Another day, another tooth

Clara's teeth are falling out left and right these days. This latest one has been bugging her for weeks now, but finally it gave up the fight when it saw yet another apple coming at it. Clara's letter to the Tooth Fairy was quite amusing (and she is a freakishly good speller lately). Click on the picture to enlarge it...
Long before she lost her first tooth last summer, Clara had begun writing to 'her' Tooth Fairy, letting her know that things were getting a bit wiggly. Did you know that there are dozens, perhaps hundreds of Tooth Fairies flying around out there? Well, as it turns out, different tooth-losers have different financial needs, and so each child is assigned a TF who knows just what dollar amount will suit each child (Sadly, the quarter days are long gone). Clara's Tooth Fairy is named 'Lollabellith', and she brings two dollars in exchange for each tooth. Some of Clara's friends have exceedingly generous Fairies, who trade teeth for pearls, leave crisp twenties, or somehow shove stuffed animals, videos, or MP3 players under the pillows of those needy children. I don't know why I have to be so snarky...sorry....

Looking at her new smile is a bit scary, since those tiny little baby teeth are being systematically replaced by gigantic, rabbit-like monstrosities (a genetic gift from me to you, sweetie). Perhaps we should ask the Tooth Fairy to skip the chump-change-under-the-pillow routine, and consider making a direct deposit into Clara's orthodontic fund (which, as of this moment, stands at $0.00). And now the tough choices begin....what will get her further in life? Straight teeth.....or a university education?