The Inauguration of the Tooth Fairy

Seriously, forget the President. The headline this January is: First Coming of the Tooth Fairy to Bell Home. Ladies and Gentlemen, Tonight Pea lost her first tooth! In the spirit of total honesty I must confess two things. The first is that I accidentally ripped it out before it was actually ready to come out. I suppose I didn't know my own strength. And maybe more importantly the second (scandal alert!): I didn't vote her into office. I had a hot moment where I choked back a slight sob. That coupled with my next post (teaser alert!) means that my babies are not babies anymore and a new more independent era of parenthood is being ushered in. Don't get me wrong, I'm not fighting the passage of time outright. I've read the Great Gatsby too many times... I know you can't repeat the past so I'm praying for God to wake me up to the special moments IN the moment. But I digress... Announcing the inauguration of the Tooth Fairy! May she be a bi-partisan fairy; not taxing her people too much for her collection services. I think the set bracket of two VERY sparkly quarters per tooth is fair(y). My dad informed me via text that inflation has certainly occurred since the reign of the Tooth Fairy in the 1960's. Times they are a-changin' just like they promise to do...