Rocking Along

We are just rocking along here, waiting on Baby Maria.  But we are rocking in style thanks to Christos' latest handiwork....

In case you do not know already, my handy husband can make ANYTHING.  One day, I will have to showcase some of his masterpieces.  For today, we are featuring my ROCKING CHAIR.  Greeks do not "rock" their babies, although they liked the idea when we explained it to them.  I have never ever seen a rocking chair here.  Christos had never actually seen one at all when I started talking about wanting one/ him making one, so when we went to the States we made a point of taking a good look around at rocking chairs.  He loosely modeled this one after the ones on my parents back deck.  Check out the detail.....

And this all (other than allowing the coats of varnish to dry) literally took him only a matter of hours!

In addition to admiring his works of art, we have also been keeping busy other ways.  Until last Saturday, the weather had not been great at all, lots and lots of rainy, gray days.  Since the sun at last decided to show its face for a few days, I have scrambled to do this....

 

   

 

Also, our second much anticipated box of baby gear mailed from the States arrived.

 

When we came back from America, we were LOADED down with baby stuff, and we also mailed two boxes.  


I was really eager for this box to make it over, as, among other things, it contained Maria's bassinet, a gift from the lovely Mrs. Jan.  I was so grateful to have received that in plenty of time.  Of course, I wanted it here for her to sleep in when she arrives, but I also wanted to have time to get the linens washed, and for Christos to make this......

The BASSINET STAND....His other masterpiece of late.

How BEAUTIFUL is that?  Custom made at the height/ size/ color I wanted, and all for the bargain price of 10 euros, a few hours, and some love and care.  Ah, it makes me so happy. 

Handsome AND handy, that man! And, he can also be romantic.










The box also contained some fun surprises packed by my mom before she mailed it, such as my favorite

And, for our latest Auburn fan,

If you happen to see a bag of Cheetos peaking out of that box above, they were also for the latest Auburn fan.  The man is a Cheetos fiend.  Although I try and regulate their intake, my mom would rather buy him a large bag at every opportunity.  That's okay, he has enjoyed eating them while we spend quality time with Mr. Jack Bauer.

We have spent the past 7 days absorbed in our 24 marathon.  Sadly, we are nearing the end, and plan to finish watching the season this afternoon.

I will say that, again, it has been all we wanted it to be.

And, that is that.  Last, because it has been asked for and asked for again, here is a shot of Baby Maria as of yesterday.  I hope you are all happy!!!!













That's all for today!   Hope y'all all have a fantastic day!!!!  Talk to you soon...another update coming in a couple of days.