My new mantra.....

actually I have collected quite a few

but I think this is the best

courtesy of Jojo (thanks sweetie)

where to begin?

I think I will be concise

G and I are entering a new phase in our lives

it's called the having to deal with

elderly parents phase.

What can I say it is very difficult

you may or may not know

but my father in law has Parkinsons Disease

and is 90 yr s of age

my mother-in-law

(would not want you to know her age...

why she refused to tell her doctor! LOL)

is either suffering from the early stages of

Senile Dementia

or quite possibly

Alzheimers Disease.....

yes we have hit the jackpot!!

I am not making light of the situation

but it has been a difficult summer

we attempted to go on holidays twice but each time

we ventured out for more than 3 days

we were called back due to some emergency

granted the last time we went away

C3 and I caught the flu

I think it was from sheer exhaustion or

I was not allowed to rest LOL

just when I was getting used to the idea of sitting by the pool

with a book in my hand (shock horror!)

such a thing is not possible in Athens

C3 makes sure of that...

I digress so there I am lounging by the pool

forbidden book in my hand cool drink by my side

I am off the wagon

my addiction is back with vengeance

I think I now perspire diet coke.....

I did not have to cook

all meals were prepared for

all that was expected off me was to bask in the sun

cool off in the salt water pool

bliss......

I managed to enjoy the forbidden fruits of

relaxation for 3 days

then C3 woke up with a raging temp and

proceeded to decorate the sheets and towels

with his stomach contents!!!

After I cleaned up

and shovelled all sorts of concoctions

for his temperature down his sweet throat

I passed out on the bed and woke up an hour later with a

temperature...

bliss....

So we returned...

I have not been in front of the computer for days

as I have been trying to find help for my mother-in-law

I have been interviewing women for the job

and it is not an easy task

plus

C3 has learnt how to use my computer

my very precocious 7yr old

believes he has every right to fire up my puter

just because he knows how to...

what does he do you ask?

plays online games

www.hotwheels.com

(for those who do not know C3

life is all about cars!!)

don't worry under supervision

problem is not matter how long he plays

be it half an hour or one hour or 5 minutes

he is crazy hyped afterwards

it's a nightmare!

wow this is a really long post!

so much for being concise!

I will be back with pics we did manage to do some fun stuff

this summer

despite all the grief and drama

Later..........