ah so... i got really sick last week and i think that i'm now up to about 90% of normal. it's a bit hard sharing a space with an infant and young child - who goes to school and who i'm sure carries unwillingly home with her a large group of hitchhiking viruses and bacteria... to not get sick. needless to say it went around this family and ado was the only one who survived unscathed, which is really helpful since i don't know quite what i'd do if she went under. but it was a wonderful learning session - on a positive note - we found a bunch of home, herbal, and other natural remedies which helped fantastically - esp since i have avoided acquiring a sinus infection, which is a feat not easily achieved.
it's finally turned cold here... which is really nice, seeing as how when i left seattle it was as cool there as it has just become here. but, now i'm starting to realize the holes in my packing as well... oh well, guess i just have to go shopping :). since the weather has been so good, we've been trying to spend as much time outside as possible, and i've been meeting more and more of ado's friends which is great... lots of them speak english which is nice - don't get me wrong i don't mind just standing around smiling and nodding when people are talking to ado in greek and for some reason they just assume i understand what they're saying... it lends to fabulously long sessions of daydreaming or planning- but it's also enjoyable to take part in a conversation here and there :)
last saturday we ran some errands and then went on this wonderful walk around a lake/resevoir --- ahhhh so nice to be outside in some bit of nature and moving! -- not on anything having to do anything with concrete or cement or tiles or stones or marble. we watched the herons doing their incredibly entertaining 'fake flying' -- where they stand on a log and spread their wings when it's really windy and just stay there.... at least i find it very amusing. sunday was so nice as well... this is by far and away my most favorite time of year - sunny and crisp... lia had a birthday party in the morning and then we went downtown and walked up to the upper city again and had the most incredible lunch outside at this taverna on the hill. lia fed the kittens and joji got to walk around and pet them (there's a rampant amount of stray cats, which just exponentially expands - given the situation - so there are tons of cats everywhere). then we walked up around the old/remodeled houses again and found this great area by the wall (thessaloniki was a walled city - if i haven't said this before) that was like a little bit of the islands thrown down here. white washed walls, lots of color and plants - gorgeous!
joji's been doing great - the teething seems to have slacked off for the moment - he now has 8 whole teeth :) which i would say is actually quite a feat when you live with someone who is going through that process. we put little baby tevas on him the other day and after he got over the initial shock of the new strangeness, has now become quite the proficient walker.
lia's doing well, she has tons of homework and spends her time either in school or home doing schoolwork or at ballet... i'd forgotten how much time we spend in our younger years with school & school work.
sooo still looking for a job, but definitely not at any loss for what to do with all my free time - that would definitely be because i have none - which seems to be a good thing right now :)
so the countdown has begun - only... um, well, hmmm.... ok let's see... 4 more days till i GET to go see bite!! ohhhh i can't wait! - and if you can't tell, my words are only dripping sarcasm, not oozing it. :) but no, it should be fun - or something - our parents are arriving on thursday and staying through the weekend, so they are babysitting for bite night, which works out wonderfully :) and we're going with some irish, british, greek, and americans - shall be interesting.
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