"That's a Piece of My Body!"

Normally a parent might freak out to hear a 6-year-old say, "Wow, that's a piece of my body." But I was overjoyed to hear it tonight.

Mazy lost his first tooth!
 

 Moments after losing his tooth!

The Tooth

Mazy is a trooper. This tooth has been loose for several weeks. Each night I cajole him into letting me pull on it just a little. Tonight, I said, "Mazy, we can get this out tonight. Do you want me to pull it?"

He thought about it for awhile. He was a little reluctant. But then he looked at me and said, "OK, Mama. Pull it."

So I reached in and pulled it out. Not a peep out of him. He was kind of shocked but very excited. He just looked at it in disbelief and said, "Wow, that's a piece of my body! Can you believe it?!" 

He went downstairs to tell Shawn. And my husband was grossed out by that little tiny baby tooth! I couldn't believe it. But I'm kind of strange. I loved pulling my teeth when I was a kid. That's weird, isn't it? I don't know what I enjoyed about it so much, but it was a fun. 

Putting Tooth in Tooth Monster Pillow

Call it mother's intuition, but this morning I just had a feeling that tooth was coming out today. So I asked Shawn to go to the bank after work and see if they had any silver dollars. I thought it would be fun if the tooth fairy left something other than cash this time. As luck would have it, the bank had GOLDEN $1 Andrew Johnson coins!!! How cool is that!?! Golden coins -- Mazy is going to love it! We decided that he will receive two golden coins for his tooth. I'm hoping to write a little note from the tooth fair, put some glitter with it and roll it up into a little scroll and put that in his pillow too.

And in Bobo news, just wanted to show you the new hairdo.

Bo before haircut:

Bobo after haircut:

Blonde for the summer!

So a new haircut (see today's photo) doesn't really contribute to my new life goal, but it sure makes me feel sassy and ready for summer! I went to my favorite salon yesterday, Salon W, in the East Village of Des Moines and got some blond highlights for the summer. They look good. I made Shawn take a picture of me before supper, while I was still styled.

Salon W is awesome -- they start your hair experience with a scalp massage. Then a short consultation about your hair -- what's working, what's bothering you, what you might like to change. Then a quick trip over to the parafin wax station where you sink you hands into a wonderfully warm wax bath. They cover each hand with a plastic bag and then put each hand into a black mitten. Then your haircut and style. And then, they refresh your makeup for you! Seriously, it is a great place. Oh, and I almost forgot, they give you glasses of wine during your appointment!

So, back to my new life. I find out this week that my acreage in Jefferson has been foreclosed. So I don't really know what that means for me, a potential buyer. I'm trying to find that out. The more I research the houses in Jefferson and the school district, the more I like it. Yes, I am sure it will be fairly conservative, but that doesn't mean there won't be some fellow progressives there to help stir things up.

I talked to my cousin Cody last night. He offered to find me a Mississippi acreage so I could grow cotton. I respectfully declined the offer, but thanked him for thinking of me. :) I would, however, LOVE to live near my cousins, The Chews. They are all wonderful and lots of fun. And Bo might grow up with a southern accent, which would be very cute. Somehow I don't think Mazy would adopt it. He's too scientific for an accent.

Nearly Bobo's bedtime so I better wrap this up. Tonight's job: search for some job leads!