thanksgiving dinner

Thanksgiving celebrations took place in the field. It was cold out and the turnips tipped over on the ride over but I think everyone enjoyed the turkey, potatoes, squash, turnips (most survived), garlic bread, broccoli salad and the best part - pumpkin dessert! Was a bit late for taking pictures, but you get the idea! One of the hired men told me he can't believe he gets paid to do this job!! I think that is the sign of a satisfied employee. Wonder if he would really work for free?!! Oh, I understand that the combines are covering the ground at a good pace and we are over half done. Projections - done in 2 weeks or less if the weather holds. Lots to be thankful for! Happy belated thanksgiving to all.

still farming

I think we are about 1/3 done now ... seems like we are just getting started! Thankfully the weather is cooperating. Samara didn't join us for this trip. She was invited by a friend to go to the Smokey Lake Pumpkin Festival. Guess it was a blast - they dropped the prize winning 970lb pumpkin on a car! They also had a farmers market and Samara came back with some jam for mom, a scarecrow magnet for dad and a painted pysanka for Auntie Carla! Was very sweet. Oh, I went to Winners again but this trip burst my Winners bubble. The radio station was there and it was so crowded and not much stock had changed since last week. I should be thankful for the cure!

farming fun ... etc

A quick trip to the farm lead to a few rides in the combine and truck with Dad and two meals in the field. Also included a sleep over and play time with friends ... and a trip to Winners. Lloyd now has a Winners and I'm just so excited about it - can't you tell?!!!! Anyway, we went down on Friday and came back Saturday night so the kids were a little played out! Was a quiet ride back home! Hoping to do it all over again this weekend ... including Winners!

some fast cars ... and bikes

These cars don't mean much to me ... but I thought I'd share some of the photos from the event - fundraiser for military family support services at A&W. The cars were here for the Race the Base event (racing jets on the runway) on the weekend but came to A&W in support of the cause. If you look close, some friendly fellow from Regina let the kids sit in his car! That was a highlight for sure! The weather was perfect and it was a successful event. The photos are not cropped or edited but at least they ended up on the blog!

school is in

School supplies were bought and labeled just in time to get on the bus on August 30th. They left with eager smiles on their faces and came home with tired smiles, but still smiling so that is what counts! Rhett was glad he wasn't going to school yet. Hope he changes his tune in time for next year! School is in full swing now and we have all adjusted to the routine. Well, mostly. It would help if everyone would get up a few minutes earlier and go to bed and hour earlier! Oh, I should note that Keithan had a hair cut in time for his 3rd day at school!

Stewart Reunion 2010

Well, I didn't take many photos at the Stewart Reunion - and the lighting was poor (I'm going with that excuse) so the ones I did take are not the greatest. However (I really like that word in case you haven't noticed), I bought a CD from the professional photographer with over 200 photos on it. I just don't have them in my possession yet! I must note that Phil made it to ALL of the Woods reunion, and only 3 hours of the Stewart reunion! I'm sure it was because the reunion wasn't as fun and exciting!! It was a bad weekend for trying to get away from the A&W - staff wedding, staff baby event and a busy weekend of activities in town - a concert and a race car event. I do have photos of some pretty nice cars I'll have to add on later. Anyway getting back to the reunion, was nice to get to see some people I knew and a whole bunch of people I didn't know! I think there were over 300 people there. In fact there were some people there that I saw twice a week during the skating season and we had no idea we were related! Another thing I noticed is that many people had some sort of tartan apparel, which I now know for the next reunion! Guess I need to get in touch with my Scottish-married roots! Samara liked the haggis, so maybe she does have some Scottish blood in her!