CYCLONE YASI

Update!!!

Townsville's Strand area - photo from http://www.smh.com.au/

Tropical Cyclone Yasi crossed the Queensland coast at midnight as a Category 5 cyclone making landfall at Mission Beach. Yasi continues to be downgraded, and continues to weaken as it move inlands.

A house damaged at Innisfail - photo from http://www.smh.com.au/ 

  As day breaks, many people are only just beginning to see the destruction that has been caused overnight by the violent wind gusts that swept across North Queensland.

 

The main street of Ingham - photo from http://www.smh.com.au/

A house lies in ruins in Tully - photo from smh.com.au

The communities of Mission Beach, Tully, Innisfail and Cardwell are reported to be the hardest hit.



A fallen tree lay across power lines in Townsville
- photo from smh.com.au

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My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in North and far North Queensland, as they brace for tropical cyclone Yasi, category 5, it is expected to cross the coast near Innisfail close to midnight.




VERY DESTRUCTIVE winds of over 300 km/h, these winds are expected to exceed those of which destroyed Darwin N.T. in 1974, when cyclone Tracy hit on Christmas eve.
Up to 1 metre of rain, and a storm surge of 9 metres (threatening to flood towns and tourist resorts) are expected during the next few hours as the cyclone approaches the coast.

Due to the large size of the cyclone (500kms wide), people in the path of the VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS are likely to experience these conditions for about 3 to 4 hours on each side of the eye of the storm.

The storm is so enormous that it would almost cover the United States or large parts of Europe.

This is the worst storm to ever hit Australia.
 

Australia Day Fun

At Currumbin Beach, 

on the Gold Coast

And what a glorious day it was...

Happy Australia Day everyone!!!

 

Back to School

The girls started back at school yesterday!

My little Preppie and my Big Grade Three-er

 My three gorgeous girls, only my little princess 

at home now. It feels so surreal to me, that two of 

my girls are going to school. It feels like it was just

yesterday, I was saying goodbye to Miss E on her 

first day of Prep. This life is passing me by

way to fast (It's scary). 

 My big school girls, looked so cute walking

down the path hand in hand.

I love the way she smiles.

Miss E was excited to be back at school and

to see her friends. She amazed me with her 

confidence, it was a great! 

It's Ok, sweetie! Mummy knows how you feel.

Miss C was excited but a little nervous to start with, 

 her day turned out to be lots of fun, with Miss C telling 
me at home time "it was the greatest day ever". 

I'm so glad they both had such a fantastic day.

Happy Tuesday everyone, make it a beautiful one... 

 

My Internet is down!

Hello everyone!!!

We had a huge storm last night, as a result my modem died.

I've ordered a new one and I hope to be back on line hopefully

 by Monday or Tuesday.

Happy Thursday Everyone

Rochelle

P.s I'm posting this from my brother's computer...

I'm a superstar!!!

I'm so excited, I've been featured
 at It's a Hodgepodge Life
for my Pretty Dolly

 Happy crafting...

Well hello there, 2011!!!

We went to broadbeach on the Gold Coast yesterday

for a picnic to celebrate the New Year, 

it was planned for Saturday, but the

weather was not very kind (rain, rain go away). 

 

The girls enjoyed riding their scooters/bikes

Later we headed down to the beach to

soak in this beautiful view.

And Dig in the sand  

 Getting a nice photo of the 3 girls

together, proved to be a challenge.

 And play in the surf.

Self portrait of hubby and me.

It was a wonderful day of fun!!! With loads of sunshine 

and Boy did the sun have a bite to it.

How did you bring in the New Year?

I hope you did it in style ...