The Fairy Who Entered the Dishwasher

Well, Clara finally lost her first tooth.  It was a long time coming, and she's definitely been a bit slower then others in this area. Luckily, it was a no drama event (and we haven't had one of those before).

"Mom, my tooth came out!"

No tears or hysterics despite a bit of blood.

I put the tooth for safekeeping on a plate on the counter so that she wouldn't lose it.  Only, about an hour later when I cleaned up after lunch I put the plate in the dishwasher and ran the dishwasher.  Gone was the first tooth.  It was one of those really proud mom moments.

Now there were tears.  No hysterics, but lots of tears.

Well, Clara wrote her tooth fairy a note explaining the situation, and Lee also wrote a note vouching for her.  Luckily, her fairy, Mystery, was quite understanding.  Not only that, but she is so small she was able to find the tooth inside the dishwasher!  Luckily for Clara her mom thought ahead and left it open overnight.

Whew!