La Princesita finally pulled Tooth #3 out last night.
This is the first tooth that the Tooth --um-- Llama has been able to capture, as Tooth #1 and Tooth #2 were lost. Literally.
The Tooth --um-- Llama Demands Results! (She's a trite type-A.) I guess the third time was the charm.
Tooth #4 isn't--well, shouldn't be--too far behind. La Princesita prefers to let Nature take its course, however, and the teeth are hanging by a single excrutiatingly-loose thread before she will finally take matters into her own hands.
All this thinking about our dental health got me thinking about teeth, and all kinds of interesting facts have come to mind:
1. Did you know that snails have over 25,000 teeth? And they are on the snail's tongue!
2. Elephants have six sets of teeth.
3. In México, the Tooth Fairy is the Tooth Mouse. A bit more verosimil...is there such word in English? That's what I get for blogging in English while watching Univisión. hmmm (thinking) ah!...A bit more...plausible...yep, that's the word...if you ask me. I would imagine a mouse in my house before a fairy in my lair-y. Yeah. Anyhow, I wonder if, in some countries, there is a Tooth Cucaracha. The Tooth Ratoncito ...sometimes called el Ratoncito Pérez (there's a story, I'll tell if asked!)...does leave a little treasure as well.
4. The words for dental floss in Spanish, hilo dental, is what those smooth latinos call a G-string. Don't ask how I know that.
Okay, this post is going places I did not intend. Don't you forget to brush and, um, floss tonight!
ADDENDUM: Tooth 4 came out last night. This Tooth-llama is going broke!
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A tooth cockroach? Oh boy I hope not.
ResponderEliminarRach lost several of hers too. So excited to show me and then couldn't find them. The tooth fairy always came through though saying she'd already picked up the teeth. I have a bag of Rach's teeth that I have no idea what to do with now.....
I think we must have some teeth somewhere in the trunk full to the brim of schools stories and stuff ... :) Ah yes. Brings back the memories.
ResponderEliminarI still have all my kids' lost teeth in my jewelry box. Unfortunately, I forgot to separate them so I have no idea which tooth belonsg to which boy.
ResponderEliminarHow did you get from dental floss to g-string? I mean, I see the connection (I've had some hottie girlfriends), but this is a post about the Tooth Fairy! Maybe the tooth fairy wears a thong? Haha.
ResponderEliminarMaybe we should set up a paypal account for the tooth mouse and share the load ?
ResponderEliminarWhat's the going rate now? In my day I got a nickel and was happy for it. My kids got a couple quarters for each tooth. My teenaged grandson scored a dollar for each. Please don't be tellin' me that a five spot is now required!
ResponderEliminarZ, that would be horrid, wouldn't it?
ResponderEliminarKay, these are indeed the memories. With only better ones yet to be made, I am sure.
Citizen, I now have two of the four, as Princesita lost "for real" the first two; one at the playground, one in the carpet that we never, ever found.
Dads, never question my line of thinking! It can be very, very hard to trace. :)
Brad, NO KIDDING!!!
Val, I opted so far to get little gifts as opposed to money for her, so she is just thrilled for now. And dollar store gifts go a loooong way here--better than $5 a tooth, let me tell you.
Be well, all.