I can not believe that we are allowing garbage like this to enter our Grab community.  I recieve these messages all the time in my e-mail on Yahoo.  They fraud!!!  You give them you info. and they wipe out your bank accounts and one person they stole there home.  Lets not allow this to happen in here. 

.[/b]Please who ever is out there beware that fruad has entered our community.  I receive this in my inbox at grab.  These are just like the one we recieve in are regular email.  Do not send any personal information to them.  They will rob you blind.

FROM VERONICA KOFFI

Dear one in lord,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you, i read your profile and i like it,I am veronica the only duagther of late Mr. and Mrs.koffi johon . My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on october 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of two million,five
hundred thousand United State Dollars(2.500.000). USD left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only Daugher for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business ssociates.

(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to .

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 20years.

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, Dear, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas.

thank you
veronica koffi

please contact me for more about this ,My Email : Vero700my@yahoo.co.uk [b]

Thank you Lex for reminding me to take a break.  Life has been really hetex.  So today I will write on just how hetex it is.

On a normal day my family and I start to 7am "not to bad for a getting up time"  at least it's not 5am. 

My 15 year old son need to be at school by 8 am 15 minutes to check in to tell how his day went.  He goes to a special school intreatment program for kids who have problems.  He is Bi-Polar, ADHD, ODS.  He has been into a lot of trouble lately.  We've been to court at least once a week for the last month.  They want to put him in to a Youth Home for extensive treatment and after that Yellowstone Girls and Boys Ranch here in Billings, Montana.  We have to pick him up at 2pm daily and anouther 15 minutes to check out.  Tuesdays we have his counselling appointments.  Wednesday we check in at the probation office.

 This last Tuesday we found out that my 16 year old daughter is 7 weeks pregnant (date rape drugs were involved).  So starting that day we have had doctors , wic, Thursdays counselling, and family appointments to get ready for a new baby.  She is also Bi-Polar so her mood swings are terrible.

 My stepson has probation on Wednesdays, counselling on Thursdays.  He has been doing well.

Myself I have school from 8am to 5:30pm Monday and Wednesdays.  Tuesday, Thursday, Fridays I'm done my 2pm.  The rest of my time is spent going about 20 hours of homework.  Some time longer for me depending on the work.  I feel so tired sometimes.  Life is really bizzy here and it well not be slowing down anytime soon.  As soon as the baby comes it will get a lot more hetix.

So this is a week in my life.  Sometimes I forget to take a break.  Thank you very much for reminding me.  It is greatly appreciated.

What's an ideal Saturday for you?  

My ideal Saturday is just relaxing with a  good movie, cup of coffee, and peace and quite. 

My life during the week is very hetex.  Drop my son off at his hospital school 15 to 20 minute meeting to tell how he did the day before.  School from 8am to 5:30. Counselling appointments on Tuesday and Thursday for the boys and Wednesday are probation check in days.  Then homework for me every night.  Most my weekend are homework to.  So When I get the chance to do absolutely nothing on one saturday I take full advantage of it.

If I were rich I would travel all over the U.S., Scotland and Ireland.  I want to investigate my heirtage. 

My greatgrand father is from Scotland when he moved to America he left behind 7 brothers and sister out of 13.  The other 6 came here entering through Canada.  My mother did a geneology on our family and found out that we could be direct descendants to William Wallace.  I am not quite sure how Robertson fits in to the Wallace clan.  I do know that the Robertson clan is still alive and kicking.  We have one of the largest clan that still exsist.  So I've been told.

My greatgrand mother is from Ireland.  I was told they met during some kind of uprising between the two countries.  It was then they married and move to America.  This is why I would love to go visit.

The U.S. is my home and I want to know every thing there is to know about it.  I don't mean knowledge wize.  I mean be there and explore everything.  I wont to visit museums, art, music, cultures and anything else available to me.

For years now I've all ways thought family ment brother, sister, mom, dad, aunts, uncles, and ton of cusions.  We would all be a close knit family.  You know stay in touch, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Birthday dinners.  Thats how we were when we were little. 

 We would go to my grandparents for a big dinner and grandma would tell us the story of Jesus.  We would help decorate the house with garland, bulbs, and lights.  Our family did not use these idems just on the tree they were every were.  The atmosphere was fun and cheery. All the family would be there.  There are 25 members of the Colber family all gathered around the table my grandfather made just for these occasions.  Grandpa had to make it in side the house because it was so big.  The laugher, smiles, conversation is the noise of a family. 

Now that my grandmother and grandfather past away it seems that the family has fallen' apart.  No more get togethers or family reunions.  I've tried for years now to make the effort of calling to say hi and see if they lost my number.  The family says "hello what have you been up to".  Then "well I have to cut this short.  Bye".  (not interrested) See ya later.  It has felt at times very lonely.  I watch other families and how they stay so close knit.  I wonder why ours is not.  I don't have an explanation for this.  I did relize thou, that now that I am an adult and have my own children that I can try to keep the special things in mind for my own, even though my family has forgotten. 

I pray that my children remember the good times we have had.  The special times around the tree.  The big turkey that served at Thanksgiving and the major decorations we put up every year from November or January.  I plan on keeping up my own tradition of family even if it's just 2 days year. 

I really hope my children do the same after I am gone.  Family and tradition is important and I hope that what I have tried to give them, they remember for a very long time to come.

If I were to live for 1 year in a remote cabin in the woods: do I have to do this bye myself.  If not at least I would not be lonely (lets all hope I can take my husband with me), if I had to be by myself I would be all right.  What am I aloud to bring with me?  Can I have a few farm animals say a cow (milk), horse (ride), pig (meat) and chickens (eggs)? 

 On my spear time I would read books, croche' (I will need a warm blanket), fish, and in joy the out doors, but I pretty sure there will not be a lot of time for play until dark. 

Being in the woods in a remote cabin there would be plenty to do.  Collect wood for the winter, hunt for food and preserve it, taking care of the animals, and of coarse the garden.  In the summer is the time to be a little ant  and stock up for the harsh winter a head. 

 I can say yes I would miss the luxaries I have now (washer and dryer, bathtub with hot running water, convenients of electricity and gas and to just be able to jump in to the car and go).

I'm 38 years of age. I dont mind saying so.  I love life and it's curves it throws in my path. 

Many times looking back on the younger years I thought I would not make it. 

I have learned that no matter what has happend to me (the beating I took, the many different jobs, and my 3 wonderful children and all the step children (6) in all) it was do to me. 

I blamed my ex's and every one around me for what I had done.  No I'm not blaming myself for the beating just for letting it happen.  I am responsible for not standing up for myself and fighting back or walking away. 

Fear is out greatest challege.  Stand up to it and face it.  It will make you a better person in the long run.