I keep trying to write things and it just isn't happening. So here's what our life has looked like through the ol' iPhone. 

little boys

After taking care of these guys for almost three years (!!!), my time with this wonderful family is coming to an end this week. When I started, Dawson was just 10 weeks old. He'll be 3 this July. I can't believe that time has gone by THAT fast. I am so incredibly grateful for my time spent with this family. Those boys have provided heaps of entertainment and it is going to feel so strange not seeing them on a regular basis. I've told their parents that I may have to force them to have date nights so I can still get time in with these guys. And I'll gladly photograph them as long as they'll have me! :)

sweet summer

The first weekend of May we headed back to my home for some rest and relaxation. Quite honestly, I can't believe the pictures below were taken toward the beginning of May in Nebraska. This weather is nutso. I'm not complaining. Our brief stint in Florida really made me a lover of the mild weather in the winter months. I cannot believe I'm saying that.

ANYWHO...

We really had a fun time. I'm thankful that going home isn't a stressful thing for us. It's relaxing. And there is always yummy food and conversation to be had. We spent an afternoon watching the girls splash around in the pool and run through the sprinkler and generally, be the cutest little girls you ever did see. We sat out on the backporch in the evening and watched the supermoon be extra super-dee-duper and recalled childhood stories. It was glorious.

MAMA!

Today is my mother's birthday. And I am so thankful for her! Seriously, I got the best mom. Of all the moms.

How I Met My Dentist

So I've got the worst teeth. And I love Brian Williams. Those are two things you maybe didn't know about me. And you're probably saying, "That's great, Bethany. But how are those two things related?"

WELL LET ME TELL YOU...

I saw the same dentist until I was 20 years old. He was a nice guy. I'm not so sure about his actual dental skills. But he was a nice, older guy. I can still see him now. His skin always seemed to have a tinge of yellow/green to it. I can see the large fireplace that was in the waiting room because his office was in a large, old home that had been converted years before. I remember throwing up in the bathroom there because I swallowed the toxic mouthwash after they "very specifically told me NOT to." I can still smell that office in all of it's old home turned dentist office glory.

So when I realized that I was going to be moving away and having to find a new dentist, I kind of began to panic. I was so used to the way my old dentist did things that I wasn't sure I was ready for anything new. But my eyes were opened to the world of dentistry in the 21st century. Like when my dentist in Orlando used a COMPUTER to show me my x-rays and what his "plan of action" was for my cavities.
(Sidenote: I haven't gone to the dentist since I was maybe thirteen and NOT had to get at least 2 cavities filled. I promise I brush them two, sometimes THREE, times a day.) He told me everything he was doing, as he did it. And said things like, "Hmmmmm, your old dentist certainly did things differently." That's REASSURING. Thank you.

When we moved back to Omaha we began the search for a new dentist and wound up seeing some lady who was real nice and all, but had the strangest office. I'm talking bright pink and purple walls covered with cat posters and photos of patients. It was strange. One visit resulted in a few too many shots of novacaine (because one didn't take) and I left the place with my left eye sagging and then my left cheek swelling up and bruising. Whaaaaaaaaaaa? Also, this dentist failed to mention that she didn't TAKE OUR INSURANCE. So paying for all of that was super fun!!!!!

Well, this past Monday evening Allen and I had appointments with a new dentist. I really had no idea what to expect. I only knew that our appointments were at 5:30pm and I thought that was a strange time. So we get there and fill out all of that fun paperwork and our dentist comes out to greet us and is just the sweetest guy, probably in his mid-50s. I make my way back to the room and slide into the chair. I notice a tv on the wall in front of me. And before I know it, Mr. Awesome Dentist turns it on and says, "Oh, we don't want to miss the Nightly News. That Brian Williams..." and right then and there I decided I would never go to another dentist as long as I lived.

And if you're wondering, I have 3 cavities. Of course.

I rarely smile with my teeth anymore. So when I do, it looks like this. I'm kidding.