Monday, March 22, 2010

Mommy of the Year

So guess who won't be up for Mommy of the Year?  Yup, that would be me.  Want to know why?  It has to do with the Tooth Fairy. 

The Middle Child had a tooth that was barely holding on.  It was gross to look at.  The kids had dentist appointments over the weekend and I told the hygienist to feel free to push a little too hard on that tooth.  Sure enough, it came out at the appointment.  They put it in a little treasure chest for him and he was thrilled to death, couldn't wait to get it under his pillow.

Well then we went on to the rest of our day.  My dad was cutting down a huge tree in the backyard with my husband all day and I was carting the kids from one thing to the next to the next.  By Saturday night I was so tired and when I finally had the chance to put on my jammies and collapse in front of the TV I was truely ready to crash.  Naturally the Tooth Fairy visit slipped my mind. 

Fast forward to this morning and in comes The Middle Child to wake me up, tooth treasure box in hand.  "MOM!  THE TOOTH FAIRY DIDN'T COME!"  Me, one eye barely open "what?"  "THE TOOTH FAIRY!!  SHE DIDN'T COME!"  I forced the other eye open to see a crest fallen face and my heart dropped.  I told him perhaps she had a really busy night and she just didn't have time to make it to all of the houses.  He left my room I grabbed some money, threw it half under the bed and went to find him.  I suggested that maybe the money had just fallen out from under his pillow and we should go look for it. "NO!  She DIDN'T come because my tooth is still here!"  And he again showed me the treasure chest to further emphasize his point.  So up I went to rescue the loot. 

Good news is, on the second try the Tooth Fairy remembered to show up.  She even threw a little extra bounty under the pillow to make up for it. 

Hey, not every day can be a stellar mommy moment!
Posted by B at 9:37 AM
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12 comments:

  1. It happens! It has happened to us at least twice and the eldest has only lost 3 teeth! Sad. What we do - is when the charges are filed against the tooth fairy - we run up and pretend to look and slide the money in and practically accuse the poor child of not looking carefully enough. Sad but true.
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  2. OOPS!!
    I am sure that same thing will happen to me when my kids are old enough to loose their teeth!
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  3. Thank You!! While reading this with my children still asleep I remembered that the Tooth Fairy was suppose to visit our house last night.

    I told my kids right from the get go that the Tooth Fairy leaves the teeth for mommy. LOL Yup, the tooth fairy left the prize but forgot to remove the tooth the very first visit. LOL

    AND yes, I have done the whole well honey you slept downstairs last night so maybe the tooth fairy put the prize under your pillow upstairs. This was said after I had a moment to think and ran up there and put something under her pillow.

    If it was not for my husband I fear the kid's teeth would just hang there. LOL I have not figured out why, but I can not pull out their teeth even if they are just hanging there.
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  4. I've done that before. I managed to palm a dollar bill and slip it under his pillow. Then I insisted he look again, that he must not have looked hard enough the first time.

    Eh, we can't be perfect parents all the time. I mean, there's A LOT to remember with this parenting gig :)
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  5. awww, poor momma, I bet that face just made you feel so sad! It happens, you are right.
    Glad that tooth fairy got there the next night, lol!
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  6. My kids now know that if the tooth fairy is too busy on the first night, she will make it on the second (or third) night. He/she just doesn't always have enough time to plan everything out because kid are losing teeth up until bed time! Not like Santa - he has lots of time to plan his route!
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  7. Sometimes the tf gets a cold or needs a mental health day...
    stopping by from sits
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  8. Ah, yes...the old "throw the money under the bed technique." I used it numerous times, LOL!! (While they're under the bed, you steal the tooth!haha)
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  9. Sadly, my kiddos don't even put their teeth under the pillow anymore. Somewhere I have a note saved that my oldest left the Tooth Fairy. It says:

    Dear Tooth Fairy - why have you not came to my house for 3 whole days. If I were your boss, I would fire you. Your friend, Annie.
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  10. Well--there is no such thing as a perfect Mommie. Believe me on that one. I have a whole lot of experience of falling short. BUT--they seem to grow and thrive in spite of us.
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  11. Hilarious! Love a good tooth fairy story. As for your grasshopper - it might have been a "katydid." They're of the family but they fly. Big-*ss f*ckers! We found one once and my daughter insisted I keep it in a jar as a pet. We did. We named it Minty. It died. And I had nothing to do with it...or did I????? Best, Sarah @ MommyLite
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  12. My kids know that the tooth fairy is pretty flakey. It is hit and miss in our house. So sad, I know. But, when you have 5 kids with teeth coming and going, who can remember. Ha!
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