LIGHT AND BLESSINGS

The year is again fly by way too fast, its almost August and the footy season is heading towards the final few home and away rounds. Looking forward to going to the Gabba to see my beloved Bulldogs play against the Lions.

Went to another Night of Light last night at Carrara, all I can say is WOW - the meditation sessions were fantastic and Lauren Kurth with her crystal bowls was amazing -I had never heard them played before.....I came home so much more at peace with myself - something which was needed after the huge 'melt down' I had on Thursday, a culmination of a few things - some my own doing as I do tend to be an ostrich and bury my head in the sand when it comes to things I know I will find unpleasant and I have been over doing things trying to get my web sites and jewellery business up and running....all came to a head with some immature antics/attitude of a family member, I've always put family needs before my own, and I was extremely upset and hurt to think that the person I supposedly had upset who was, to my way of thinking, had been inconsiderate of time therefore almost causing me to be late for an important appointment, then wasn't mature enough to tell me she was upset but left it to her husband to approach my husband....last night helped me rid myself of all the 'needless emotions' ....its that persons problem not mine now!
Gaia holds these nights on the Gold & Sunshine Coasts, Brisbane and is extending further down to the Tweed Area, if you ever get a chance its well worth the $10 entry fee (cost a lot more for a private healing session) .....check out the website
Lauren also has a website..www.thegoldenlighttemple.com
Am about to tackle another job where I have been an osterich or thought a fairy may come and wave a magic wand and it would be done......yes getting all the data into Quicken ready to take to the accountant so we can submit our tax returns....so had better get on with it.
Just wanted to share this information with you......we can all do with some light and blessings in our life.
Go Doggies

A Very Quick Post

Had a great week in Sale staying with Heather, D & Jack.....thanks H for a great Mothers Day present and thank you Jack for giving up your bed to Grandma. Mothers Day we went and watched Jack play football - in a Bulldogs jumper and then to War'de lock (not sure on spelling!)at Stratford for lunch, first time for years I have spent Mothers Day with both my children. Another great Mothers Day suprise was Brad allowed Jack to come home 24 hrs early. During the week I caught up with a few of my friends, long lunches and morning coffee's....only put on half a kilo, thought it would have been more! Since coming home I have been busy setting up my web sites and adding a few more things to our Oztion store http://www.oztion.com.au/shop/RV-Designs.aspx - am enjoying it but would love to be able to have a week to just concentrate on finalising them so I only need to spend a few hours a week on maintaining them....it will happen!
Was not impressed with the umpiring on Friday night.....my beloved Bulldogs were robbed by umpire #5, and its not just me being one eyed, Bill even agrees and the stats show it also....just goes to prove Geelong are not unbeatable.....maybe Allan and I will be off to get our tattoos this year!!!!!!!!!! Till next time take care and Go Doggies...

Its been so long!

I can't believe its been six months since I last blogged....seems Facebook has taken over as my means of communicating with family and friends. So much has happened in the intervening months. In November we travelled to Victoria for Evan & Tahnee's wedding, staying at our time share in Numurkah.....had a great week there, then it was back to Wellington for Mums 90th birthday, she looked gorgeous on the day and there were little windows of recognition....so glad we had this party as Mum sadly passed away on January 8th. Christmas seemed to come and go very quickly. Dylan spent 10 days with us .... his Christmas present from us, bought his ticket thru Tiger Airlines however when Heather went to check him in he was refused a flight as he was a minor...this happened at the same time Tiger flew a 13 year old girl from Melbourne to the Gold Coast then a week later refused to take her back...Tiger has since changed their booking site to prevent tickets being purchased for unaccompanied minors, however they are unobtainable by phone and do not respond to registered mail and my complaint to Fair Trading was a waste of time.....I got the impression the girl who was to deal with it just couldn't be bothered....I'm planning on going to visit my local member of Parliament next. Bill and I had a weeks holiday in Cairns where the weather was a lot kinder this year - the area south had had floods the week prior and roads were still cut so the supermarkets shelves were almost empty.....not a piece of fresh fruit or vegetable to be had for the first 4 days we were there. Finally got to do my train trip to Kuranda....really enjoyed it, there was still plenty of water going over the Barron Falls, very spectacular. Football time again.....my Doggies not going so well the past two weeks and have another tough game coming up.....just hate it when they lose to Carlton! Sold my 1000th Backyard Buddy on Friday, its really tough going at the moment with the ecconomic downturn, but we still keep plugging along. Robyn and I have started our new venture......well part of it, by opening an Vstore on Oztion, its called RV Designs.....more to come but what is a secret for the time being. Also studying to open up an internet business - just havn't had much spare time recently to even look at it, nor to do any scrapbooking. Hopefully it won't be quite as long before I find time to Blog again.....till then take care...and Go Doggies!

Scrapbooking and Sky Scrapers

Last weekend Rob, Shell & Lilly spent a couple of days with us....Lillys' Godmother Danielle was married on Oct 31 and they flew up for the wedding. The weather was a little overcast on Sunday however that didn't stop us visiting Q1 - once again. Lilly is learning about sky scrapers at school and where better to see them than in Surfers and from Q1. Took a stroll to Cavill Ave, bought some lunch and sat down by the beach front - on the way back to the car we just had to stop at Baskin Robins so we could use our buy one get one free vouchers! Caiti was very pleased to see her cousin Lilly - although they only meet a couple of times a year they get on really well together, both enjoy playing with Grandmas scrapbooking 'stuff' making cards, stamping. On Sunday afternoon Lilly decided it was time to do a 'real' scrapbook page and this is the result. Tomorrow is her 6th birthday and H & I have combined to put together a scrapbooking kit of her own (to add to the bits Grandma let her take home). Didn't back a winner on Melbourne Cup day - we did have one family member who won a reasonable amount on the Cup, born lucky he was 7/7/70 his birthdate. Percy Penguin has joined our family - had to sell 100 penguins to receive him - he is truly a fine specimen.....my sales have slowed down dramatically over the past week or so, possibly due to the ecconomic climate at the moment.
Off to Victoria for Evan & Tahnees wedding then Mums 90th on the 21st....looking forward to spending time with the family and just chilling out. Till next time - take care.

Fraser Island

Our trip to Maroochydore and Fraser Island was great......fascinating place Fraser Island....saw a dingo on the beach, cleaned our jewellery with the fine white sand at Lake McKenzie. The weather was perfect as was the company and our tour driver very enlightning with his information on the whole area. Thanks Jan & Alan for a great few days. Whilst in Maroochydore we had the opportunity to watch a firework display from the balcony of a penthouse.....fantastic view, however not sure I'd like to live in a penthouse permanently. It may sound trivial to some, however I was extremely proud of myself driving over the Gateway Bridge for the first time.....I detest those toll gates where cars, trucks, bikes, buses seem to come at you from all angles. Savvy travelled well - and my brain is now coming to terms with the indicators on the left side and wipers on the right. Bill has to go into Allamanda Hospital on 27 November to have an angiogram to check the stent he had put in last year....he may need to have further stents inserted, won't know till they have a look. My visit to the Dr today confirmed I have lost 4kg in a month......very, very pleased - can't stop smiling....though still a lot of kgs to go yet. Started to organise the Victorian Christmas presents and wrap them - don't think I've ever been this organised!! Oops just noticed the time....off to work I go. Only 4 more sleeps...

Boring, Boring, Boring!

Looking forward to a trip to Fraser Island on Tuesday.....heading up to Maroochydore on Monday to stay with Jan & Allan home again Wednesday as Bill has to work...will be a welcome break. It will be Savvy's first big trip....pleased to say she is all fixed...the dealer replaced the battery.
Brent is now able to ride his bike round here on his own and last Sunday he popped over for a short visit....think he hoped Grandpa would be home to have a game of tennis with him.....when I asked what he'd been doing I got a cheeky grin and 'can't tell you, you'll find out tonight'. The suprise was a belated birthday cake.....white chocolate with raspberry ripple and marshmallow frosting ......it was yum (only had a small piece)....Leeanne couldn't find a number 2 in her candle supply so beside the 6 she put two ordinary birthday candles....Brent's comment 'Grandma - are you 611'...cheeky!
Pleased to say that my healthy eating and exercise seems to be paying off - a loss of 2kg in 3 weeks....gotta be happy with that. Still got a long way to go to reach my goal weight.
'The Punter' has been doing well for his Punters Club this is his 4th week - no idea yet how he went today as he isn't home from work yet.
Boring, Boring, Boring was the comment left by Annonymous on my last Blog - to me my life is far from boring, I'm blessed with a loving family and great friends.
Only 14 more sleeps Lilly .....Grandma's counting down.