#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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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!

    Lori @ RecipeGirls last blog post..Margarita Cupcakes

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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! :-)

    Claires last blog post..I’m Leaving On a Jet Plane…

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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.

    Jennys last blog post..Menu Plan Monday: My bbq is back to work

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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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I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛

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#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨

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