Weird But True

Recently, my Dad moved from the home I grew up in into a much smaller place.  He has been going through all his stuff and passing along some of my childhood artifacts.  One of which was a blanket.  I loved this blanket.  There was only one problem.  I already had this blanket at home in a closet.  And yet here it was at my dad's house.  When I got home I showed it to Tim and he said, "Hey that's my blanket!"  I said, "Um, no"  Tim ran downstairs and when he came back up he was carrying an identical blanket.  I wasn't going crazy!  That blanket in our closet that I had assumed for so many years was my childhood blanket was actually Tim's blanket.  Yes that's right, we have blankets handmade for us as children using identical fabric.  Mine was made by my Grandma Charlotte and Tim's was made by his mom.  The 70's were great and apparently had limited fabric choices.  HeeHeeHee!

 

You can't see it here but mine also has yellow backing. 

Claire Loses a Tooth....at 4

Claire is her own kind of girl.  She does things on her time and on her terms.  She is confident and competent.  She is determined and unmovable.  I admire it as a woman and I dread it as her mother!  When I saw her little loose tooth it was a physical manifestation of her personality.  She is four and losing her first tooth.  The thing languished in her mouth for a couple of weeks until I think she couldn't stand it anymore and she came and asked me to pull it. 

It was so loose it was more of a flick. 

It was a Sunday and she was so excited to show everyone at church.  Her old primary teacher and her husband noticed the gap right away and congratulated her on the loss.  The wife said, "Do you think the tooth fairy will bring you a nickel or dime?"  I informed them that the Tooth Fairy has been hit hard by inflation.  They offered their condolences. 

When it came time for bed and we placed Claire's offering under her pillow I asked what she thought the Tooth Fairy would leave for her and she said, "Oh, I think Diamonds.  Sister Kennedy said she would leave diamonds!"  I almost choked and said, "DIMES.  She said DIMES.  NOT Diamonds!"

In the morning, my girl was happy to find a couple of dollar bills and some dimes.  Not to mention the glitter.  The tooth fairy is getting fancy in her old age!