Hello, well the Rawlings Family Christmas was certainly a great time for all, Cindy and I want to thank everyone. Chris got to be home for Christmas, what a great surprise that was. Aunt Gerry has requested that we consider going back to a hotel in Wichita for next years event.
Also please wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sherry, Eliora, and Max.
Uncle John

,Hello, WOW did Uncle John miss this one. Thank you all for wishing Aunt Cindy
a Happy Birthday on facebook, cuz I didn't get it done here on the blog, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT CINDY. Thank you Sherry for getting Chris's bday wish posted. While I'm here let me get the December bdays posted.
Everyone be sure to wish Miss Rhylee, Jordan and Mr. Victor HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Uncle John

Tomorrow is Chris' birthday! Honor his birthday by going out and voting!! :)

Hello everyone wish UNCLE MIKE a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the 29th. Give him a call. Also have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN, good trick 'o treating.
Uncle John

We have a very special Golden Birthday Event, please wish Aunt Marcia this Special Birthday on 10-10-10, it won't happen again.
Uncle John

Jordan's Volleyball Pictures

Just some photos of Jordan playing volleyball

Happy Birthday Jackson! Sept. 14th!

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT LABOR DAY WEEKEND. LETS ALL WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SHAINA ON THE 12TH AND JACKSON ON THE 14TH.
UNCLE JOHN / GRANDPA

Jordan and Hannah

Mark got to talk to Hannah last week. He said it went great but goodbye was hard on both of them. She is making new friends and only has 18 kids in her class. Also it makes it even better that they are all girls. She was happy about that. Jordan called Mark last night and said that she has a game on Thursday in Salina. She is so excited. I wanted to let everyone know that way you could go if you had time or wanted to. It's at 330pm. We aren't sure where yet but will post as soon as we know. That's all for now. Love you all, Mark and Eliora

HAPPY LABOR DAY!

Looking back at the number of blogs for the past 2 years, I saw we have only 20 for this year and between 50-60 for prior two years. So I thought I needed to say something! Nothing special, just hope everyone is having a good holiday weekend!

Good News!

On Monday, August 16th I got my permanent crown! It is sooo wonderful. My mouth doesn't hurt anymore. My mouth has been hurting for the past six months and now it doesn't anymore! YAY! :)

Hello I am late getting Aunt Gerry's HAPPY BIRTHDAY notice on the family blog, but I did get her called yesterday. If you haven't, get er done!!!
Uncle John

Hello, everyone be sure to wish a Happy #2 Birthday to Miss Kyle !!!!
Uncle John

Salina Water Park photos

Just some photos mark and I took at the Kenwood Cove yesterday. We all had a blast and it was pretty cool. I got a little burnt and so did mark but the kids came out with nothing. It was pretty affordable also.

Everyone please wish Mark a HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON JULY 11TH.
Uncle John

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!

Everyone be sure to wish John a big happy birthday tomorrow July 4th!

Some photos of Summer fun

JUNE BIRTHDAY UPDATE!

LET'S ALL WISH GRANT A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW JUNE 21ST!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANT!

Hey lookie here for the June birthdays. Everyone wish Uncle Dan a Happy Birthday!!!
Also lets wish Aunt Barb a SPECIAL BIG 60 THIS YEAR!!! See ya all at the party.
Uncle John

MAX

While hunting for Gerry's home address to enter into my gps for tomorrow I stumbled upon this article about Max. With his upcoming graduation tomorrow from Marlow High School I thought this had some great info about him. Well written and very interesting! Congratulations Max on a great High School career and looking forward to more great things from you in college and beyond! http://www.marlowreview.com/html/publish/soc/Drum_roll_please.shtml

Shaina D Wullschleger, RDH, BS! Way to go Shaina. Not only is she a Registered Dental Hygienist with the State of Kansas, she now holds a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from WSU. Congratulations Shaina!

Cool Video

This is hail storm in OKC on May 16, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFv2W7Duqiw

A Dreamer and His Dream

Let me tell you, Jesse hated this job. And you would too, I imagine, if you had to do it. Jesse was a chicken plucker. That's right. He stood on a line in a chicken factory and spent his days pulling the feathers off dead chickens so the rest of us wouldn't have to. It wasn't much of a job. But at the time, Jesse didn't think he was much of a person. His father was a brute of a man. His dad was actually thought to be mentally ill and treated Jesse rough all of his life. Jesse's older brother wasn't much better. He was always picking on Jesse and beating him up.
Yes, Jesse grew up in a very rough home in West Virginia. Life was anything but easy. And he thought life didn't hold much hope for him. That's why he was standing in this chicken line, doing a job that darn few people wanted. In addition to all the rough treatment at home, it seems that Jesse was always sick. Sometimes it was real physical illness, but way too often it was all in his head. He was a small child, skinny and meek. That sure didn't help the situation any.
When he started to school, he was the object of every bully on the playground. He was a hypochondriac of the first order. For Jesse, tomorrow was not always something to be looked forward to.
But, he had dreams. He wanted to be a ventriloquist. He found books on ventriloquism. He practiced with sock puppets and saved his hard earned dollars until he could get a real ventriloquist dummy. When he got old enough, he joined the military. And even though many of his hypochondriac symptoms persisted, the military did recognize his talents and put him in the entertainment corp. That was when his world changed. He gained confidence. He found that he had a talent for making people laugh, and laugh so hard they often had tears in their eyes. Yes, little Jesse had found himself.
You know, folks, the history books are full of people who overcame a handicap to go on and make a success of themselves, but Jesse is one of the few I know of who didn't overcome it. Instead he used his paranoia to make a million dollars, and become one of the best-loved characters of all time in doing it! Yes, that little paranoid hypochondriac, who transferred his nervousness into a successful career, still holds the record for the most Emmy's given in a single category. The wonderful, gifted, talented, and nervous comedian who brought us

Barney Fife
was Jesse Don Knotts.
NOW YOU KNOW, "THE REST OF THE STORY"

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Just wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to everyone. Wishing all you mother's a GREAT DAY!!! Love you all.

Hello everyone, please remember to wish Matthew a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Uncle John

Jordan's Track

Just to let everyone know Jordan's track meet at Macpherson has been changed to Thursday April 15 instead of April 16th. I'm not sure on the time and also Jordan still isn't sure if she will be going to participate in this track meet but as soon as I know I will let you all know. I'm just telling you in case any of you have a free afternoon that you're looking for something to do. Love ya all, Eliora

Wishing everyone a HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Start working on your bracket picks for March Madness. No birthdays this month. Come on spring time.....Uncle John

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL, Also we have some birthdays to celebrate this month. Everyone please wish a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GARRETT, SARAH AND HANNAH!!!
I sure hope everyone is doing well. Uncle John

HELLO NEW YEAR & DECADE, Happy birthday to this months celebraters posted by Auntie "M", beat Uncle John to the draw. Happy New Year to all !

Happy Birthday!

Well, it's a new year, and new decade, let's make it fantastic! Birthday wishes this month to Sherry today!, Eliora on the 15th, and Max on the 25th. Happy, Happy, Happy you January kids!