The Case of the Missing Lost Tooth!!

With 3 more days left of Kindergarten, Sierra has FINALLY lost a tooth. She has been trying the entire year! Every time someone in her class lost a tooth she would come home devising ways to take out her own. Antics ranged from eating 2 apples a day to having Shaggy pull it out for her. That's right! I was involved in something one day when i heard her at our back door yelling at the dog to "GO" . She was on her hands and knees and when I investigated a little further, I noticed she had tied floss around her tooth and the other end was around the dogs collar!! Once I was able to control my laughter, I asked what in the world she was thinking??? Her response "I have to lose a tooth". Her determination comes as no surprise to me because she is MY daughter.

So today it happens and she was completely beside herself. We got home and she ran to put it underneath her pillow. I told her the tooth fairy would only take it if it was in an envelope which I then ASSUMED she got one. About an hour later, she comes to me saying she cant find her tooth!! What do you mean you cant find it? Didn't you put it in the envelope? The response of course was  NO. Well where did you leave it I ask, then we try to retrace the steps... NO TOOTH. Her solution was first to try to pull out another tooth but when I explained this wasn't an option she settled for a letter to the tooth fairy which she wrote herself.

(The diamond she's referring to is actually a little toy gem.)

She then asks if I think the tooth fairy will still leave her some $$$$$. I tell her I don't know, usually the tooth fairy just takes teeth. So the search continues, tears fall, and I find "a" tooth. Now this tooth wasn't the one she lost, it is actually Jacob's tooth. LMAO!! You see, I  write my kids letters every year on their birthdays and I had saved Jake's first tooth along with his letters. Who knew it would come in handy??? I know its wrong, but whats a mom to do? I can tell you that in Sierra's pile of letters that she will receive on her 18th bday, will be a letter in place of her first tooth; a letter about the case of her first lost tooth!!!!!

Thought this was way too funny not to share!!!!!