Momentous Day

Daughter #1 lost her first tooth.

She lost it at school this morning, and they gave her a cool little tooth-box necklace -- very smartly taped shut. Upon her coming home, there was lots of exploration of the tooth -- then right before bedtime she leaned over the sink in the bathroom to brush her teeth, and noted that the box was open and the tooth was gone! She was SURE it went down the sink... dutifully, we took the sink apart -- no luck.

No water had been run. I began to suspect that the tooth had NOT gone down the sink.

Good news -- tooth found on the dining table! She must have put it there just after this photo shoot, before she went to brush her teeth.

But, I did get to have a good conversation about it NOT being the old, little tooth that was important... the tooth fairy comes to bless the NEW, BIG TOOTH! (Yes, it is already there -- in fact, both big front lower teeth seem to be coming in pretty far back there... in the photo you can see the hole in the front, and the new tooth there already.)

Still, the little gal wanted the MONEY that the tooth fairy is going to leave. Oy, the tears, the turmoil, the joy!

To be a parent... it is one of the toughest jobs I will ever love.

Let's Face It: I Need an Outlet!

It's come to this. I am in need of a place to post thoughts -- more publicly, and get some feedback, if anyone is listening.

Who am I? You might ask... well, you can read the brief bio posted to the right -- but more likely, you will find answers as you read. I have another blog, for card-making and crafting -- at http://inkingitup.blogspot.com so if you like to see about the things I make, you can look there.

This is the spot where I will talk more about me -- my thoughts, philosophy, and what I am doing. I am doing this here, rather than over on FaceBook, because on FaceBook we are not sure who owns what at this time: here, I know I own what is written here. So -- read the copyright info -- this is not to be lifted for personal use, without my express permission ;^)* So DO type to me, if you like any of the words or thoughts that I am publishing here. Thanks.

So -- here goes: One Woman's Press is going into the world of Blogs. Let's see where we end up.