My perfect day

There are very few things in this world that I live for. One of them is getting my teeth cleaned. I know, weird huh!!! But I absolutely love it. I look forward to it, I crave it, I need it. So every 6 months when it's my day to get my teeth cleaned I am the happiest person in the world. The last year with all that we have been though we have not had insurance and I have missed 2, count them 1, 2 cleanings!!!! That's a whole year with uncleaned teeth. I was totally dying. So today I had my initial dentist appointment. I was to see the dentist, have him check out my teeth, get a full set of x-rays and then schedule an appointment for a cleaning. I had waited so long just to see the dentist I was happy just to start the process. While I was having my check up I mentioned to the assistant that I really just wanted my teeth cleaned. Well guess what!!! She checked and there had been a cancellation for today I could come back and get a cleaning. Luckily my friend Kim was watching the girls (we did a swap) so I had the whole day free!! I had a couple of hours to spare so I went to Michael's, my most favorite place in the world and took my time running a few other errands. Then it was time for the wonderfulness to happen. Now I have sore gums and slimy shiny teeth!!! Yeah me! Thanks Kim I needed this day...oh and by the way the girls were asleep by 7:30, what more could a mom ask for. I think I'll end this perfect day with a nice long soak in the tub with my book (I am finally reading Twilight, and it's so good). Ahhhhhhhhhh.

Surprise snow day

On Saturday, Mike surprised us by coming home early from work. So we decided to have a snow day!!!! Abbey was so excited because she got to use Grandma's snow disk. We took it in the front yard and Mike built a little hill from the snow he had shoveled off the driveway. That was fun, but then I remembered this little hill near us by the elementary school....Abbey and Maddie loved it and Mike and I even took and trip down the hill!!!

Maddie's turn...weeeeeeee
CHEESE!Abbey coming back up the hill, she is so happy. She could be in the snow all day!

Randy and Janna's Wedding

Two years ago on December 23 Mike and I and Abbey were sealed in the Redlands Temple. As Mike an I were driving Mike hit a pot hole and we got a flat tire. We made it to the bottom of the hill that the Redlands Temple is on. Randy, one of our closest friends was already waiting at the Temple. He was Mike's escort since it was his first time. (Randy had driven to Trona (near Las Vegas) to pick up his mom the day before and then driven back for our sealing. They were going to Vegas for Christmas.) Randy came down the hill and saved us! We made it to our sealing.

Last year on the same day as our anniversary we drove to Utah to attend a sealing at the Mt Tipanogas Temple. Our friends Jen and Sean were getting sealed to their son, whom they had adopted 6months earlier.

This year our friend Randy has met the women of his dreams and they were getting married in the Boise, ID temple! How cool to spend another anniversary for us at the Temple!! So we planned our trip. My mom was going to watch the girls and during the day when she was at work the Schafers would watch them everything was taken care of. We were set to take off from Omaha Dec 30th at 5:00am on Northwest Airlines. We arrived at the tickets line at 4:35am we were told that we were to late to check in and had missed our flight. The next flight available was at 2pm the next day!!! The sealing was at 10am!! I freaked and started to cry. The lady gave us the number to reservations and told us to check with them maybe they could find us something. They said the same thing. So Mike says "we'll drive". Crazy man that would take 18 or more hrs!!!! But we had no choice! Randy is very special to us. He has always been there for us and by all means we were going to be there for him!!! So we started driving, we were about 1/2 and hour from Lincoln (we had driven about 1 1/2hrs) when Mike woke me up. He said to call the reservations desk and see if we could fly out of another airport, we would just drive to that other airport...Brilliant man!!! I called and after talking to the lady it would cost us $800-$2000 to fly from anywhere else....but wait, did we want to fly out of Omaha today? YES!!! There was an open flight at 4:30pm today and would get us to Boise at 11pm that night. WOW! I told the lady I would kiss her if I could!!! We would miss the family dinner but we would be there tomorrow for the sealing and reception. So we got to the airport at 1:30...just in case we didn't want to miss this fight! We just hung out at the airport and waited for our flight. When we went through the metal detectors they pulled us aside and checked us real good! I guess were had been flagged at terrorist :) Finally we were on the plane. We made it to Boise. The sealing was beautiful. Janna was a gorgeous bride and Randy couldn't stop smiling. Mike and I had a fun time and even got to eat some great food :) Congrats to the Langhams we are so happy for you both!!!

We found a Fuddruckers!!!

Boise, Idaho Temple

Chrismas Blessings

Our first Christmas in Nebraska was pretty great!!! Santa visited us this year so we must have been good kids!!! For dinner we had the Missionaries over, and Jeremy, Jenny, Matthew, and Caleb Prestwich. The kids all played till about 9pm! They had a blast and we all enjoyed the food and company. We are so blessed this year. We are able to live with my parents and have Grandma and Grandpa around. They have been so generous to us and we will never be able to trully repay them. We have met some great people here and we have tons of loved ones elsewhere. I know that the Lord has a plan for us. He guides us each day and I am truly thankfully for the path he leads us on. Merry Christmas.

My Christmas card wall!!! Thanks friends and family for the beautiful cards! This is my favorite part of Christmas. I love to see the pictures and see what is going on with you all.
Grandpa, Elder Jones, Elder Heggie, Abbey, Me, Maddie, Mike and Grandma

Mike and Elder Jones

Elder Heggie, Jenny, Jeremy, Grandpa, and Grandma

Matthew, Abbey, Maddie, and Caleb. Cute huh?!?

Mike with his Harley Gear....Thanks Hunny!!!

Me in my Snow gear...Thanks Hunny!!

Mike's first Lincoln, NE Harley shirt....Thanks Grandma!!

Maddie with her Glow worm...Thanks Auntie Kristy!!

Abbey with her Littlest Pet Shop...Thanks Hunny!!

Grandma in her Christmas Jammies

Santa's been here!!!

I Saw Grandma Kissing Santa Clause

Last night was our Church Christmas Party. We had lots of fun and Santa Came to visit. My mom REALLY enjoyed Santa!!!! Maddie and I thought he was pretty neat too! Mike and Abbey were delivering his work Dump Truck to Grand Island were his boss lives, so they missed the party. Abbey was a bit bummed that she missed Santa, but she got to see goats, horses, a donkey, dogs and cats at the Otto's home (Mike's boss). So tonight we took to the girls to the Mall (Santa said he'd be there tonight) and got their picture taken. They were so cute, they love Santa and Abbey told him she wanted Barbies and a Castle for Christmas.

Naughty Grandma!!!

Nice Grandma

Mommy, Maddie and Gra...Santa Wow!!!! I totally look like my mom!

My apple

When I have the Schafer kids Abbey, Joe and Hannah do a project while Maddie naps. They look forward to it all day long...well except poor Maddie who wants to be a big kid too! So yesterday we decorated a Christmas tree with stickers I was helping Abbey and Hannah take the backs off the stickers and giving the stickers to them and then, I looked at what Abbey was doing with her tree. Oh the pride! The excitement! The JOY!!! This is the Best Christmas Present anyone could have ever given me. Abbey was sorting her stickers and placing them together in a pattern...who does that remind you of???? Her OCD Mom of course!!!! I love to group things, have them match and be organized. I've seen her do this before but in a smaller scale. When Mike leaves the silverware drawer a bit open, she runs by it and closes it without a thought. When Mike or my mom put a pink sippy cup lid on her purple cup she asks "why you do dat?" So now I can see that she might not look just like me, but the apple does not fall far from the tree. Abigail Mae Scarlett December 16, 2008

Snow day

On wednesday this past week we got out first real snow in Lincoln!!! It snowed during the night and in the morning this is what we woke up too! The girls were so excited they wanted to go and make a "no man"(snowman).

Abbey in her snow Gear

Maddie in her snow gear. She loved the beanie so much she wore it to dinner!

Abbey, Maddie, Joe and Hanna playing in the front yard