Taking TIme

A little different post tonight...

Everynight is the same... eat supper, do homework, bedtime routine, story for the kids, kids to bed and then I sit down to check my email and check a list of blogs.. Tonight one blog has left me in tears...

I like to read "Owlhaven's blog" http://owlhaven.wordpress.com/ . She is a mother to 10 kids...some are adoptive and some are biological. Anyway she had a post about another family's grief....http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/inmemoryofmaria/ .

Steven Chapman is father to biological and adoptive children.. Steven has a song named Cinderella http://www.albumrankings.com/showSong.php?song_id=898672. The song talks about taking time for loved ones just because you never know how long someone is going to be with you... Steve talks on UTUBE about how he came to write the song Cinderella..... One night he was bathing the two youngest and was in a rush and he kept on hurrying the little girls because they had to finish their bath and get to bed because it was late and he needed to write his songs...Only after putting the little ones to bed did he realize what he was doing...but rushing away their life like he had done with his older ones.. He felt that he needed to write this song "Cinderella" to remind him to take time for his wife, and children because before you know it they will be grown up and gone!!

Steven and his family just recently lost their youngest adoptive daughter (5 year old little girl)due to a tragic accident...

My heart goes out to this family... I can not imagine what they are going through!!

Lana Lee Ferguson

Having Some Fun

A couple of years back we dug up our basement to put in weeping tile. That same year we had our yard surveyed to run the water past our house and not into our house... We brought in scraper after scraper of dirt...

We still don't have our lawn back to what it was like before all the yard work started.... So again this year we are planting seed!!

I got the kids to help this afternoon!! We had alot of fun!!

Have a good Afternoon!!

Surfie, Elshie and Lana Lee

The Birds are Back

We have a number of bird feeders in our backyard...today was the first day in a while where we didn't have any wind.

So the birds came out in full force. While we were eating lunch today we lost count on how many were at all the bird feeders and on the ground...

We all love the yellow birds that come back each year.. When we went outside I decided to take some pictures!

Lana Lee Ferguson

Youth Group Windup

During the year the kids attend the Baptist Youth Group in Esterhazy every other Monday. This past Monday was their windup and as in other years the kids put on a play to explain what they have learnt the past year....
This years theme was the 10 Commandents. Each week the kids were taught a different Commandents.

Lana Lee Ferguson

Update on the Cupboards

Hello.. Two posts in one night!!

I thought that I would show you what we decided to do with the cupboards!! I still have to find some plants to go in the top cupboards!!





After living 5 months without doors.. we decided to put them back on.. as you can see the "drawers" are not in.. Jamie didn't get time to put them in before he went to visit his family in Nova Scotia. Once Jamie gets back they will go back in!! I hope to paint the island while he is gone!!


Lana Lee

Trip Home from Saskatoon

Well I left off with a trip to Saskatoon... I went and stayed with some friends...I had a great time.. they are always great hosts!!

Joanne and I spent the day shopping...I haven't had that much fun for a long time...We shopped for clothes.. for myself, Surafel, Elshadai and Jamie....It was great exactly what the doctor ordered!!

Fastword to the end of the shopping trip..I am traveling home to Atwater and about an 1 hour out of Saskatoon..when all of the sudden I couldn't steer the van very good.. So I stopped on the side of the road .. to find that I had a FLAT TIRE on the back of the van on the passenger side. Now what is a girl too do?? The van is loaded to the max with all my purchases... I am in the middle of nowhere and HOURS from home....

SO of course because of the stress in my life and things that have gone on in the past couple days all I can do is sit and have a good cry and wonder why me??

I then decided that wasn't getting me anywhere.. I got up and decided that I was going to change my tire... SO I unloaded the back of my van into the front of my van.... got out the jack.... jacked up the van..got the tire off... ALL THE WHILE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY CARS, TRUCKS, and SEMIS passing ME!!!!
NOT ONE WOULD STOP I was begining to loose faith in good old Saskatchewan people.. Now back to the tire...So I am thinking alright where is the spare??? AHHH right underneath the van....but how do I get it off?? I couldn't figure it out... and then ahhh some good old Saskatchewan boys stopped to help me....They showed me how to get the tire off!!! I would like to thank those two CN workers!!! I have no pictures ....I was to upset and mad to remember to take pictures!!

I was off and driving home to my family!!

Lana Lee

Puppet Show

At school today the kids made puppets!!!

So after supper they put on a pupper show for us!!

They did a great job.. they introduced the puppets, did the show and then popped up and introduced themselves!!

Jamie and I didn't clap but we said what a wonderful job they did!! Elshadai informed me that I have to clap if I thought it was a good show not tell them!!! lol

Good Night All!!
I am off to Saskatoon tomorrow!!
I AM SO Excited to see our friends and their new addition from Ethiopia!!!


Lana Lee

Pictures of Last Weeks Fun

Quiet

Every Monday night my grandmother takes the kids for the night!! They have religion class after school and then she takes them to Youth Group. We have been doing this for about two years now. So this means that Tuesday mornings Jamie and I have to ourselves.

This morning seems especially quiet... I got up, showered, ate breakfast, surfed my usually blogs, order some books online and now I am about to leave for work.

But all though this I notice how quiet everything is, and I find myself waiting to here the pitter patter of the kid's feet come down the stairs, or waiting for them to sneak up on me and try to scare me!!

I guess I am trying to say I miss them this morning...something was missing this morning... laughs, smiles, hugs, chit chat about the day, the morning busy rush.lol.

Some mornings I would just love to have a quiet moment to try and here myself think..but today I have all the moments I need...

Have a good day.

I have some new pictures of the kids which I will post later today!!

Lana Lee Ferguson

Spring Time Fun

The last two days the kids have spent most of their time outside!!! Here are a few pictures!!







Good Night

Lana Lee

Chicken with No Teeth

This past week Elshadai has lost 2 teeth and in the past month she has lost 4 teeth!!

Tonight we had Southern Fried Chicken!! Our favorite chicken dish.. I couldn't resist taking this picture of the kids!!




Have a good night!!

Lana Lee Ferguson

Thanks

Thanks Louise!!

I had it translating into HINDI!!

lol

Well some days are just like that!!

Lana Lee

HELP

Can someone help me with my "text"

If you noticed in my last post... the title post is not in English... The problem is that if I have one word titles they stay in English.. but once I type and press the space bar the English words disappear!!

Lana Lee Ferguson

A Week in the Life of the Fergusons

This past week has flown by so fast!!

Last weekend Jamie and I attend a triathlon clinic in Yorkton. Carly Witaker(sp??) from Saskatoon came down to coach the clinic for us. We learnt so much about swimming, running, biking nutrition and race day tidbits!!

Sunday Jamie and I decided after the clinic we would go and purchase a new dishwasher and new bed for ourselves!!! They will be shipped on Friday for us to pick up in Yorkton!!

Come Monday the kids were at their great grandmothers house for the night. On Mondays my grandmother takes the kids to catechism and youth group!! My grandmother always looks forward to Mondays to have the kids stay over night and then she takes them to school!!

Tuesday my grandmother picked the kids up after school to take them to music class where I met them after work.

On Wednesday Jamie and I attended our weekly Wednesday night Triathlon training meeting.. here we will do "brick"workout... but since it was nice out we went for a run!! I am currently the slowest one in the group .. but that is ok. My time will come when I can keep up!! But the help and support of the group I ran 5 miles in 53 minutes..... which is really quick for me. On my long runs my 6 mile run is about
1 hour 17 minutes. I owe the group a big thank you!!

Thursday we came home and did homework (Music and school) with the kids.... After that I studied for my exam until 10pm.

Friday rounded up the week with Jamie and my father installing the new dishwasher.. Elshadai going to her friends dance recital..... Surafel playing his new batman game!!

Well and today is Saturday.. Jamie took the kids grocery shopping in Yorkton to give my time to study!! They are also looking for rubber boots because all we have left around here is water and mud!!! I am on my lunch break now but will quickly be going back to the books!! Tonight I will run 4miles .... and then we are all heading out for supper to celebrate my brother's birthday!!

I am finding that time has been speeding up since the kids came to be with us!!

Have a good weekend!!

Lana Lee Ferguson

DEAL OF THE YEAR

My brother has bought his first house and is moving out in May!!!! So now he is on the hunt for furniture, and all that household stuff that you need!!

Jamie and my brother went to an auction sale on Sunday. The auction sale was put on by Moose Mountain Auction Company. From what I understand is they have some kind of contract with Sears to get "their merchandise" and then resell it at auctions.. I have attended one of these auctions.. some really good deals but you have to watch..

They sell furinture, toys, appliances, beds everything that Sears have expect for clothes.

Well my brother landed up not buying a thing at this sale but Jamie came home with what I would call the deal of the year....

At the end of the auction they had theses "mystery boxes". One board was sticking out of the end of the box and Jamie saw it and it matched our "wood" colour that we have in our house.. Jamie bid on these mystery boxes and won. He choose this "box" and came home...

It took Jamie about an hour to assemble this box and this is what we got!! Oh I might add he only paid $25.00!!! plus tax!!



He got the 5 shelf one!!

I am not sure where we are going to put it but for now it is in the middle of the living room!!

Have a good night!!

Lana Lee Ferguson

Pictures

Some more pictures from today!!!

Pictures

The kids and I went outside today to take some pictures..







I am so proud of them.. just because during the year I ask them to sit, look, walk, hold and pose for pictures. They are so willing to do all this for mom!! Without whining or complaining!! It might help though that I offer them a treat afterwards too!! lol

Lana Lee Ferguson

Charlotte's Web

We are going to Charlotte's Web tomorrow. The kids are just pumped to see this in a theatre production. Just over the border into Manitoba there is a small town called Binscarth. They have a very successful "Vagabond Theatre" Company. Each year they put on kid's play and this year it is Charlotte's Web. The kids asked if there was going to be a REAL pig on stage or a person playing the pig... I said we will have to wait and see.

I wil leave you with the link for this little town's theatre group!!!

http://www.binscarthmb.com/vagabond/schedule.htm

During the summer they hold a theatre camp... which I hope that the kids will be able to go into!!

Have a good weekend everyone!!

Lana Lee

Pictou

Hello Everyone!!

As some of you know that Jamie is from Pictou, Nova Scotia. This weekend Jamie's cousin Cathy gave him this website address. Someone in the town of Pictou has put a web cam on up on a power pole or building and faced it down mainstreet Pictou. Jamie, myself and the kids have been watching the website to see if we can recognize anyone!!

Jamie has seen of vehicles and people who he knows!!

The kids want Nanny Lynn to go and wave in front of the camera so they can see her!!! How about Nanny Lynn???? Are you camera shy???

I will leave you with the link ....

http://www.gopictou.ca/webcam.html

Lana Lee Ferguson

Happy Easter Everyone!!

I just got a phone call from Jamie and the kids...Surafel is all excited because he got a new bike yesterday.... He has out grown his last bike so we promised that this year he would get a new bike. He said that he got a blue bike where the brakes are on the handles just like mom and dad's!! He picked out a mountain bike.

Jamie was saying that the bike is a little big but at the rate Surafel is growing it won't be long before it will fit him.

Elshadai was excited because the Easter Bunny came to Calgary for them.. She liked the new game that they got(Operation), socks and not too much chocolate. lol

I will post pictures of the kids and their new Easter Gifts once they get home!!

Lana Lee Ferguson