snaggle...

That is Brandon's new nickname as of Monday when he came home from school. He lost his fifth tooth and, yes before I move on, he did in fact get one dollar in coins this time not a bill. He was ecstatic!! He told me about the loose tooth Friday before school and expressed his worry that when he lost it he wouldn't be able to whistle. Monday he came home from school proudly announcing that not only had his pulled his tooth but he could still whistle! I asked him if he did this all in class instead of paying attention and he said "no mom, we were just supposed to be doing bell work." Bell work is work first thing in the morning as class is starting so it is work that he should have been doing instead of playing dentist. I had no doubt that once he extracted it he tested just to make sure he could whistle. When I asked him if he did so he confirmed and told me "mom I had to make sure I could still whistle a tune." oh boy, I was relieved that a) he could in fact still whistle and b) he didn't get a behavior card changed for disrupting class. So now with one top front tooth missing, he is officially a snaggletooth! He giggles about his new name and enjoys poking his tongue through the empty space.

In other news, tomorrow is the second snow day in a row for Brandon and unlike most children he is not thrilled. He loves school! He was a bit excited about not having school Tuesday but he was ready to go back Wednesday. I sure hope he keeps that enthusiasm for many years to come.