Sorry if you are getting this twice!

Picture taken in Fort Qu'Appelle, on a cold enough day, reminiscent of 12 years ago when we took our wedding pics outside, quickly taking off jackets, holding our breath, smiling, taking the picture and running back to our jackets and indoor warmth. Yes, we are a bit crazy and the kids were pretty good at humoring us! It is very beautiful here if you like lakes, rivers, beaches, hills and stuff like that. However, if you are not a fan of snow or cold, you may want to visit us in the summer, which here is really July and Aug. June and Sept. would also be passable, but not quite as warm. May and Oct. could be hit and miss. If you are a canuck, you already know all this and are just as crazy, so come on! Working on the guest room is in progress, should be ready in the next month or two. Call to make reservations ;)

December 2010
Greetings all!

In case you haven’t heard, 2010 has been the biggest year of change in the Baggett family. On the last weekend of May we moved away from Abilene, Texas, and the United States.

Our new home is Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada. “The Fort”, as the locals call it, population 2300, is nestled between four lakes in the beautiful Qu’Appelle Valley, 45 minutes northwest of Regina.

After a long summer of living with various relatives around the province, we finally moved into our new home in mid-August. Two weeks later, Ivan (now 6) began school for the first time ever. He began his academic career in Grade One. During our first teacher/parent in November, his teacher Mrs. McLean said he is doing very well and is well liked by his peers. Ivan says, “I just like my friends and going to school”.

Dominique (now 4) states that she misses Texas, but you wouldn’t know it by her enthusiasm for sledding. She and the others kids bundle up and join the neighbors at the sled hill across the street, provided by the town services and their street snow removal. Dominique says, “I love to make new friends”.

Emora (soon to turn 2) enjoys singing, coloring with markers, and learning to go “potty” all by herself. We are so proud of her. She even appears to pretend reading by opening books and babbling to herself for long periods.

Angela is readjusting to life in Saskatchewan fairly well. She greatly misses her friends in Texas. But she is happy to be close to family for the first time in over twelve years. She misses weekly swimming and easy access to pools. But she enjoys the lakes and the ice skating rink, all a short walk from our house.

I am dealing with a fair bit of change. Although an unexpected trip back to Abilene, TX in November reconfirmed that it was time for our family to move. Most of my time and resources are spent on making our basement become livable space. This should be finished soon, so our new guest room awaits you. I am hoping to find work or find a way to begin a house flip project in the new year. And I am looking forward to getting back into music again soon with a new rehearsal room downstairs.


The Baggetts
PO Box 2743
Ft. Qu’Appelle, SK S0G1S0
CANADA
(306)332-4305