#7

Last night I was trying to get Anthony to focus on religious ed homework because he has First Reconciliation next week for the first time, for those of you that are not Catholic that simply means confession. But he could not focus, he was obsessed with getting his seventh wiggly tooth out. Hell or high water that baby was coming out. Thank goodness the tides went his way and it succumbed to his twisting, pulling, and poking. Anthony officially looks like he is from the Smoky Mountains or a jack-o-lantern, his thought.

So he prepped the tooth for the tooth fairy. Soaked it to get it nice and pretty with no germs on it, placed it on a crisp clean napkin for her to easily grab. A great place for him to wake up and see his reward for all of his hard work. He was pumped! Unfortunately the tooth fairy was working like a mad woman to get her house ready for her mother-in-law who will be staying watching over her children while she attends a tooth fairy conference in California Tues-Friday. She went to bed exhausted with Mr. Tooth Fairy and they both failed to wake for their shifts.

I wake up this morning, hear Talia fussing and coo herself back to sleep. Alex runs down to say good morning and matter of factly tell me that the tooth fairy never came to get Anthony's tooth. I literally sat straight up, threw on my robe and bounded upstairs. Grabbed Talia very nonchalantly and waltzed into Anthony's room. My expectation was I was going to find him devastated. But because of the time change his REM is a little confused and he is in that weird I am awake stage but drooling all over my pillow. I have time to fix this.

What can I do? How do I fix this? Last night Anthony made mention that this is his 7th tooth he has lost. Ding! Ding! Ding! I call the tooth fairy and tell her. She faxes me a note that says,"Since you are 7 and this is your 7th tooth I let you keep it this time." She let me know that she has $3.50 in change and to put in on the dining table by his backpack so when he gets ready for school he will find it. I am so grateful for her quick thinking. But then my printer jams so I have to write the note. What if he recognizes my writing? Oh man, I can hear them upstairs. He is about to walk in that kitchen looking for some Fruit Loops. I race upstairs with the note and my tooth fairy allowance. I made it! He's not up yet, thank you day light savings. I grab Talia's bottle and plop on the couch with her.

The boys come to the kitchen, all the way Alex is asking Anthony why the tooth fairy forgot him. I ask Anthony if he has everything for school. He says yes, I tell him to double check. "Mom, SHE DIDN'T FORGET ME!!!" No way! How much did she leave you? $3.50 and a peso??? I have heard she works internationally.