extra! extra!

on the way home tonight as we drove through the country, we pulled over on the side of the road because w. saw a few deer. as we sat there, w. realized that one of them only had three legs, which was just fascinating to watch. she had her young fawn alongside her as she worked her way around the edge of the clearing.

as we drove off, jay said something about how cool the deer was and how unique it was, etc. when all of a sudden from the back seat in the van, sam yells:

alert the tabloids!!

he cracks.me.up.

how much money do you think i'll get for a tooth this clean?

heaven help us--sam has his first loose tooth. he bit into a popsicle and evidently that jarred it enough so that it wiggles now. i just did a wiggle check last week, so it is fairly recent.

he so thrilled--he asked me how much money he would get for losing a first tooth. then, the title comment, then he said, 'i'm sure glad that i kept my teeth so shiny. the tooth fairy will LOVE this one...she might pay double to get a tooth like this.'

he has checked in the mirror nonstop and gone to tell five and jay. jay was appropriately excited; five just wanted to try to pull it.

he wanted to call dad and tell him, but dad is in class, so i said he'd better wait. typical sam response: 'you're right--if his teacher saw him on the phone, she might confiscate it!'

i pray this tooth comes out quickly.

f.y.i.

dragons won't communicate in small talk.

sam and i like to goof off