to go and i will have done 52 weeks!!!
Time to give.........................










Time for strength......................










Time to embrace........










Time for thanks.......................










Time for joy................











Time for comfort.............











Time for hugs...............










Time for today.................










Time to share....................











Another two are coming .ie. they are in the works......

later........................

I want to post pictures but I can't

I have been trying to post pictures of my latest scrappies and the page does not load properly thus not allowing me the option of adding pictures to my blog, now this is very frustrating and annoying as i have been trying to do this now for days!!!
I don't know what the problem is but i am getting fed up...time to look for somewhere else to host this blog or just stop all together.

Later..............

Shake rattle and roll...................

If you shake me hard enough you will hear me rattle!!
I have a detailed list on the fridge of my medication regime....
I feel 100 years old.........
My problem is quite serious I have to be careful because pneumonia is around the corner for me if i do not take care according to the doctor!!!!!!!!!
This is the result of not being able to rest when I get sick.
My flu in December just before Christmas is the reason for all this medication...I did not rest when I should have....(ummm exactly how many mothers can rest when they are sick?????)
Anywayyyyy.......I am taking it easy (I am clearing out my son's room OMG you have not seen such a mess).
I will behave... then it's to bed or the couch for some rest.


















Later.................

A thousand apologies

I received an award from Eleni and Xrysa........ girls my deepest and humblest apologies I completely forgot to thank you for thinking of me........will you still be my friend!!!











The weekend has been good, a lot of quality family time.....the boyz will not wake up from their afternoon nap and I have this wonderful steaming applecrumble with custard waiting for them as a treat today.......why do I bother?????????.....cause I love them to bits that's why!!

later................

Happy New Year

Happy new year to all........
Life has taken over as they say....thankfully we are back to our routine, school work etc I don't think I could take any more late nights and alcohol.
House guests came and went and we had a fab time.
I unfortunately have a hacking cough which is causing physical pain and drain.
So it is off to the quacks today.....
In the mean time here are some pics of what we did...
Here is the new year cake...cut, the lucky coin fell in my mothers piece so I will be sending her her lucky charm for 2009.















Fireworks that we watched from the balcony some crazy ass was letting them off on his roof top!!!















The bottle of Chablis I got to drink all by myself!!!!!!!!!



















When Yorgos left we took a trip down town Athens with Christopher we call him C1 because he has baptized Christian C3 (Christian, Christopher, Christos)...We then walked over to Zappeio where there was a fairytale village set up in the Royal botanical gardens.






































C3 posing with the gingerbread men




















C1 and C3 leaving the gardens..........off for a hot meal as it was a cold day




















Please no more photos mummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
















One afternoon we ended up having coffee at Virona square when it got dark the lights came on and this gem came alive!!!!!!!!




















Now for you lovers of British comedy this is a must....Father Christmas brought G an I this last year (thank you Domini and Jeremy)



















When we need a really good hard wet your self laugh this is what we watch, then this year Father Christmas brought us his latest gig at Wembley Stadium...what can I say this man is a genius not only extremely funny but very talented with musical instruments definitely check him out!!!



















Christian also overdosed on Tex Avery......I love the fact that our child has our sense of humour


















If you feel you need to go out and see this film...which I thought I should since I grew up in Australia, be prepared for super cheesy scenes and a long wait for the bathroom. So make sure you take plenty of munchies and refreshmentsand maybe a blanket for a little nap as the film is 3 hours long!!!!!!!!!!...all I can remenber from the film is that Nicole Kidman is my age and she does not have even one wrinkle and the fabulous cheesecake scene where Jackman soaps up his naked torso.....OMG!!!



















last but not least C3 with his camera yet again!!!!!
Later............................