Ella lost her third tooth last night at about 8:30. I don't know why, but all three have come out well after bedtime. Perhaps it's because she has nothing better to do than lie in bed and wiggle them. Whatever the reason, she came out holding the tooth aloft with blood running down her chin. Lily, who was still awake, popped out of bed to take a look at the gore.
Once we got Ella cleaned up and the girls back in bed, B and I scrounged around for some money, but Ella was still awake, waiting for the Tooth Fairy, so the payoff didn't happen.
The Tooth Fairy meant to put money in Ella's special pillow before she went running at 5:30 this morning, but she was late, so she bolted out the door without doing it. The Tooth Fairy remembered she'd forgotten about halfway through her run, and she crossed her fingers that Ella would still be asleep when she got home, so she could put the money in. No such luck. Ella was awake, and boy was she pissed at the Tooth Fairy.
Ella was yelling before I'd even closed the front door. "Mama, do you know what I found in my tooth pillow? Nothing. No money. Just my tooth. The Tooth Fairy didn't come!"
I explained that maybe the Tooth Fairy didn't get the message that Ella had lost a tooth because it happened so late at night. Or maybe the Tooth Fairy already had a busy delivery route and didn't have time to add another stop to it. Or maybe the Tooth Fairy just forgot.
None of those explanations helped much. Ella pouted on the sofa until breakfast was ready. My reassurances that she could put the tooth out again tonight and maybe the Tooth Fairy would make it didn't seem to help.
I'm thinking the Tooth Fairy better cough up more than her usual $2.00.
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Maybe the $2.00 plus a note reading, "Teeth lost after 8pm CST will be processed the next business day" will suffice.
I'm still amazed at how you sneak it under the pillow without waking her up.
Oh that is too cute. I've had a couple of similar incidents, but since my boy is on to me about the toothfairy, no damage was done!
Poor Ella. I hope the tooth fairy can restore peace and order tonight!
- Heidi :)
Happens a lot. Once we lucked out and it snowed (in April!), so we used that as an excuse for the TF not showing up. Sometimes, we smack our foreheads and say, "Honey! Did you forget and lock the door last night?" Our kids are pretty darn gullible, you know?
That darn tooth fairy! She's always forgetting, over here, too. I just don't think she's all that reliable, if you want to know the truth. Probably drinks too much, is what it is. ;)
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