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,  

Well here it is the 30th July and full moon. All of you with little people will be finding things just not quite you average run of the mill at the moment. Never mind you'r not going crazy - the energy is. The Crystal gate I set up for the Blue moon in June did NOT wane as the moon waned and then the call came out for the 17/7 gift to the earth. Ah ha I though that is why it is still pumping . OK so I charged it up again on the 17/7 dedicated to earth (Oh - I think I posted a picture on my page - go look if you want to) and it became even stronger. Hubby wanders over and asks what am I doing. I said helping the Earths heart to which he asked 'is that good?' Yeh I said all good. Good he said and off he wandered.  Hubby and I had an excellent experience  to see how strong this energy is pumping. A friend came over to stay last Wednesday night and she is unaware of my 'complete' life. We were going out on a Golfing girls night out and she had too far to get home so I said stay with me and go home in the morning. Great she arrived and was admiring my paintings and she walked towards two more and them my sons Olympic torch caught her eye. Wow - how? - and she took one step closer (and I thought oops the gate is there too)  and she froze. 'OMG' she said 'what is this tingling and I'm buzzing all over - what is going on (she was 1/2 metyre from the gate) I feel like I been hit by friendly electricity but that makes me sound crazy - I feel like my hair is standing straignt up'. I stopped her and explained about the portal. She looked into the portal with many oohs and aahs - never before had she experienced this and I was quite astounded as mostly only sensitives can feel it. My only thought was well she is Irish. She continued absolutely astounded and we just listened as she just was so intrigued we could n't get a word in. Hubby was laughing his head off.

Well enough - it is the 30th - it is a full moon. The little ones will be a 'little different' and for all of you who have kids that drive cars - warn them to watch out for other drivers doing strange things as I wish them ALL to be safe.

Where is my basil? Oh how life changes! from running around and teaching the boys life skills and making sure they are confident and capable to make all the shift in their life. One has left home and he is back tonight for regular Wednesday visit and feed. The other one is doing a 'Jaimie Oliver' make over and cooking. So I rush to make  on old but favourite recipe and my herb cupboard is all rearranged the way Dan wants it. Where is my basil? - in my herb cupboard! and what have you been doing with my vegie garden and herbs? It is our herb cupboard and our garden now Mum. Oh well I found the basil and the garlic was on a shelf  I don't use  - perfect for his 6'2'' size so I struggle to get it down, get the favourit underway, wait for my other much adored son... and reflect on how life changes.......  I am so lucky!

                   One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of   their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't anymore.   No more hugs, no more special moments  to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute." Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we   can say good-bye, or say "I love you." So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick. This is true for marriage ... and old cars .. and children with bad report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging  parents and grandparents.   We keep them because they  are worth it, because we are worth it.   Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a classmate we grew up with. There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what.  

Life is important, like people we know who are  special.    And so, we keep them close!  I received this from someone who thought I was a 'keeper'!    Then I sent it to the people I think of in the same way.   Now it's your turn to send this to all those people    who are "keepers" in your life, including the person who sent it if you feel that way.  Suppose one morning you never wake up, do all your friends know you love them? I was thinking.    I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that needed rekindling or three words needing to be said.  Let every one of your friends and family know you love them. Even if you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those three little words  and a smile can do.  

And just in case I am called home.... . I LOVE YA!!! 

 live today to the fullest because tomorrow is not  promised.

Very relevent with all the floods, 10 dead with the loss of a whole family on the Central Coast,  NSW, Australia                    ________________________________________________________________      

Forter Tuncurry are twin towns linked by a bridge across the entrance to Wallis Lake. It is 3 to 4 hours North of Sydney and has a population of around 20,000 people. During holiday periods this can balloon out to 80,000 and more because it is a very popular family tourist destination. The lake is huge but fairly shallow with a  lot of Oyster leases. It is considered to be the best suppplier of quality Sydney Rock Oysters, which I love! It is also home to a breeding colony of Pelicans - rare, Little Turns (endangered) and many dolphins.

We have two patrolled beaches called Main Beach and One Mile. One mile is 2 minutes from my home and we can hear the surf at our home. My eldest son is an active Surf Life Saver and we have just redesigned the surf club (Building Desingers) - so it will be an absolutely beautiful spot for weddings in a few more years. there are many more beaches but they can be dangerous if people do not take care. The lake has many twists and turns in its water ways so people love to go boating, fishing,  Kayaking and paddle boating. The board walk in the middle of town is falnked be many restaurants which look out onto the lake and it is a popular spot to introduce children to fishing. Our whole area has recently been deignated as a Marine Park for many reasons. We have colony of Great White Sharks at Seal Rocks (20 Minutes south), which is very popular with scuba divers from all over the world. seal Rocks has a light house and is very historical as well as being just being absolutely beautiful. It is situated in Myall Lakes National Park  - all a part of our area. House boats are fun if you want to exlpore the Myall Lakes system.

Cape Hawk look out is situated on the Highest of the three hills that used to form the rim of a very ancient volcano. Most of our area is original Gondwana Land and has rock that is up to 550,000,000 years old. This is at Ellenborough Falls 1 & 1/2  hours North. It is the highest falls in Australia and it is fabulous. Went there a few weeks ago - love it! Just before you get there you encounter Wingham and Wingham Brush - an anciet rainforest and home to the biggest colony of flying foxes. It is the area in Di Morrisey's latest book 'The Valley'.

In town you can play mini golf, do trampoling doing school holidays, go to the beaches, swiim in three enclosed baths. One is at the entrance to the Channel and frequently dolphims swim near the net to enjoy the laughter and company of humans. Sometimes you can almost touch them. There is another shallow one for little children further into the lake and then there is 'The Bull ring" on main beach - very popular. And beyong the Baths out to see are some of the best waves to be surfed so when the surf is up there are a lot of board riders out there.

There are boats  that take you cruising to see dolphins surfing the waves at one Mile or to go around the lake in comfort with a running commentary on the history of all the Lakes islands, bird lie, oyster and more. We have a lot of Pacific Cabbage Palms here. they used to be all along the east Coast of Australia but most were destroyed. Our area is the only piece of the East Ccoast that still have them in abundance . The Green Cathedral is an open air church build in the midst of the Cabbage Tree rainforest on the shoreline of wallis Lake. Many Japanese couples come to be married here because it is so special,  feels and loos so great.

When people arrive at forster they slow down to a snails pace over the bridge drinking in the crystaline blue waters - it sparkles and is intensely blue. There is so much you can do here - i can't say enough. Personally I have just played golf and we are lucky enough to have two golf courses in the one club. Tuncurry is where I played today and it is beautiful but if you can't hit then straight you will be in trouble! the two courses are very different to each other but both are near the ocean, which you can hear and  at Forster course you can see it as well.

What can I say I live in paradise and we think it is cold when we have low temperature of 6 C degrees at night! I am surrounded by beauty and I paint it when I can. My painting of One Mile Beach was bought off the wall by a client wanting a house design. He saw it and that was that. The wildlife is spectacular with black cockatoos, all manner of water birds and frogs. i have a dedicated frog pond to help them out. The dolphins are nearly always at the beach or in the lake, the whales go by twice a year on their migration path ans special tours are on during that time but frequently you see them from the beach or Bennett's Head Lookout. this is a place I go to often when itis cloudy and the sun is setting. Ocean, clouds and sunset - sensational!