The tooth fairy didn't show up last night. Somehow she managed to leave her little rewards for about 20 other odd teeth, but she missed the boat last night. She was probably out drinking and was passed out on the lawn of some rich kid, where she had to leave a $100 reward. I'm sure this happens somewhere. My children have already informed me that "our" tooth fairy is a stinkin' cheapskate because she only leaves 25 cents and so-and-so, down the street, gets $5 per tooth.
Anyway, the offended 6-year-old came into my room at 5 AM wondering why the tooth fairy hadn't left her anything yet. I went back to her room and she discovered that she forgot to put the tooth under her pillow. Aha! She said she couldn't go back to sleep. I told her to try anyway. I went and scrounged up a quarter and went back to her room, and blessed be God! she was asleep again! So I stealthily put the money into the tooth sack. Another fear I have is that, one day, I will have no quarters in the house and have to put a $5 bill in the sack instead. That will stink because the children will never let the tooth fairy stiff them with a measly 25 cents again. It's bound to happen.
Monday, June 22, 2009
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Tooth fairy almost blew it at this house too. Woke up in a panic at 5 am and got the deed done. Whew. And there are no 5 dollar bills here...just a buck or 2 and sometimes a note and a prize.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was first trying to explain the concept to Sergei I couldn't remember the word for "fairy" - so it is the "Tooth Bird" that comes to our house, anyway. And what can you expect from her? By the time she gets to our house she is so addled she sometimes leaves the money downstairs on the counter, and she might even forget the tooth! Dementia is clearly setting in.
ReplyDeleteLOL, that's cute...I'm glad the tooth fairy made it after all!
ReplyDeleteI hate to admit that we have forgotten COUNTLESS times!!! One time I was slipping $1 under my daughter's pillow as she was waking up! Close!! We have to write a note to ourselves to remind us to go up and leave $$$$! Pittiful, isn't it??
ReplyDelete~Becca
Tooth fairy DID blow it entirely this time, as Madeleine Sophie lost her second front tooth this week. BUT... my kids don't believe in Santa/Easter Bunny/Tooth Fairy, etc... so I can just tell her I forgot and apologize. ;)
ReplyDeleteI think the tooth fairy just has some super busy time where they run really late. Twice she had to come over the following day at our house. I felt so bad. I am glad you made it.
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