So fresh and so clean!
I had to go to the dentist the other day for my regular cleaning. I go once a year, which I think is the standard recommended by 2 out of 3 dentists. But I’m willing to bet that there are a lot of people who visit far less frequently than that. As much as I really dread getting in that chair with that ridiculous adult bib that always ends up spattered in more of my own body fluids than I care to wear, I always feel good when I leave. Like I am upholding some tremendous adult responsibility by caring for my teeth. (Besides all that, I wanted to make sure I got a check-up in before Dino’s health insurance coverage runs out with his employment severance package.)
I really miss the days of the cardboard treasure box that you got to root through after a successful dental appointment when you were 7. I always picked the faux gem rings or the plastic bangle bracelet. And I really, really miss the days of the tooth fairy! Knowing how squeamish I am now it pains me to recall how I used to twist my own loose teeth 360 degrees to get them out faster and reap the bounty that I knew waited under my pillow! I always hoped to be lucky enough to lose a tooth during school hours so that I could score one of the nurse’s neon-colored miniature treasure chests to bring it home in. (Apparently teeth and pirates was the theme that year!) No luck there. But the tooth fairy did me one better!
She wrote me notes! Yeah, she’d mention that her next stop after me was a molar pick-up in Texas, or she’d congratulate me on a cavity-free delivery. I loved my tooth fairy notes. As I got older I started to notice that the tooth fairy had very similar handwriting to Santa…and…that’s strange, my Dad!
Now, you can get an officially sealed document from the Office of the Tooth Fairy with a designated deposit bag for each tooth! You might want to snag one of these for your little one’s chompers. The kit retails for $16 and includes one letterpress Certificate of Record for filing with your
local Tooth Fairy and one reusable silkscreened cloth deposit bag for your first and all subsequent transactions. The official certificate
keeps record of name, age, tooth lost, method of extraction and compensation information. This is no joke! The tooth fairy can’t get away with cheap payouts anymore! Get your own at Notion Farm –my new favorite website. Can’t wait to see what their harvest of new products will bring!
Comment from 315thomas
Time February 6, 2009 at 12:57 pm
what a great idea and so cute!