Tooth number 3 has been very, very loose for some time now. Nate has not been as excited for me to yank it out as I have been eager to yank it out. "Can I wiggle your tooth now?" I have been asking, sometimes upward of 50 times per day. "No," Nate has been answering calmly, sometimes upward of 50 times per day. "How about now?" I have been responding.
Today, some time between mid-morning snack and toothbrushing, Nate lost his tooth. When we were getting ready to brush his teeth, he slipped off the bathroom stool, and when he resurfaced, I asked, jokingly, "Gee, is your tooth still there?" It was not. But we have no idea what happened to it! A meticulous search of the bathroom floor turned up nothing. Very, very strange. And no blood! And no pain! And no tooth!
It seems like only yesterday when the loss of a tooth was a monumental occasion. Now, it barely warrants a shrug and a cottonball before moving on. Sigh.
Edited by Daddy to add: Nate seems to think that this tooth is worth $600.07, according to the note he left for the tooth fairy. Here's the note the Tooth Fairy left in response:
Dear Nate:
Thank you for your note. It is wonderful to see you again. I have missed your excellent teeth in the months since the last time I bought one from you.
I left you $2.00 for your tooth. I know you were hoping for $600.07, but that seems to be a mistake. That is the amount of money that I leave when a kid leaves a 1989 Mazda 323 under his pillow. My current price list for teeth, which I last updated in December 2008, is:
|
First Tooth |
$5.00 |
|
Second through Twentieth Teeth |
$1.00 or $2.00, depending upon how many children lost their teeth that day |
|
Twenty-First through Fifty-Second Teeth (adult teeth) |
$5.00, a DVD, and a libation if legally allowed |
Usually I only leave money if the kid actually puts the tooth under his pillow. This is because I need the teeth for my art projects. Right now I am doing an art project where I am gluing all of the teeth to my car (a 1989 Mazda 323). It is almost done. It looks really cool.
Anyway, I know you can't find your tooth. If you do find it, please put it under your pillow and I will pick it up when I get a chance.
It was a pleasure doing business with you.
Love,
Mrs. Tooth Fairy
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