tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18026231966821370172024-03-05T12:18:25.196-08:00The Rawlinson familyShaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-88423617901852540042011-04-29T19:08:00.001-07:002011-04-29T19:14:34.764-07:00Ireland took first in Volleyball! Their first loss was when they were in the final 3. They lost to the team that would take 3rd and get to go home! Yes I say "get" because we finally went home at 9:30 from a school sponsored event! We were not too thrilled with that. Glad its all over.<br /><br />Shea is 4 now. What a crazy weekend we had with birthdays and Easter at the Rawlinsons. We had plenty of candy and the kids had fun finding everything in the house and outside. The cake was great too. Of course I made it (for Shea (her request) Patrick and Ember) and it totally looked like I did too! But if you add enough chocolate to a cake EVERYONE will love it. I also made the cake which redeemed the rest of the cake on the outside. Overall it was great.<br /><br />Its April 29th and it snowed all day off and on. What a great start to spring! Um not!Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-7504458777521283642011-03-31T20:09:00.000-07:002011-03-31T20:13:57.498-07:00I don't think summer break should be full of car shopping. I am pretty sure we test drove one car from every dealership in Utah this last 4 days. DONE. We will be doing a few more things as a family the rest of the week to make up for the non-doing of things the beginning of the week. But the kids did well and they checked out with the electronics enough that they all should of lost the appropriate amount of brain cells. We are also waiting to buy the car until we recover from the last bit of time.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-88170054737772085522011-02-21T15:52:00.000-08:002011-02-21T15:55:42.425-08:00One 12 year old girl in the house. Not loving that. Not because she is 12. I know she will have all of those cool teenage experiences but I know this is a stepping stone to her growing up. I really dont like that. But she had fun and I had no fun (just because I was sulking at her turning 12) and now I think we are past it. Well She was that day. Its been 11 days (today was her actual due date) and I think I am past the grumpiness. Love her. She is the other mom in this house. So cute with her sister and brothers.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-23683392878894173642010-12-03T13:16:00.000-08:002010-12-03T13:24:07.426-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiWWeTUTquILyxhlyTa9VvHlWz_cXnUTHa82JwEHvxQgOGlw4eadEFez8daXvCFYws-LJ_HEclyhyphenhyphen-XmY9xtSSsuECcM2eG8VjKh22kGQmPH-ri1xuWfn8OLLM3S3FtgCkagmiB58OhNe/s1600/scn0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiWWeTUTquILyxhlyTa9VvHlWz_cXnUTHa82JwEHvxQgOGlw4eadEFez8daXvCFYws-LJ_HEclyhyphenhyphen-XmY9xtSSsuECcM2eG8VjKh22kGQmPH-ri1xuWfn8OLLM3S3FtgCkagmiB58OhNe/s320/scn0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546569895498608066" border="0" /></a><br />I love Christmas. I especially love the reason and the emotions that come with it. This Christmas is so welcome. For the last 4ish years I think I have been asleep. Now. . .awake and doing lots with the kids. The kids are getting tired though. I guess they will have a *fun Christmas no matter what*! lol. But the time with them has been wonderful and it is so easy to see how blessed we are. OR I may be on too much thyroid and my emotions are running high-what ever it is I am still having fun. Bring on Christmas. Bring on the carols. Bring on the candy. Bring on the memories.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-11631299383143574102010-11-09T22:29:00.001-08:002010-11-09T22:35:33.927-08:00This week I have been shadowing Jen as she does her book thing. It has been a great couple of days and watching her work is pretty nearly just like she is. So that was a nice thing to see. She doesn't put on a show for anyone! Sean is chillaxing in St. George now. He has some training meetings so he is having a few quiet days on his own. Well kinda. He is suppose to repo a truck for the district bank. As long as he isnt hurt or whatever. . .I am good with his adventure. <br /><br />I am excited for Christmas this year. Not for the toys and the gifts but for that I feel good enough to enjoy the time we will have together. I am excited to just hang out with the kids and the hubby. A nice quiet day is what we need just enjoying the spirit of the Christmas meaning. So yep. Glad the lights are still up from last year and glad one tree is already up. Well from last year too. It will make it much easier to get a move on with things! It makes me a little more excited for the snow to fall and the hot chocolate to warm us up while listening to Christmas carols.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-16098719068950365592010-11-01T07:51:00.000-07:002010-11-01T08:01:34.955-07:00Halloween was wet this year. It was as fun as that sounds. Not really. We found some good spots in there with the kids and making those. . . .memories. Maybe this would be a good one to forget. But they got lots of candy and lots of seeing others dressed up in their clothing. It was a good day. The kids were very cute. Patrick of course didnt dress up. He went off to a friends house for a while. Ireland was a goth-well kinda. She is too cute to pull off a goth! Liam and Bennie were both soldiers. As long as they get it out of their blood now I am good. Shea was a mermaid. All pink. After a few hours she was as wet outside as inside. Sean and I were the usual dressed up parents-as parents. <br /><br /><br />Time to be on another soap box. I went to a friends house to learn to shop with coupons. It was fine. Except if you asked any questions. Which, in this circumstance, every question was a dumb question. I am sure I bit my tounge no less thatn 4 times. The best one was when I mentioned in quiet conversation that cancer thrived on sugar. At which point the consultant blurted out "everything causes cancer" It was truly all I could do to NOT ask her how many times she has had cancer. I have never heard that fruits and vegetables caused cancer-just sayin. Then I decided to lash out with sarcasm the rest of the night. Frazzled her a bit and I kinda liked it. That is my mean streak in partial bloom.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-37706500928900138702010-09-30T12:22:00.000-07:002010-09-30T12:36:16.622-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5ZlJSFwTAwsZAdHsKYvHgTP7fsN7fm76Heho2_NHXmIOBk6HvJuU_9-xaM5sOiXj4BkaplzgWzcZXQmr_95UiP79cq8Ue_v5suMg32hJjSJwibB7BODQh-VSR-sZh8MzjOPKxvXfFG8N/s1600/jens+book.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5ZlJSFwTAwsZAdHsKYvHgTP7fsN7fm76Heho2_NHXmIOBk6HvJuU_9-xaM5sOiXj4BkaplzgWzcZXQmr_95UiP79cq8Ue_v5suMg32hJjSJwibB7BODQh-VSR-sZh8MzjOPKxvXfFG8N/s320/jens+book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522790071206659586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I am so excite for Jen to put the book out there finally! She has waited for so long to get this published that its just about time! She is having a launching party on October 9 in Centerville. It will be so fun. I am hoping that she sells out when the day is done. And then again the next day!!!! Its a really cute book and a book that kinda reminds me of the old books you would get for Little Women. Just a great-solid book!<br /><br />Me-well still radiated and confined in my moms basement. But that is ok because she is making yummy food. Yesterday I didnt have much to eat and so today I was stoked when we had lemon pepper chicken, onion and pea rice (a red rice) and corn. It was soooo good! But its not all bad. I have access to the tv and the computer. Good thing tomorrow is the last day or i would go crazy because there is only so much time you can spend on a computer. <br /><br />A few days ago we got invited to a time share with Seans parents. We are excited for a change of scenery for even a few nights. We should be swimming in fun. Or swimming in alot of nothing to do. Either way it will be fun no matter what dang it!!!!! lolShaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-90668098718780311522010-09-23T13:53:00.000-07:002010-09-23T14:00:09.774-07:00Our little chickens finally hatched from their eggs. We are so excited. I watched and watched for the weeks. They were due to hatch on the 21st which was a Wednesday. I left to can some peaches with my mom Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday about 3 hours before I was due to come home they all hatched. I kinda saw one come out of the egg via ichat but was a little miffed that I missed it all! The kids were able to come home and watch though and that was enough to make me ok with missing their coming into the world. They are ALL black. Some have white or yellow and one with some rust color on his head but they are black- Out of the 7 eggs we bought we got 5. That is pretty good seeing how we were planning on 3-4 at the most. Goes to show you cant count your chickens until they hatch! hehe<br /><br />They are so cute. Sean loves his little ladies and in all fairness I do too. Its been a fun experience with them and watching how they get out. We could hear them peeping a few days before they actually pecked a hole into the egg. Ben was able to take the egg shells for his cool educational experience this week. I thought it was cool anyway.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-21968867478131413652010-09-02T12:39:00.000-07:002010-09-02T12:43:21.161-07:00Today was a quiet day. I went out to check on the baby and she said "Mom check the mailbox" and I figured that I might as well play along and at least put the flag down. I looked inside and there were two kittens in there. Then in the house she put the table chairs around the house. When I finally put those together I saw in the plaster pumpkins Ihave out for decorations-she has stashed a buffet of cereal. I was wondering how she was munching everywhere at all times! Sigh. Its a good thing she is so stinkin' cute!Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-70201221845613040102010-08-16T19:58:00.000-07:002010-08-16T20:14:39.895-07:00Today Sean took a 1/2 day to go to West Valley with me to check out an new endocrinologist. I mention that because he took the day off a week before school starts and that is a big deal. But he went and we met with a new Dr. He was a total geek. I mean all out nerd. The coolest guy we have met in a long time. Well as far as Docs go. But he read every page in my file. Even the pages that were of another patient that got faxed with my file. And I wonder why my old Doctor was clueless~she wasnt even reading my file. Anyway, He spent the first 10 minutes just reading the papers and when he was done he knew all that they had said about me-good or bad. I told my story and he was ontop of all of the information. Well not my age. He said I was 37. Um no. He hooked me to an ultrasound on my neck and gave kudos to the surgeon that did the handy work. I think he did a good job too. But overall it was totally worth the 1 hour 45 minutes it took to drive there. I am optimistic...<br /><br />The kids are doing great. Shea will get on her princess dresses and ask me to sing a princess song and ask Liam or Ben to dance with her. They grin from ear to ear and begrudgingly do it. Its stinkin' cute. Ireland and Patrick are gearing up for school. This year they are both on the top end of the school. Meaning they are the oldest grade in the school. This should be interesting. Patrick a freshman next year and Ireland heading into 7th grade! I am not old enough to be a mom of kids this old!!! What in the world???<br /><br />So we also have to mention our animals. I think we are up to all 6 birds laying that we got originally. So the next 2 should be laying by the middle of September. It is fun to go out and get the eggs. Its really like Easter everyday.<br /><br />SCHOOL??? Still not ready. I love having the kids all to myself and what will Shea do with out her favorite brothers and sisters??? This week we will go ahead and try to make that bag Ireland really wants to make. I am not sure how this will work but I think she is better at sewing than I am.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-7641155871815999382010-08-03T12:06:00.000-07:002010-08-03T12:12:09.245-07:00Well I need to recommit to committing to writing in this! We have had a busy summer but not over the top. We have done baseball and golf. Some did tennis and others just played outside! That one i loved. We did get the chicken coop built and filled it with some great girls. After Sean fell in love with them he became pretty educated on them. He wants all kinds of designs in his chickens. From chocolate looking eggs to olive colored eggs. Its fun to watch. And of course no that they are laying its kinda a get there first to get the eggs that day. Everyone has timed out when they lay now and hit the nesting boxed around noon each day. Its fun for all of the kids. <br /><br /><br />This last week Ben and Liam spent time with Mimi and so now Patrick and Ireland are chomping at the bit to go. They are ready for some away from the family time I think. Patrick has Youth conference though and so will have to wait until next week to go. Ireland will go today for some fun with the cousins. By the time school starts they will be good. I dread school starting. I love having the kids at home. I like them coming in and out and just playing outside in the dirt. Which we have alot of. But yea! I wish that school was 1/2 the year and 1/2 the day. I would be good with that.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-48950669669762815942010-04-06T14:35:00.000-07:002010-04-06T14:56:29.499-07:00Long time no write! This last month we had our share of things to watch out for. Like car accidents, earaches and appendixes. Well one of each. Sean was in an accident in his Ford Focus. It is no longer working. Now it is being used as extra parts. That's ok it had new tires. I do wish they told you things like its a $25 fee per day for leaving the car on the premises. So, we get him home on Wednesday with a broken rib, some bruising, some internal bleeding as well and some nasty bruises forming on his left side. Ireland woke on Sunday and she had pain in her side. She had a bad appendix. So off we go into the hospital. Its really sad because I had to lay her on the bed and I started doing laundry, dishes, cleaning up the front room and showering! Whatever I could get done before we were in the hospital~meanwhile she is moaning on my bed and trying to get me to hurry! <br /><br />So our March is gone and with it my high stress level!! Thank heavens for friends that stepped in and made sure none of the kids died of starvation. Sean was not up to get anything made and we had both just decided the kids were going to get a week of cereal...thanks friends for keeping them with more then one food group in their tummys!<br /><br />April is here and in fact Patricks birthday is tomorrow. I am shocked that i have a 13 year old son. And then on Sunday its our Anniversary of 14 years. And I am shocked that 14 years has flown by so fast. I am sure May will be here and gone before i know it. Hopefully, I wont have any new news to keep me from logging in and keeping up to date.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-11461266670647122402010-01-26T15:07:00.001-08:002010-01-26T15:26:07.422-08:00I am not sure how this day got going but it was not at all what i expected. Last night at about 3-Shea came in and got in bed with me. Then about an hour later Ben came in too. I am sure its because Dad was not home and they wanted some Mom time. Well I like to think that anyway. I woke( because Patrick woke me up) and got Patrick off to school only to come home and not sleep a few more minutes. Not what I wanted at all. But the rest of the kids got off to school and got ready for the day as well as getting Bennie and Shea ready. She decided today was the magical day that the underwear would be most useful. And she has only had one accident so maybe she was right. But now I remember why I dislike potty training. And it only took like 15 seconds to remember. Off- Bennie to school-and me to Walmart and get Patrick's glasses fixed. <br /><br />Now what? They have to have an exam-to get new glasses. Now I have to backtrack and get the kiddo out of school to get an exam. You would of thought that his eyes changed by the way they were insisting that he needed an exam but nope his eyes are still the exact same vision. So we did that and finally I stopped by the store and back home. Right now I have 2 in piano and just as that finished I have scouts. Well me and Liam. Then home to start dinner. Well if they get dinner tonight then I will start it but if I think they have eaten enough this week I will forego dinner and take a bath instead. Ahhh that actually sounds nice right now. All in all this day did not go at all as planned-You know. . .sleeping.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-4917097205738532542010-01-16T14:21:00.001-08:002010-01-16T14:27:26.355-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyEUx1CTMQW-BoBwnhX0saRSH9QGGjW5oKfS7B2rfV9tt6d5Kt5gEL3Gaabo3sfjVQ6ICplSbHF2P9slHqESQ0wDdlMflNFowADpna69KAj6go_HTIo7__yr666g4taiiv10VsRY-1G9Z/s1600-h/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.45.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyEUx1CTMQW-BoBwnhX0saRSH9QGGjW5oKfS7B2rfV9tt6d5Kt5gEL3Gaabo3sfjVQ6ICplSbHF2P9slHqESQ0wDdlMflNFowADpna69KAj6go_HTIo7__yr666g4taiiv10VsRY-1G9Z/s320/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427467064712792162" border="0" /></a>Our House during the home show-we didnt get pictures of Patricks room but his is a silver tree with blue ornaments and blue lights. It looks more like a space tree. Look hard cause this maybe the only time the whole house is clean at once, including the toilets, until a mission farewell....just sayin<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUstrOz3Pe-3QyqWcAS1azN2uZ4AwpGMOnJdDoDXO4me1pkGmoLc0q39owe5isR6dxVZI1v9bs6KzHqy-RXW5Za1yM9cjNf3zvnvxmu1qQEmXiUtj9raIFZg2TFMDH0607A1uaAEWyKLJ/s1600-h/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.45+%232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUstrOz3Pe-3QyqWcAS1azN2uZ4AwpGMOnJdDoDXO4me1pkGmoLc0q39owe5isR6dxVZI1v9bs6KzHqy-RXW5Za1yM9cjNf3zvnvxmu1qQEmXiUtj9raIFZg2TFMDH0607A1uaAEWyKLJ/s320/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.45+%232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427467062507343970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThU8mvPbI__j2vDd7bUotpQulywy0_rNmNUFah4cCkl2xZtCucF1I3ignCA8egQCi7IWzYKc41AG83riBRhHJQay4ZPXFMzCRg8rZaWght05Pab29o8qHrNZx91e1na9n8CmCp_LR8KSM/s1600-h/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.43.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThU8mvPbI__j2vDd7bUotpQulywy0_rNmNUFah4cCkl2xZtCucF1I3ignCA8egQCi7IWzYKc41AG83riBRhHJQay4ZPXFMzCRg8rZaWght05Pab29o8qHrNZx91e1na9n8CmCp_LR8KSM/s320/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.43.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427467055437919218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3tvGJspa_MDg5OoP_Fe9sXkWEodoVH2nPh9DZnfLDI5kJorqokX-ui6yRNfYJwKIXxeidt6zp9oqrwG5CocBo7CcRulyNl7RNFqdfMC0wU3O4ME7dFwYT_RBfUbBRtveUe2cbUiYqdnn/s1600-h/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.43+%232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3tvGJspa_MDg5OoP_Fe9sXkWEodoVH2nPh9DZnfLDI5kJorqokX-ui6yRNfYJwKIXxeidt6zp9oqrwG5CocBo7CcRulyNl7RNFqdfMC0wU3O4ME7dFwYT_RBfUbBRtveUe2cbUiYqdnn/s320/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.43+%232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427467049146175506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAhyY3gUkCQam0S7TutHmKfAS2XmSvvfs7YpeZSyOn2YYLTnJlvqaL-enC5HxMtReTGJuKOqM17nQGzUvSuFZGdkyAiVdkTdr7azmJK2pzMQMmcW1V8a0Lceuq4ELz_5Ow-o9_Ch0qL7t/s1600-h/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.42+%232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAhyY3gUkCQam0S7TutHmKfAS2XmSvvfs7YpeZSyOn2YYLTnJlvqaL-enC5HxMtReTGJuKOqM17nQGzUvSuFZGdkyAiVdkTdr7azmJK2pzMQMmcW1V8a0Lceuq4ELz_5Ow-o9_Ch0qL7t/s320/Photo+on+2009-12-05+at+20.42+%232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427467045887321938" border="0" /></a>Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-65831124579459193362010-01-16T14:13:00.001-08:002010-01-16T14:21:05.199-08:00Its been a while and we have been busy. We had Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and a New Year. Its been busy and full of fun. Patrick and Liam are now playing basketball and in both of their first games they scored. We were pumped-They are learning their ball handling skills pretty well and seem to be having fun. Patrick takes the game alittle more seriously and Liam does alot of bouncing around. He has alot of energy. Ben has been reading better and better each week. He is now reading real books on his own. He actually has more energy then Liam. Its like he is a jellybean flea if that is something. Irelands skills in the kitchen have improved. She is getting more and more comfortable making desserts. I guess one day I will have to break down and teach her how to make some other real dinners. Shea is Shea. She is just growing and doing the 2 year old thing. We love watching her learn how to talk and to express her self. We have also noticed that she is still pretty bossy. Can you blame her-she has to hold her own in a family of 4 other siblings. Sean is busy fixing computers as a side job-he is just doing that dad thing. Me? Same as before. Doing the mom thing. Dishes never go away and neither does the dust. <br /><br />We are getting ready to celebrate Irelands birthday and I think that she wants a Lizard cake! That will be a fun one to make. But will post pictures soon. All is well in the Rawlinson household......Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-82088425706911850502009-10-15T23:03:00.000-07:002009-10-15T23:32:49.996-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcUH_2SwgBsAtgm-BHwxgQEYSw8RWT1dViQKMUmxCxbDuFhSNGJeh2pW-s1u-nK86EPlI3cLxp8KPJNfGUQWmsgdGKX3HlVLSekfcsIgbpnDlDvxcgGdr6XrGA2I5shi5yAyTee3e_i1S/s1600-h/IMG_3807.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcUH_2SwgBsAtgm-BHwxgQEYSw8RWT1dViQKMUmxCxbDuFhSNGJeh2pW-s1u-nK86EPlI3cLxp8KPJNfGUQWmsgdGKX3HlVLSekfcsIgbpnDlDvxcgGdr6XrGA2I5shi5yAyTee3e_i1S/s320/IMG_3807.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393082029534210578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY7onRJ6QACVMowOxWYAeoQ15O-ea9yblnJdbHZ_rVu3zy6XdJ8q1y4e47yjHtqcCnNdm4dWjmAIZ_4FONKkNrLSjp8BKnyKJvC4PpOuwyTWSaXWuH31bBtjK9ig2Lx3X-uMbZwOmOiga/s1600-h/IMG_3921.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY7onRJ6QACVMowOxWYAeoQ15O-ea9yblnJdbHZ_rVu3zy6XdJ8q1y4e47yjHtqcCnNdm4dWjmAIZ_4FONKkNrLSjp8BKnyKJvC4PpOuwyTWSaXWuH31bBtjK9ig2Lx3X-uMbZwOmOiga/s320/IMG_3921.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393079892379567970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrgL0e4I3sdxeQw-mcNxJ5zYgFP4ECOvUtOo-lfb9KTYiHcM5OITSkmXUl8Eb59K7yhVeHQ2BA2XKSvojaD-tnF0QNtYe-2ZmPGEYisIGFKaXu3cWQnDLlxJRHDe0j6LOBpvdx_wfKatl/s1600-h/IMG_3891.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrgL0e4I3sdxeQw-mcNxJ5zYgFP4ECOvUtOo-lfb9KTYiHcM5OITSkmXUl8Eb59K7yhVeHQ2BA2XKSvojaD-tnF0QNtYe-2ZmPGEYisIGFKaXu3cWQnDLlxJRHDe0j6LOBpvdx_wfKatl/s320/IMG_3891.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393079881233780274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceT815h7RuZLbsDj63TuCDEVFLKsSOSxtLWSZgZbsAZptEbbehqzJTjMmOrkRy-sMKdyHUngrxVJtJRZQy-ZrRJTpeTLD0rle5STO29yNOJifmstdsqs62rya00CvcpuT3qcpBfntuJOL/s1600-h/IMG_3851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceT815h7RuZLbsDj63TuCDEVFLKsSOSxtLWSZgZbsAZptEbbehqzJTjMmOrkRy-sMKdyHUngrxVJtJRZQy-ZrRJTpeTLD0rle5STO29yNOJifmstdsqs62rya00CvcpuT3qcpBfntuJOL/s320/IMG_3851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393079874756950114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few weeks ago we all went up to the mountains to spend some time with grandma and grandpa. It was the black powder part of the deer hunt. There was a splender of colors in the trees and we were so happy to jump off the 4-wheelers and play in the leaves. The pictures we got of the family hanging out together were really beautiful and brought out that in the kids. We all rode around on the 4 wheelers, racing eachother and through the streams. We came away needing a shower!!<br /><br /><br />Now Sean and I are away on a work trip. Its good for ONLY me because I dont have to go to the conferences-I get to sit and sleep or sleep and shop-its great. Tomorrow is the last day but thats ok we have had quiet time and I think we are ready to get back into the grind of things for a few more weeks. I do hope that there is another conference in like another month. Just sayin!Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-50723924490823694662009-08-21T20:10:00.001-07:002009-08-21T20:16:30.971-07:00Just a week until school starts. The kids are having to go to bed a little earlier now then they could before. They are so picked on.<br /><br />This week should be fairly easy for us as we have the clothes bought and the shoes ready. New socks (theirs had holes in them and while we bought them white they now belong in the darks pile) and a new experience. Patrick starts the middle school. I think I will push to home school him.<br /><br />Ireland starts the 5th grade with a good teacher. I think I will try to home school her.<br /><br />Liam starts 3rd grade with Sister Anderson. She will probably ask me to home school him.<br /><br />Ben starts kindergarten this year and he is so excited and I think I want to home school him.<br /><br />Shea is still only 2 but I think I will send her to school-She wants to be busy somewhere else. Just kidding. But she is learning her ABC's and her vowels. She also can count to 3 and count from 3 to 1 by herself.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-55180654481543649292009-08-03T15:00:00.001-07:002009-08-03T15:10:03.964-07:00We are slowly coming to terms with the new school year starting. I am not so excited to have the kids gone this year and I am having my own issues with them leaving every year. One day it will be for good and that does not sound so desirable. <br /><br />On a lighter side it has been a fun summer with Ireland and Liam just starting swimming lessons with a small group in the next town. They will learn alot and I am glad they like it. The teacher is as willing to teach as they are willing to learn. That is good for us. I send Shea to play in their super yard (full of toys and real boats that have been dug into the ground for kids to play in) while I read a book. It is a great set up. <br /><br />Patrick has just discovered the Tennis Shoe Nephites book series and will have no problems reading the 10 book series before the 27th. Yea Wonder how many pages he can read this month?? I guess we will see. Shea has slowly started using words. Seems like her favorite words are "moph" aka move, "say" aka stay(not to be confused with say aka Shea), and "mine". Patrick seems to be sure she will learn the ABC's before she is 3. She is well on her way. She also makes all of the movements to the songs "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", "The Foolish Man", "Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree". So that is how we spend our nights at dinner time. Singing church songs. <br /><br />Our little world is pretty perfect right now. Hopefully, we can stay that way for a long time!!Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-23780197972345955182009-07-17T21:36:00.000-07:002009-07-17T21:43:38.711-07:00<span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">This week we are finally kinda ready for the 24th of July celebrations. Our town has a huge celebration that starts 2 weeks before the 24th even gets here. So, Sean and I and a couple of friends are on our way to get the parade under control. We love doing the parade and love seeing all of the entrants and their floats. Ireland and her cousins also ride in the parade and throw candy at a pace fitting any race car-you know fast and furious. We love having all of the family here and finally this year we have enough room to accommodate everyone. So we will have all of Sean's family come and hang out for the weekend. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: courier new;">The part we could do with out is the sirens going off at 6 am in the morning along with the cannons!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">But we are looking forward to a fun filled day with lots of food, entertainment, and family. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Hopefully, Baby Shea will cooperate with us and be good-no naughtiness! But I think we have too high of expectations on that one for this year! More pictures when we have them.</span>Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-14626147834798391122009-07-17T21:22:00.000-07:002009-07-17T21:29:55.808-07:00I must say that one thing that I find incredible humorous is who the Lord puts together as a "family". That is where you can put that saying "You cant pick your family" comes into play. (rolling my eyes and sighing loudly)<br /><br />But, I will also say I am grateful for my children and my wonderful husband-who I did pick! Getting through this summer has proven to be a task in many more ways then one. But I think those "tasks" are done.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-4316849380238382842009-06-14T18:51:00.000-07:002009-06-14T18:56:57.126-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHCmy15jIn3vNAzVLj7jdKCuOeggXvO70UVOSXgYsvkhbsXLX1usqUUD6yuASztspU3HfDtoIHTX7HNYYLDuOaOLYUjjG0rzzc5j-BkuB5pLGzquiEfIB8NV-HyJaFO5T8KglvdCcTmko/s1600-h/cancersuck.php.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHCmy15jIn3vNAzVLj7jdKCuOeggXvO70UVOSXgYsvkhbsXLX1usqUUD6yuASztspU3HfDtoIHTX7HNYYLDuOaOLYUjjG0rzzc5j-BkuB5pLGzquiEfIB8NV-HyJaFO5T8KglvdCcTmko/s320/cancersuck.php.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347367469014569474" border="0" /></a><br />Well after almost 3 days of seclusion I can honestly say that I would be one boring person with out my family. I would have to provide all of my own entertainment and then go alone to that place to be entertained.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">WHAT????</span> Why in the world would I ever want that? They provide all of the entertainment I need and I am never alone. I like the family thing more.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-9117279815278918012009-06-13T10:17:00.001-07:002009-06-13T10:44:41.625-07:00Busy bee summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXkHXRTV2Lv57Rtl9wjwCLHFGdgsTu6ENtIPC3kH6T9GyicPmasMIhBIDUqYoZBa1XyWA1ZmCH8BvgD4GE_S8PEFttpJLhTu9n1k13kt2nnfyhArzwiCI_1Hd6vqWkPjtMbl13XVtGKjv/s1600-h/Photo+86.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXkHXRTV2Lv57Rtl9wjwCLHFGdgsTu6ENtIPC3kH6T9GyicPmasMIhBIDUqYoZBa1XyWA1ZmCH8BvgD4GE_S8PEFttpJLhTu9n1k13kt2nnfyhArzwiCI_1Hd6vqWkPjtMbl13XVtGKjv/s200/Photo+86.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346869485882254098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSrVerN3K-8n4KnkW3MmzfryHKL8TK6cuCCnf6ADpS-VFhNQ3cVDZiluSYclFOndnpx-VHyBd3l0lrThusmf7oa8eebdD4zgHznZN_f0fTd5r1h3vVzp2bhZW6mPjraPU2x8V6HEeY5jo/s1600-h/Photo+74.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSrVerN3K-8n4KnkW3MmzfryHKL8TK6cuCCnf6ADpS-VFhNQ3cVDZiluSYclFOndnpx-VHyBd3l0lrThusmf7oa8eebdD4zgHznZN_f0fTd5r1h3vVzp2bhZW6mPjraPU2x8V6HEeY5jo/s200/Photo+74.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346869479610604930" border="0" /></a><br />Its been a while but we have been busier then bees. We started baseball and have decided that while the older two kids are really good they might not want to do baseball next year. I think that is a great idea. Last week Patrick caught an awesome pop-fly and Ireland is pitching an inning or two per game. They are going to stick to golf once a week and tennis. They love those. Liam loves baseball and just goes out to have fun. i am glad he dosent take losses personal and is there to just play the game. Sean likes to be the coach.<br /><br />Between the time of signing them up and starting I was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer. Eww. What does that mean? Lots of dr. visits, body scans and blood work. Thank goodness we have insurance to cover most of it. They took the thyroid, 1 parathyroid and a few lymphnodes on May 14, and I did have cancer in most of what they took out. Right now, I am sitting at my moms in her basement on the computer radiating. Not merely because of my beauty but of the radioactive iodine that has a 12 foot span all around me. So, yesterday I could truly say I was "hot" and had a little blue pill. The hardest part is the diet you have to be on. . .no eggs, soy or soy by-product , iodized salt, yellow or red food coloring, no dairy or prepackaged food. No fish product, no butter or margarine and no prepackaged foods. That should pretty much cover everything you can buy that has any taste. I eat fruits and veggies, 4 ounces of meat per day and 4 ounces of grain or pasta a day. Thats it. Grrr. I have been almost a month on this diet and inspite of the awesomeness of the diet you dont lose weight because with no thyroid you dont burn any calories. That is the control center. It also controls body temperature and hormones. Nice huh. Monday, hopefully, I can start the medication and with in a day or so I will have a surge of energy as well as some insomnia. Its a night and day turn around. I guess with all of the sleep you have had you cant not start going the other direction. I am happy for this because it explains alot of my tiredness in the last few months. Sean is happy too for the change as he has watched me go down hill and we both had no explaination for it. He wins the brownie points of the lifetime because he would come home for lunch and I would have to say "I haven't done one thing all day" he would reply with "good hope you relaxed"-now looking back he was somewhat concerned too. I love having answers to questions.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-6013152897011016262009-04-26T22:01:00.000-07:002009-04-26T23:03:41.700-07:00A Snowy Spring April...So here is the latest on the Sean & Shauna Rawlinson family:<br /><br />Shea's birthday was yesterday. Grandma and Grandpa Rawlinson came over on friday morning. Dad and I played 9 holes of golf in the morning, which was lots of fun! It's been a while since I've been golfing... We got back in time for Grandma and Grandpa to watch the kids while Shauna and I ran up to Provo to a doctors appointment. The most amazing thing about that is that when we got back, Grandma and Grandpa were still alive! We then had a birthday celebration for Shea, where the kids had a lot of fun bonking her on the head with her gifts and watching/helping her open them. We always love it when Grandma and Grandpa come to visit! =)<br />We're finally starting to get some grass poking through in the front yard. We spread a bunch of seed a couple of weeks ago, and have been keeping it wet between snowfalls. Shauna spread more seed and a bunch of topsoil this past week, and we are now seeing the rewards of our hard work. We have also been working on the rest of the yard by cleaning up the extra wood from the construction, and cutting it up and stacking it for winter. We have a couple of mounds of dirt to take care of still, but have a good friend who is willing to let us borrow his small tractor to clean stuff up. We hope to get a lot done this summer, but I'm sure we will be improving the yard for as long as we are in the house. :)<br />Today, we were very lazy. I almost fell asleep twice before the kids woke me up... Shauna got a much needed nap. She has been SOOOO positive. 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpphM21CGFskhj5sXQRoKD7wqgJn_MIsAEXZVl3QAzL_1-HsQ0VhL8akqlsOSd3xqxI8iJL_WD2HO9ZMWb-cvZDTfWwUsDA6HCF8v93G6yJEK5RJTbLEa06eDSvtF3Hf5r3rA20JEGQ8/s320/IMG_2221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329246146111705218" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-81704106644239798172009-04-14T23:05:00.001-07:002009-04-14T23:06:14.200-07:00We were running to the post office and Ben said to me . . "Do you remember when I won the game the other day-not today" <br /><br />SWEET! My kids are sooo cool!Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802623196682137017.post-35486460799407395292009-04-06T20:39:00.000-07:002009-04-06T20:45:15.414-07:00Kids are so funny. And to watch them figure things out is even funnier because you can almost see that light bulb light up-<br /><br />Last night the guys were playing Settlers Of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Catan</span> and Patrick kinda bailed out of the game because he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">wasn't</span> having fun-really I think he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">wasn't</span> on the winning end of the game. BUT Benjamin came up and it turns out his game was completely different then <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Patricks</span> game. He kicked trash and boy was dad <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">surprised</span> when he counted up the points and realized he had lost too-but Ben was high as a kite. That was cool-like a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">light bulb</span>.Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869862077520663908noreply@blogger.com1