Tyler and the Tooth Fairy

So, Tyler lost a tooth at school yesterday. It has been a while since he lost one, and questions have come up about the tooth fairy and her legitimacy. I know it is probably time to tell him, but I don't want to ruin for Luke this early. So, I continue with the cherade and tell him to put it under his pillow last night. So at around 10:30 I creep in...keep in mind, this is usually Curt's job, he is much more ninja like than me. So, here I go.... I am crawling on the floor, I reach under his pillow, no tooth. Then I feel his hand clenched in a fist... the little stinker had it clenched in his fist. So, gently try to pry it loose... oh and did I mention that Luke is sleeping with him last night.... so I reeeeeaaaaallllly don't want to get caught. Then all the sudden Tyler sits straight up and I dart out of there so fast I fall on the way out..... OUCH! So, I give it 10 more minutes, try again... still clenched in his hand. Oh, forget it.... I left the money and went to bed. So, he gets up this morning and says " the tooth fairy forgot my tooth, but she left the money, wierd!" Then he tells Curt about it when he calls and Curt tells him to put it under his pillow again tonight to see if he can get a couple more bucks out of it! Thanks a lot Daddy. This time he will probably have a booby trap set for me!!!!!!!

Missing Curt

Curt left for First Sergeant school Saturday. Thankfully it is only for a few weeks, but we still all miss him terribly when he is gone.
I was just laughing with a friend the other day about Curt's packing techniques. We went to AZ for Labor Day weekend. Curt was off Friday and I had to work so I left him a "honey do" list. This was the first time he ever packed us up for a trip. I left a note with exactly what to pack. When I got home he was ready to roll. I expect ed laundry to be laying around needing to be put away, but it appeared that he had it all covered. I was impressed.Then when we got to AZ and I started going through the suitcases I noticed that there was 7 or 8 outfits for each kid. We were only staying for 2 or 3 days. Then the light came on..... As he did laundry he packed everything that came out of the dryer instead of putting it away.... Gotta love the way a man's mind works!