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11/12/2004 Archived Entry: "tooth talk"

Tabitha's wiggly tooth finally came out Tuesday morning! She was sipping her drink and the tooth came out into the glass. The child was so happy that she was crying, which always gets me going. She immediately called Chris to share her news and spent much of the rest of the day alternately basking in the joy and searching for another loose tooth.
So the Tooth Fairy paid our home a visit Tuesday night. Wednesday morning found Tabitha up pretty early, but she knew she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep. So I grabbed my camera and told her to go ahead and get up at which time she grabbed her pillow to see what the Tooth Fairy left her.

There was a delicate gold heart necklace, a Barbie tooth brush, five dollars, and a note from the Tooth Fairy letting her know that she could keep her first tooth, and also apologizing for all the fairy dust that she spilled in Tabitha's room. When Tabitha got to this point of the note she made a little exclamation and started looking for the fairy dust which is all over her slide and around the base of her bed. Tabitha could not believe there was fairy dust in her room and I really think that was the best part for her. Later that day, she asked me to buy her a pegasus My Little Pony with her Tooth Fairy money.
It is so heartwarming to witness the belief in all things magical in a little kid. I think the Tooth Fairy's visit exceeded all of Tabitha's expectations.

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Wednesday night we went to Hula class and Tabitha was talking with another little girl and one asked the other something about school and it turns out they are both homeschooled. Let me tell you, the odds of us just running into someone else who homeschools around here are pretty high. The two of them really seemed to hit it off, so I hope to goodness this friendship can actually go somewhere. Tabitha doesn't exactly lack for friends, but it would be nice for her to have a friend that has this one thing in common. So we shall see where this goes.