Thank you once again everyone who has emailed and left comments, the support of my Minti friends is always appreciated :-). Still dealing with a great deal of drama in my life but trying to come up with creative solutions. I'll keep you posted once again thanks:-)))

To everyone who has emailed or left messages in my lounge a very big Thank You, life has been extremely chaotic and I have been so far down in the pits of depression I was beginning to wonder if there would ever be any light at the end of the tunnel...,. even weak candle light would have been welcome.... anyway Im still here and very appreciative of everyones support, much love Carol

To all my Minti friends may joy, peace, love and happiness fill your homes during 2009 Happy New Year to you all!

Well its almost the end of term and the end of another school year. Its been a year thats been quite hectic but I have survived :-) which is always good. The best news is my youngest son getting a job, he has to work away but its done him the world of good to be active in the workforce again. The grandsons are growing beautifully and i cant wait till Christmas Ej has visited and noticed the tree etc and his eyes light up so much its a joy to see the world through his eyes and excitment. Although he's not old enough to understand Christmas he knows things are different.

The weather has been all over the place, usual for this time of year I wish we could collect the rain clouds though and send them over to the drought areas my thoughts and prayers are with those struggling to continue on when the elements conspire against them... especially this time of year which can make things seem harder for a lot of people.

I have been to Kmart and purchased my gift for a child I dont even know, to make their life a little brighter this holiday season and this week I will purchase grocery items for the collection box outside the store to help those less fortunate in our society.

My year has been hard but for others its harder, my wish for all is joy, peace and happiness.

The dragon-in-law and other rellies were in true form, I spent a lot of time avoiding them ..... shopping was awesome wanted to pack my luggage with meat and seafood which was between 5 and 10 dollars a kg less than we are paying... The wedding was beautiful and the bride so happy we could make it, was worth putting up with the ill mannered inlaws.

Had my first manicure- how girly and lovely, they will probably only last a few days now im back at work hahaha

The best news I came back expecting to spend a week cleaning house but didnt have to YEH YEH missed my grandies heaps while away and have made up for it in kisses and cuddles since returning.

We're off to Sydney for two weeks for a family wedding but hopefully for a holiday as well. The dragon-in-law has started already but I have contingency plans for dealing with her....escape and shop featuring largely :-). It will be great to catch up with old friends, many of whom havent been seen for years...hubby hasnt been back for 10 years and for me 7.

Its been a difficult few weeks with all sorts of things happening but we are managing and dealing with them one at a time. That's really all you can do when the cosmos conspires to upset your applecart.

Its been a while since I came onto Minti and thankyou to all my lovely friends who left gifts and compliments I havent gotten around to finding out how you send them but I will.... For now I am struggling to keep my head above water, bipolar and SAD dont mix well and the darker the weather the harder it is to keep afloat...added  to that one of the meds was heaping on weight and the Dr told me to stop taking it and it was balancing my moods I feel like I am back at square one...so my dear friends evernthough Im not about much I am thinking of you and wishing you all the very best love Carol

Well the term is well under way and its report writing around the corner. My grandie has a cold :-( poor baby as does his Mum an Dad whilst nana does her babysitting she is being very careful not to catch the dreaded bug.

Havent seen my second grandy for a while his mum is being difficult  and has said some nasty hurtful things about my baby boy...I have explained that while shes angry and hes miserable there wasnt a lot I could do but try and be there for them both I feel the age gap betwen them is widening even more...but she did text me to let me know that he has his first tooth and is sitting :-)

First day of the holidays I have started my cleaning frenzy but am not rushing about just being thorough...in between terms is the only time I can get right into it all the rest of the time its clean but well Im sure everyone knows what i mean. The day is wonderful outside and there is a light breeze helping dry the washing.

Tomorrow im off to Perth to a place called Molescan being fair skinned I know the need to keep a watchful eye on changes in moles but I think a professional checkup is essential. I had a biposy done a couple of weeks ago the Dr sent me a note to go in which floored me as did his first words its not what i thought it was but there is no cancer however we'll have to remove the rest, didnt fill me with a great deal of faith :-( Im not saying that Dr's cant get things wrong like everyone they are human I guess in this country where skin cancer is a huge worry there should be more specialised places to have them checked by experts.

The grandies are well and adorable, being a grandparent is awesome, Ive p[robably said that before but it truly is a great experience. I get to see one grandchild more than the other the one I see is my daughters child the otehr is my sons child his partner isnt one for visiting but I always have goodies for when she does or top send over with my son. I love bookclubs I ahve just given them a book each on baby play which suggested different activities for different age groups both girls thought they were a great idea. :-)

You'd think Id be over it at 47 but hey it's my birthday and Im having a wonderful day. I have had loads of emails, txt's and a phone call from my mummy who forgot daylights savings has finished in this state lol.

Things have been going OK, mum's visit went well and she misses the little ones but is appreciative of being able to see them. I havent seen my youngest Grandy for a few weeks now but my son and his partner are talking and thats a start.

My other grandy yelled 'nan nan' and naturally I said here I am and his grin was huge, Im hoping my responding will help him make the link to that being me....yes I know hes little but hey.

Thank you to all my friends who have popped by and left pictures and messages I do appreciate it very much.... of to enjoy the rest of my day...hoping yours is just as pleasant!