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