Another hand of the clock has ticked, which means Stella has lost yet another tooth. The other top front one, to be exact. At the pace she is going we are about ready to buy her a set of Billy-Bob teeth so she can chew her food.

The last Tooth Fairy visit proved to be a little bit traumatic in that she mistakenly left the pillow at the foot of Stella’s bed, which means that the Tooth Fairy must have forgotten that Stella’s sleep habits resemble someone making a snow angel – for 8 hours straight. When Stella woke up in the morning her loot was scattered all over her bedroom, at which point she ran into my bathroom sobbing that she couldn’t find all the parts.

This time, Stella would be having none of that tomfoolery and came up with a plan that would insure the safety of her precious tooth loot. She commissioned her father to draw a map where the tooth pillow was safely stowed for tooth withdrawal and reward. Voila! Problem solved. One slight flaw in her plan was that she did not clearly articulate that the Tooth Fairy was then expected to relocate the pillow and draw her a map. Um, somebody needs to tell that Tooth Fairy to GET WITH THE PROGRAM! Doesn’t she know who she is dealing with here?