September 2007

Hello Everyone!!

Here we are the end of September!! The kids have been in school for a month now, harvest is still not over and I think snow is not to far away!! So what did the Ferguson Family do this month!!!
September long weekend was spent with Jamie in the tractor in field!! Jamie was in charge of the grain cart this year.... for people who don't farm this is how it works....Jamie work's for Pask Farms !! They run an alfalfa farm but also great barley, wheat and canola!! They own two combines and two grain trucks!! So what happens is the grain cart goes between the two combines getting the "loads" from them to dump into the grain truck... the grain truck then goes to the farm to dump into the bins!! The grain cart is pulled behind a tractor!! There was enough space in the tractor to fit Jamie, myself, Surafel and Elshadai!!! If we wanted to spend time with Jamie... we had to go to him... Harvest is long hours... Jamie went to work at 8am and alot of times he didn't get home until 1am!! The kids were pretty good...as you can imagine.. not much space in the tractor... We had Elshadai and Surafel both driving the tractor.. which proved to be interesting... Surafel drove like he had done it before...straight down the field towards the combines... Elshadai on the other hand ....well just let's just say .... it will be awhile before we would give her a car to drive!! lol

The kids attend Youth Group in Esterhazy every other Monday so they have been attending this and Catechism is about to begin too!!!

We have decided that the kids will on go in a Music program during this school year.. We have choosen to attend "Music for Young Children" program this is every Tuesday in Stockhom ( a neighboring community)... it is great.. mom or dad has to go with the kids!! So I am back learning music!! There is only 6 kids in their class... Jamie and I are just amazed how quickly they have picked up the music. My grandmother decided to go and by us a piano!! Since this program is 4 years long .. we will need ed something for the kids to play !!!

This past weekend we had a Saskatchewan Ethiopian Get together in Regina!!! It was great as always!! Seeing the kids grow.. hearing about new referrals and again meeting new families who have just started the process!! We stayed with Shelley, Bill and Family in Moose Jaw.... always a great time with them!!

This weekend is pretty low key!! Catching up with everything, cleaning up around the yard and getting ready for winter!! But next weekend we are off to Saskatoon for Thanksgiving!!

Talk to you all soon!!!

Lana Lee Ferguson

August Fun

August was a busy month...
First thing we did was attend CAFAC BBQ our annual camping weekend!! As always a great time meeting up with other families who have adopted, or who have started the adoption process through the CAFAC Adoption Agency!! It was nice to finally put faces to names!!! This has been our 4th year attending this BBQ!! IT is amazing to see the kids grow and grow each year!!!

After the bbq it was time to focus on getting ready for school.. took the kids school supply shopping!! We are thankful for Grandmas ...... Elshie's and Surfie's grandmother help out this year by buying their school supplies!!!

School wasn't even start and Jamie was out on the combine!!! Which is hard Jamie worked from 8am to somtimes 1am.... On the weekends we would join Jamie out in the truck !!!

School has begun..... we have been in session for a couple of weeks!!! Surfie came home from school on Wednesday with a cold just raging!!! Elshie woke up with it on Thursday!!! And I got it on Friday!!! (Shawna I guess you warned me!!!)

Well it is September 9 three of us with colds... Jamie somehow has gone untouched...but he is complaining of headaches, tiredness, and just general ugghh!!! I sure hope he doesn't have West Nile!!! So I will see what we do in a couple days!!!

West Nile is just raging in Saskatchewan!!

Talk to you all soon
I will leave you some pictures of the kids... My mom and I went out one morning before school started and just went around to different farms and took pictures of the kids!!

Lana Lee Ferguson







The kids were so good!!! We took 150 pictures... no complaining, whining!!! Just smile!!! Hit them on a good day!!!

Beach and Boats

Well once we got back to Nova Scotia after a wonderful trip to PEI.... we just spent our lazy days of summer doing things around Pictou!!
Near Jamie's house is a beautiful beach that we took the kids to to pick sea shells!!!
Jamie's friend Bubba just bought a lobster boat this year. He took us for a ride one day. We toured the Pictou waterfront and then decided to go out to Pictou Island. One this island the only modern conveince to telephone!! As you can see the kids had a ball... didn't quite get their sea legs though.... Bubba let them drive the boat!!! On the way back from the island we ran into a storm... for us Prairie folk the waves were just a little too big and a little too much ....... the rain was a little too much .. and now I am sure it is going to take a while for the kids to back on boat!!! Oh, well. We had fun made it back safe and sound... a little more wet than when we started!!!
When we were in Pictou it was during Lobster Carnival.... so Jamie got to see some old friends of his and catch up on times!!!
The kids got to experience their first Carinval Rides thanks to their Aunty Alicia and her boyfriend!!!
Pictou still holds annual SoapBox Races for kids!!! That was fun to watch!! I flew home on the 12th of July to start my new job... Jamie and the kids came home on the 23rd !!!



I found it hard to be without the kids.... It is sure nice to have the kids and Jamie at home!!

July Trip

During our trip to PEI we took the kids to Shiny Waters in Cavendish..... We had so much fun that Day!!! I only posted some of the pictures of the kids..... The kids in the boat.... Elshie and Surfie loved this ride... The fish picture is just so precious....
Memories of this will never be forgotten.. by The Ferguson Family!!