✌🏻 ✌🏻
About last night … we spontaneously decided to m About last night … we spontaneously decided to make a @crumblcookies run at 8:30 and snagged a front seat to Mother Nature’s show. 😍
I took five books with me when we went on a little I took five books with me when we went on a little vacation in May, and got through two of them, one of which was The Magnolia Story. You are, no doubt, familiar with Chip and Joanna Gaines, but you might not know how they became so popular or how their business exploded. This book, told by both of them, shares their journey from their dating stages to just a few years ago. It’s quite amazing how their path unfolded, with the universe seemingly guiding them every single step of the way. Every time they hit a crossroads, they received clear signs to continue to point them in the right direction. It was interesting to learn more about their story, and a great reminder that you need to trust in yourself and follow your passions, and everything really does just fall into place. Chip has his own book out too, Capital Gaines, which I added to my list after I read this one. If you’re curious about their story or just need confirmation to continue to chase your dreams, read this one. ✨ #catesbookaweek 6/52
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the w “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl ✨
We’ve been dog sitting Gracie while my sister an We’ve been dog sitting Gracie while my sister and her family were away. She has settled into a new routine here (ours 😂), and now doesn’t get up until after 9 am, stays up until well past midnight, eats a very late dinner, knows that the kitchen is where the magic happens and sits for a treat after her morning backyard visit. We’ve broken her in nicely but she will be returning with her continued bad habit of suffering from #fomo, playing tag with the cats, and barking every time she hears a door open or sees someone go up the street. We did our best. 😇
The rewards of a weekend of farmers marketing! Gar The rewards of a weekend of farmers marketing! Garlic butter and bleu cheese butter from @njgarlic (the bleu on steak! 😍), empanadas from @catalina_empanadas_2017, half sour pickles from @pickleculture and the quiche and bread were from a vendor I forgot to get the name of. This was all from the @bernardsvillefarmersmarket. Today I hit the @denvillemarket and added full sour pickles from @pickle_licious and a roasted garlic and duck fat loaf and cheese biscuit from @bobolinkdairyandbakehouse. Basically give us all the bread, cheese, butter and pickles and we’re happy campers! Did you hit up a farmers market this weekend? What’d ya get?
Sometimes rules are meant to be broken, and so it Sometimes rules are meant to be broken, and so it is with the gnocchi from Trader Joe’s. Skip what their directions tell you and pan fry them in olive oil, add some of their 4-green bag of vegetables, salt, pepper, drizzles of pesto and a sprinkle of parm. So freaking good and dinner on the table faster than you can order take out. 🤤
✨As far as first day of summer sunsets go, this ✨As far as first day of summer sunsets go, this one is pretty alright. ✨
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Paging the Tooth Fairy

May 3, 2009 · Narrative

First Tooth
Yesterday morning, the kids and I set out early for a little bit of garage saling.  As we were driving down the road, keeping our eyes peeled for those infamous neon posterboard signs, I hear a shrieking from the backseat.  I turn around, Nick is hysterical and there’s a gush of blood streaming from his mouth.  He is totally freaking out.  I pull over to the shoulder and grab some napkins and hand them to him, trying to calm him down.  He put them to his mouth and then all of the sudden, I see it.  The big hole.  He lost his first tooth!!  I don’t think even he realized what was happening at first either.

It wasn’t loose in the least, and although he’s been anxiously waiting to lose his first tooth for ages now, especially since so many of his friends are already on their second and third, we weren’t expecting it at all.  The only problem?  The tooth has yet to be found.  He was eating at the time, so my hunch is that he swallowed it.  That revelation didn’t help to settle him down in the least.  I quickly reassured him that the Tooth Fairy would still come.  Just like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, she watches and knows all.  He wasn’t too keen on eating soon after, still a little freaked out by the sudden change in his mouth’s landscape, and the funny speech has already begun.

Back in January, I bought one of these adorable tooth fairy pillows, just waiting for the big moment to strike.  Yesterday afternoon, I wrote the word “tooth” in permanent marker on my hand because I was so afraid that I would forget to leave it under his pillow.  One tooth fairy visit and five dollars later, he has long since calmed down and now is proudly showing off the little gaping hole in his mouth.

Oh, but one thing.  He told me I wasn’t allowed to tell anyone the story unless we knew them sort of well, so, well, you can keep a secret, right?

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  1. Sarah Caron says

    May 3, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    YAY! Congratulations to Nick! That is such exciting news …

    Sarah Carons last blog post..Fertile Fridays: Rained Out

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  2. Lori @ RecipeGirl says

    May 3, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    Five dollars!!! You’re going to wish that you started low… and increased as he loses more teeth :)

    I used to get handfuls of change when I was little. We started out w/ dollar bills for our little guy, but he’s now lost many. Last tooth got him $5 and my husband freaked out that I gave him that much money!

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  3. Claire says

    May 3, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    FIVE dollars?! Man, the tooth fairy has increased her price since I gave her business. All she ever gave me was a quarter or 50 cents. I bet he did swallow it That’s better than hanging onto it (in his mouth) until it is just hanging by, literally, a string! That’s what I did…such a chicken! :-)

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  4. Cate says

    May 3, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    Sarah – after the panic wore off, he was so happy!

    Lori and Claire – lol, $5 is only for the first one. $1-3 for all of them after, I’m thinking. Although when I was a kid, mom says I got a Barbie doll for my first one… ;) PS – Claire, oh those hanging ones are the worst!

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  5. Jenny says

    May 4, 2009 at 7:37 am

    Congrats to him! (My oldest did the same thing for his first tooth, out of the blue, except the swallowing part.)
    My kids always got a bigger amount for the first tooth, then $1 for the rest. And the time one of them lost the tooth, probably swallowing, they left the Toothfairy a note under their pillow and she left one back saying, “Thanks, I found it, your suggestions of where it might be really helped!” He’d lost it at the grocery store and was convinced it was somewhere on their floor.
    Here is one for you: http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/images/btoothcertificate.gif
    My children received one in the mail from the tooth fairy, on a pretty paper.

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  6. Katherine says

    May 4, 2009 at 8:18 am

    Glad to see the recession hasn’t affected the tooth fairy! What wonderful times.

    Katherines last blog post..Charred Corn Salsa with Blue Chips

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  7. Cathy says

    May 4, 2009 at 9:12 am

    Exciting! We used to get a quarter and a pack of gum :)

    Cathys last blog post..Birthday treats on the deck

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  8. Patsy says

    May 4, 2009 at 10:34 am

    How exciting! Our oldest got $5 for the first, but has been warned that the rest are a bit lower.. the first is special!

    Patsys last blog post..O’Henry Bars from Taste This!

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  9. paula says

    May 4, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    My Nicholas has lost two teeth already. The first one earned him a dollar and a DVD and the second one, a dollar and a toy soldier.

    Both times the new tooth arrived before the old one fell out too.

    paulas last blog post..Muffins from the Deen Bros.

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  10. Cyndi says

    May 4, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    What a precious story, and an even cuter picture. I guess we had a cheap tooth fairy – my kids only got a dollar.

    Cyndis last blog post..Chicken Marsala Casserole

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  11. Magda says

    May 4, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    I came from a dysfunctional family, so I never really got anything from the tooth fairy. But, I have a feeling that it doesn’t matter if you gave him a quarter, $1 or $5, I am sure you made it very special for him. Congrats to Nick!

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  12. Kris #40 says

    May 4, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    Congratulations to him!

    My daughter lost her first tooth in the foam pit at Gems. We never found that one either. The tooth fairy got a note that read “Dear Tooth Fairy, I lost my tooth. I mean I REALLY LOST my tooth”.

    She got $5 for the first and gets $1 for each after that.

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  13. The Sister In-Law says

    May 5, 2009 at 6:11 am

    Good for Nick!!! I remember getting quarters. One time the tooth fairy forget to take my brother’s tooth so I put it under my pillow the following night LOL! Ah the joys of being a kid.

    SIL

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About last night … we spontaneously decided to m About last night … we spontaneously decided to make a @crumblcookies run at 8:30 and snagged a front seat to Mother Nature’s show. 😍
I took five books with me when we went on a little I took five books with me when we went on a little vacation in May, and got through two of them, one of which was The Magnolia Story. You are, no doubt, familiar with Chip and Joanna Gaines, but you might not know how they became so popular or how their business exploded. This book, told by both of them, shares their journey from their dating stages to just a few years ago. It’s quite amazing how their path unfolded, with the universe seemingly guiding them every single step of the way. Every time they hit a crossroads, they received clear signs to continue to point them in the right direction. It was interesting to learn more about their story, and a great reminder that you need to trust in yourself and follow your passions, and everything really does just fall into place. Chip has his own book out too, Capital Gaines, which I added to my list after I read this one. If you’re curious about their story or just need confirmation to continue to chase your dreams, read this one. ✨ #catesbookaweek 6/52
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the w “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl ✨
We’ve been dog sitting Gracie while my sister an We’ve been dog sitting Gracie while my sister and her family were away. She has settled into a new routine here (ours 😂), and now doesn’t get up until after 9 am, stays up until well past midnight, eats a very late dinner, knows that the kitchen is where the magic happens and sits for a treat after her morning backyard visit. We’ve broken her in nicely but she will be returning with her continued bad habit of suffering from #fomo, playing tag with the cats, and barking every time she hears a door open or sees someone go up the street. We did our best. 😇
The rewards of a weekend of farmers marketing! Gar The rewards of a weekend of farmers marketing! Garlic butter and bleu cheese butter from @njgarlic (the bleu on steak! 😍), empanadas from @catalina_empanadas_2017, half sour pickles from @pickleculture and the quiche and bread were from a vendor I forgot to get the name of. This was all from the @bernardsvillefarmersmarket. Today I hit the @denvillemarket and added full sour pickles from @pickle_licious and a roasted garlic and duck fat loaf and cheese biscuit from @bobolinkdairyandbakehouse. Basically give us all the bread, cheese, butter and pickles and we’re happy campers! Did you hit up a farmers market this weekend? What’d ya get?
Sometimes rules are meant to be broken, and so it Sometimes rules are meant to be broken, and so it is with the gnocchi from Trader Joe’s. Skip what their directions tell you and pan fry them in olive oil, add some of their 4-green bag of vegetables, salt, pepper, drizzles of pesto and a sprinkle of parm. So freaking good and dinner on the table faster than you can order take out. 🤤
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