The Tooth Fairy does NOT live

Soooo yesterday my child lost her FIRST baby tooth


after much drama


after a lot of wiggling


after threats from her dad of being "the tooth reaper"


after tears


after not eating solids


after swearing off anything beyond pasta


the tooth was on its last


hanging on by a prayer


sitting out the socket


complete 180 degree capability


we left her dads


she escaped his many attempts to grab it


we laughed in the face of his talking smack about "pulling" it


she hopped in the truck heading home


and...


mommy my tooth is out


and sure enough that little rice grain was out


no pain


no blood


all smiles


new name Princess Toothless Sweet Bunny ( I can't make this stuff up)


next topic...the Tooth Fairy


now everyone knows I dispelled the Santa myth mainly for church reasons but the Tooth Fairy


I did not have a good game plan


so we get home


I put it in a snack bag


finally at bed time


rice grain goes under the pillow


BAM


I had $2 in my wallet


Uncle Josh suggested a $2 bill


I didn't get around to it


next time...actually NOT


so once she is sleep I think


here is my time


so I call my mom and asked do I take the tooth


she says yes


so fine it take said tooth


I write a quick note "yay to the loss of the 1st tooth..see ya soon-the tooth fairy"


put it in an envelope with her money


and DONE and done


next morning


Jojo wakes up and stumbles into the bathroom and that is when things went south


Jojo: Mommy where is my tooth


Me: the tooth fairy took your tooth and left money


*money lays on the floor*


Jojo: But I really wanted my first tooth *tears begin*


*and so does the lying*


Me: well the tooth fairy leaves the first tooth under the Mommy's pillow so she can save it and always have it


J: Mommy can I have my tooth back to look at a little longer


M: fine


J: So since you are a grown up..have you seen the tooth fairy


M: No


J: Is the tooth fairy invisible


M: well...yes ..yes she is


J: there is no such thing as invisible people


M: *blank stare*


J: what does the tooth fairy sound like?


M: Ok Jord-the tooth fairy is just like Santa


J: Ohhhhh ok-so I can just keep my tooth then


M: yes


Then we both walked out the bathroom..$2 still on the floor


the moral lesson of the day..lying never works when you have an analytical child who questions things and whether they make sense


2 epic childhood stories dead

Almost Hallmark/Cupid Day

SO tomorrow is 2/14

Hallmark and even now I think the groceries next favorite holiday next to Christmas

Typically, oh i would be ever so excited HOWEVER this year I feel slightly ANNOYED

Now don't get me wrong, I am not hurt or bitter or feeling negatively about LOVE, which is my favoritest thing EVER

but what i AM annoyed with is the process of addressing, categorizing, alphabetizing, labeling, and organizing School Approved Kindergarten Valentine's!!

Oh yea! I went there!!

Maybe this is merely a Mommy rant but let me tell you...

For school, I tried to be proactive, we got the valentines last week and we filled them out last Friday
(in my mind -WINNING)

I even went a step further and put them in cute Ziploc bags labeled GIRLS and BOYS

(Mom of the year right here)

To add some icing on the cake, I even put all the extras in yet another Ziploc bag and that too went in her backpack

(killing it)

I was feeling good..no wait I was feeling GREAT and ACCOMPLISHED

Until...

Aftercare sends home an email saying "We too are going to have a Vday party and here is a list of another dozen + names"

*insert big eye roll* FINEEEE

fast forward to Monday night after working a full day, we are stopping in Walgreens to buy some stupid (yes i said it) pieces of paper which by the way my cleaning lady JUST came and quite frankly i dont want any extra pieces of paper on my floor OR in my truck (hmmm maybe i can leave them at her dad's house) i digress

we get MORE valentines for her buddies (airheads for any valentines day purest) and in looking at the setup i realize they need to be organized

so while trying to make dinner and fit in a shower (because this Hot Momma went to the gym) and a bedtime store ALL before the dear pumpkins bedtime

we sat and addressed and signed and then put them in snack bags so that the candy stays with the silly little card

*done and done*

BUT wait theres more...upon double checking everything I realize oh they are supposed to be in alphabetical order...*cringe* why cant the kids do it

Oh and there is a Valentine's day party at the school tomorrow at 930

oh but wait i have a meeting at 9am

whats a Mom to do

so ...i pulled out my NEW AGE Mom trusty dusty handbook and it said: WHEN IN THESE PREDICAMENTS, DO NOT FEEL YOU ARE ABOVE BRIBERY

Bam-gospel

"Jojo-Mommy is going to try to make the Vday party tomorrow at school BUT if i cannot will it make you feel better if I take you to AC MOORE (Yup only Gigi's baby gets excited about that store over Toys R Us) and get the little art statue that you wanted"

and just like that she said Mommy I understand and I half way want you there but i half way want the statue.... and then the thoughts of the Poppy statue began to take over her brain

and ITS BEEN HANDLED

Valentines Day was supposed to be fun and Im sure tomorrow will be, but the prep involved in getting a little kid fully locked and loaded for school ..for 2 schools-arghhhhh

i think i sprouted new gray hair

and that my good people is the Valentine's Day Grinch special Mom edition

Constant Protection

I was trying to thing what I would write about today

it's Monday after all and that's BLOG DAY

I thought about doing an ode to my Mother and how much I love her

I love her for her understanding and during our conversation today, she reaffirmed just how much she wants what's best for me first and foremost

Mom i VERY much love you

and thank you for our conversation earlier and for your blessing to proceed down the path

BUT then as I was within the last block from my house

as i was anticipating FINALLY getting home after a long 1.5 hour commute due to a car accident on the freeway

my light turned green and as a proceeded to cross the light

an SUV waiting in the turn lane to my right decided to take the light

which by all accounts I am not sure how they were going anywhere considering the turn lane would have been very red and it was a turn only lane

either way as i proceeded into the intersection  i see this SUV approaching rapidly

and its on my right hand side, the side where my child normally would be

it just so happens her booster is in the middle right now

BUT my tactical driving skills kicked in and i swerved FAR left and then a FAST right to avoid the other car in the proper turning late

bottom lane i evaded being T-boned and my truck is unscratched

and my child most importantly is SAFE

SIGH

Now I am in and I just thank God for protecting us

that's all i got