The Tooth Fairy Strikes Again

This morning, the Tooth Fairy took note of the gaps in Madison's teeth - one on each side of her front two teeth - and had a little fun with a pumpkin carving!  There was a bag around the stem, and a strobe light inside the pumpkin - Madison woke up this morning in a dark room, looking up and seeing the pumpkin on the other side, smiling at her.

Daddy and Mommy dropped Madison off at school today, as we went together to a room at the school to learn about the new technology that we're allowed to bring into the school.  Although another unit is probably better for us due to connectivity issues, we're sticking with the Kindle for now, as she can read books and so forth, and it's just 1st grade - how much technology could she possibly need right now?  I know, don't answer that.  But there are computers there at the school, and we will get her more advanced items later on - we're just making a judgment call right now that the Kindle gives her what she needs in sight words, math challenges, and other learning apps as well.

It was a big day for Madison - and Mommy too.  But Daddy's day at work ended at about 8:30 pm or so, when he raced home to say goodnight to Madison.  He also read a few seasonal books, first one about a square pumpkin named Spookley.  We learned through this story that Huey Lewis was indeed right:  it's hip to be square.  Daddy has also been reading a series of books for Madison - today was book #2 of a Winnie the Pooh story series covering different virtues.  They're good books, and Madison is anxious to hear them read.  Also on deck for tomorrow:  another Shaoey and Dot book, where both will overcome their fear of thunderstorms.  Madison said tonight that thunderstorms frighten her as well, so this may be good timing.

We've been moving a lot of furniture downstairs, although slowly.  This front room is about to be converted into something quite different, and our DVD collection is heading downstairs.  Once you've amassed a larger collection of DVDs, it's difficult to figure out what to do with them, beyond putting them on a shelf.  And with our collection, we had filled quite a few shelves - we just had a lot of movies along the way, not having cable or satellite.  A lot of Disney, of course, for Madison.  Okay, and for us too.