hanging in there

Not me, I mean, I'm doing just fine; it's Giselle's tooth that I'm talking about here. It's tooth number 7 - her right top incisor. And while the new tooth is pushing this one out (you can actually see the new tooth) and you can even stick a fingernail into the gap between the tooth and gum in the front; the gum on the back of the tooth and quite possibly the nerve are still firmly attached. She had me trying to pry it out tonight before bed, being sure to numb it with Nighttime Baby Ora-Gel (it's cherry flavored and she likes that more than the mint flavor of the higher strength adult version). It's not coming out yet. We'll be working on it tomorrow morning before church since afterwards we are going to the pool for the afternoon and she doesn't want it falling out while she is there. You make think "That's silly" but it's not. Her friend Kayla had one of her front teeth fall out on Thursday night while we were all at the pool and it truly did fall out in the pool and it's LOST! Maybe not a big deal for those kids who surrender their teeth to the Tooth Fairy but here we keep all the old teeth in a special box so that she can look at them whenever she wants. And she gets a small gift on the kitchen table the next morning - she gets to keep the tooth AND she gets a present!

I brought my latest favorite dip to the neighbors' birthday party this evening. It's a package of Good Seasons Garlic and Herb oil and vinegar salad dressing mix mixed into 26 ounces of Daisy Sour Cream. Oooh, it's GOOOOOD! Especially when you dip fresh California Wonder Red and Orange Bell Pepper slices into it. I've not met a kid yet that can resist the combination.