The Boykin's

Fast Weekend

2009-02-09T18:48:00.000-08:00

This this last weekend I rode up to to Buffalo Wy with my sister Emily and Cody. We went up for Matt's oldest girls to see her get baptized. I think it has been over a years since the last time I went up there. So as we were driving to Buffalo I realized I was not wearing my church shoes and I didn't pack them either. So Saturday morning I got dressed up in my nice church dress and I had to wear my Adidas to the store to get black dress shoes. I felt really silly but I got a fun pair.
The baptism was good and it reminded me of the ones that I was able to see while I was in California serving there. I loved the way you feel when you are able to feel of the Spirit like that you remind us all of how important it is to enter into the waters of baptism. I love it!!
The weekend went by too fast for me. I got home and Jesse left this morning for work and will be goes for days. I feel like I am single again. CRAZY!! I guess that is how life is-No worries.

8 Things About Me: Shannon

2009-01-27T18:57:00.000-08:00

Here are the Rules:

1) Post rules on your blog

2)Answer the 8 items

3) Let each person know by leaving them a comment

8 Favorite TV Shows

Alias

I Love Lucy

Criminal Minds

One Tree Hill

Forensic Files (on the real crimes on like the discovery channel)

Reba

House

Dawson's Creek

8 Things I did Yesterday

Went running

Went to work

Went to the store

Got gas in my car

Ate Yesterday

Read a magazine

I laughed

I got angry

8 Things to look Forward To

Being Pregnant

Have a home that is mine

Picking out paint for my house

Picking out by cabinets

The Spring

Going to Disneyland

Taking Time away for Vernal

Acting like newly weds with Jesse

8 Favorite Restaurants

Arby's

Olive Garden

Winger's

Pita Pit

Outback

Applebee's

Burger King

In-n-Out

8 Things on my wish List

Getting Pregnant

Cheaper house

A Bedroom set for me and Jesse

No Debt

To lose weight

Finish all my sew projects I have started

Run straight for a longer time

8 People to tag

Emily

Erika

Melanie

Maureen

Alicia

Marcie
Matt
Jason

Jesse and I's house

2009-01-13T15:20:00.000-08:00

This is a side view. I don't have any other pictures. I will be getting more later this week to post.

Emily's house!!

2009-01-13T15:14:00.000-08:00

Emily and I went up to the houses to see how far they were. We talked a long time up there. We are both getting really excited to have a house we can make a home for us.

Quilts

2009-01-11T15:59:00.000-08:00

This is what is had sewed into Boyd and Sherri's Christmas blanket. I sowed every ones name that is in the family now in it. It think it turned out really good.

This is Christmas day when Boyd and Sherri opened it.

This is the fabric before i sowed it up

This is the blanket that I ended up hand quilting for my Mom for Christmas. I loved how it turned out. I would have loved keeping it for myself but Mom loved it.

The fabric in pieces before I sowed them.

2009-01-11T15:51:00.000-08:00

This is the only picture I have that show the finished look. I had to piece the back too.

This is the fabric that I used. I think that it turned out really cute.

2009-01-11T15:38:00.000-08:00

I am learnig how to machine quilt. These are the first few that I made.

I made this for my friend Angela.

I made this for me.

2008-12-10T18:13:00.000-08:00

This is for the family or anyone who reads my blog. I went to the Dr again today and I found out that the meds that I have been are have really helped my prolatin levels lower down. This is a very good thing. I was worried we were going to have to do other things but not this time. Life is good and someone is watching over me for sure.

2008-12-10T18:05:00.000-08:00

This is Emily's house.

This is Jesse and I house

2008-11-25T16:27:00.000-08:00

This is the opening night to twilitght. I was able to go with three girls from my work, but only two are in this picture. I thought that I loved this book but there are a ton more people who love it more. Josie-Me-Jessica If I would have known that the show was sooner than 12 I would have gotten tickets for my other sisters.

This is our hole for our house.

This is more of the house. The big pile of dirt is going to be the garage.

This will be the unfinished basement.

2008-11-25T16:23:00.000-08:00

We went to the Zoo while we were in Sacramento, California. There were these camels in the middle of now where and Jesse wanted to make sure that I could see them. I thought they were funny!

2008-11-25T16:18:00.000-08:00

2008-11-25T16:04:00.000-08:00

This is the Sacramento California LDS Temple. It was so pretty I wish I would have gotten more pictures.

This is Pearl-Jesse knows her from when he was Elder Boykin. We went to lunch together. We had a great time!

Pearl really did love and miss Elder Boykin!

2008-11-06T16:19:00.000-08:00

This is the set up.

This is the screen I work off of to see how much every sample has in it.

This is the machine that I run all day. The orange is a flame. This test the water for iron and a few other things

2008-11-06T16:12:00.000-08:00

These are the fun kids who came by to Trick or Treat!! It is so fun to see all the kids!

2008-11-06T16:02:00.000-08:00

This is when we went to Salt Lake for a sealing and we didn't even take one picture so we took one of us.

Wow look how long!!

Not straight

Me hunting with my husband. Do not worry we didn't see a thing that night, but we sure had fun!

2008-11-05T16:47:00.000-08:00

Jesse in his camo waiting for the big elk to come out.

This is where our tent is.

This is where we went camping and hunting. We had a great time!

This is Angela and her cute little tummy.

Angela and I in Cody. I went up for her baby shower.

2008-11-05T16:33:00.000-08:00

This is the blanket I made Angela for her little girl Ashelynn.

This is a blanket I made for myself. Maybe one day for my little girl. I made a rag quilt for my twin out of these blocks and these were the left overs. I thought they went to good use. I also learned and am still learning how to machine quilting.

The one time Jesse got to go fishing this summer.

This is one of Jesse's biggest!!

Jesse hard at work again.

2008-11-05T16:27:00.000-08:00

This is also Jesse hard at work on a rig. I thought that some of you would like to see what or where he goes when he goes on a rig.

A night at Anne the play.

Sleep-over time.

2008-11-05T16:08:00.000-08:00

From the bottom to the top-we are out in the middle of no man's land. It only took us about 2 hours to get to this rig. This I Jesse in his hard hat. If you look hard in the far left picture you will see a green thing. Well Jesse is on that and he is working on it. This is a little of what Jesse does.

2008-11-02T18:27:00.000-08:00

Just to clearify what most of my faimly--There are times when everyone in my family drives me crazy!! I love them all and think that all are the best and they all have something different that I love about them.
Like I love the jokes that my husband tells me. I don't always think that they are funny but he sure does. I also love the fact that Jesse is not afraid to get his hands dirty. Better yet he brings the mud home to show me how much he has worked that day. I have a pair of pants and shirt by our front door covered in mud!! I do love it because he will do what ever it takes.

2008-10-29T15:16:00.000-07:00

I would like to thank my sister Emily for making my blog as cute as it is. You all must know that she was the one that wrote the last blog. I would agree with her on most of what she said. I do think she is the best, but I would say that about most of my family. I am not sure what I would do if she were not around.
I just found out that my brother Cody and his wife and kids will be moving down here in Dec. I am so excited for them to be here. I think that it will be a lot of fun to have them so close by.
I would have to say that is all the good news I have to tell.

My Favorite Sister Emily

2008-10-29T15:09:00.000-07:00

This post is dedicated is my favorite sister in the whole wide world, Emily. She is the best thing since sliced bread. She is always there for me, she made me who I am today. I love her so much!!!! She even writes my posts for me. ;) She has expertly revamped my blog and I love her so much for it. Thank you for being the coolest sister ever.

2008-10-27T20:14:00.000-07:00

You all can thank my sister Emily for this site. I am not really sure what to put on here or what we have to tell the world about this family. Just for now it is just the 2 of us and we are happy about that.
Jesse works a ton and he really enjoys what he does. He works hard and he comes home muddy to share his work with me. There are times when we don't see much of each other and then there have been times when I get to ride along with him. He works on the oil/gas rigs and he works on the mud equipment. We have gotten to go all the way to Washington and then we were able to see Erika at her house. We had a lot of fun that trip.
I guess the biggest news for me would be that a few months ago I found out that I have a tumor on my pituitary gland. This news was really hard for me to hear. This is way we don't have a baby yet. I guess I get to work for everything that I get. I am doing ok and I am being treated for it. I just hope that when I go back to the doctor I will be ok.
Lets see what else would you all want to know. I don't have much to say so I will write more later