April 10, 2006

Gratuitous Domestic Posting (TM)

Talk about your serendipitous timing. The Llama-ettes called a little while ago from their cousins' house and during the conversation, the eight year old lost a tooth that has been hanging loose and askew for a couple weeks now. Hilarity ensued.

On the other hand, I've been saving up a fistfull of Sacajawea golden dollar coins I got at an automated parking garage down south last month for just such an occassion. (They seem useless for any other purpose.) Obviously, the Tooth Fairy isn't going to drop one of them on the Llama-ette tonight, but perhaps she'll leave it in the gel's own bed for discovery upon her return.

UPDATE: As is usually the case, the Missus was way out in front of me on this one. This afternoon, while the Llama-ette's attention was engaged elsewhere, she slipped around to the local bank and obtained the necessary coin. (And before you chide us for over-doing it, I would mention that the Missus told me today about somebody she knows who gives their kid twenty - twenty - farookin' dollars per tooth.)

Posted by Robert at April 10, 2006 02:34 PM | TrackBack
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Parking meters will take them (at least in Arlington) - otherwise I'm with you. Using the dollar coins just gets you weird looks from cashiers, like you're trying to pull something.

Posted by: beth at April 10, 2006 02:36 PM

Ugh, I sometimes get those annoying coins at a local parking garage. Can I send you mine in return for the appropriate amount of cash??? (And I think that considering the fact that I got a quarter per tooth 30 years ago, a dollar is appropriate today. However, $20 is disgusting! I'd be willing to bet that you don't pay your kids for grades either.)

Posted by: bobgirrl at April 10, 2006 10:27 PM

I think a buck is reasonable. And it's cool that you're using the dollar coins - cause I think kids find those fun. Plus, seriously, what can a kid get with a quarter today? (Can they even get a gumball or are those up to 50 cents?) At least with a dollar they can save up from multiple teeth and buy something interesting.

Posted by: beth at April 11, 2006 06:29 AM