The dice have rolled and my son is leaving tomorrow not Christmas. He got all his tools, ordered his trailer, we helped him get all his accounting and license done to be a Contract Carpenter. He shifted his girl friend from Sydney to Newcastel where she managed to get a great job. He was planning on moving at Christmas time and then he said in four weeks time as work runs out then. He rang a contacct in Newcastle on Monday and that man rang me yesterday, flustered because he couldn't get my son on his mobile. He is working in a concrete bunker style building - so no signal. The man was nice but he wanted my son straight away. I got a good 'feeling' about this man so that is good. But after 22 years he is leaving and we, hubby and I, are really feeling it. I have to honour my emotions and do my gratitude walk through our 22 years. It may take a while but we will be fine. Thanks to Minti Mums treasure your time with your kids. L&L Robyn

I attended a meeting called Youth Connect in our counil today. The organisor was especting about 12 people but we ended up with closer to 50. So many wonderful people all meeting together, joining forces to help our Youth. We all stood up and introduced ourselves. I mentioned Minti and the Congratulations Clay said to pass on to our community. There will be more caring people plug in to this site and it now linked officially to the Great Lakes Communty - building closer and stronger communities.     To top that off I was asked to write a book and have it all done by a ghost writer about my experiences. OH! MG!  I said no and they were prepared for that too - saying I could do the whole story  without any real names mentioned and under another another name as the writer. That was the only way I would do it. It has always been my dream to do it  but it was in the too hard basket even when a few doctors (anti-medication ones)asked me to do it.  Now I can with no hidden costs and remain anomymous. So happy i could cry. Love to all Oon Minti

I have been blown away by a young one that I have mentored! She asked to join the New Age group associated with helping children - she joined. She asked  for some ideas to help kids and she acted on one of the most difficult areas possible. AND she has come up with a fully tested product that realigns childrens brains into harmony and protects them from electromagnic pollution. She is 17.  She has fully investigated the desynchronisation of the brain due to sensitivity and provides massive amount of proof. WOW!

Today is the last day of  Son 1's apprenticeship. Tomorrow he is a fully qualified Carpenter! Yeah!!!!!

From trial and tribulation, fights with schools, teachers, people and systems - we believed in him!  We believed the our HN son would be a successful person and he is in so many ways. Not only has he made it (when the odds stacked against him)  with his job but he is gentle, kind, loving, jovial and knows how to laugh at himself. We get heaps of praise because he takes the time to talk, smile and wave  to everyone. He goes out of his way to help others who are 'different' by being a friend. Hey even the School Captain included him in his farewell speech. He said and a special thanks to my friend 'D' for being a good friend and teaching me how to enjoy life and be a kid. He has done advanced driver training and the one major accident he had (not his fault) - in the split second that it  required he remembered the training, checked the road ahead and swerved. He took out the whole front engine of their Commadore. The police congratulated him because if he didn't swerve two would surely be dead. They pulled out in front of him and did a U turn on a 70 km road. AND his lovely girlfriend is stopping over tonight to help celebrate AND he is cooking for us even though I offered. So I am getting him the biggest rasberry cheescake with Congratulations on top!  Never give up - you really don't know how much you can achieve. I am haviong bubbly tonight Hooray,