Sunday Snapshot: A Letter From the Tooth Fairy
We’ve got the day off of school tomorrow.
And thanks to her father’s jaw line, Gigi’s got her first round of dental extractions in the morning.
We’ve got popsicles.
We’ve got new dryer sheets and blankets at the ready.
We’ve seemingly got every computer-animated movie produced in the last five years. (I might have to hide Madagascar 3. There’s only so much “Circus Afro” a girl can take.)
Luckily, Gigi also has something even more spectacular than frozen confections, heated blankets and unhindered DVD watching.
She has the sweetest little best friend in the world.
We were at Addy’s house a few weeks ago, shortly after we found out about all the orthodontia work in Gigi’s future. I was chatting with her mom when Addy quietly tiptoed past me and up to her room, having distracted Gigi momentarily. When she returned, she discreetly handed me a note and said in a frantic whisper, “Hide this carefully. Then give this to Gigi right before she has her teeth pulled.”
The tone of her voice showed she meant business. I did was I was told. But only after first sneaking a quick peek:
I’ll translate.
Dear Gigi,
I gave the note to your friend Addy because she was most likely to see you before me! I have sent this letter to comfort you before your surgery. I had my teeth pulled—lots of them! (Hmmm…Addy or the Tooth Fairy?)
Your friend,
Toothrina, Tooth Fairy
Put your tooth in here.
PS I’ll send a prize.
Such a sweet reminder to be a comfort to those who live in fear.
To take the time to show love to a friend in need.
To remember to stop by the ATM in the way home.
Happy Sunday.
May your week be light on fear and heavy on friendship.
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Snapshot Sundays are my attempt to recapture Sundays as a day of rest. Feel free to participate (read more here)…or just rest.
Completely adorable and what a lovely friend. She also has maybe the best handwriting I’ve ever seen.
Yes, she “fancied” it up for Toothrina.
Oh my gosh what a great friend! That is such a sweet note. Good luck to Gigi and wishing her well. xx
Thanks, Susan. I think she’s looking forward to the special attention.
Another inspiring post! Thank you!
You’re quite welcome, Kelly!
That last note from you hit home. Fear can cripple us at times and I needed a reminder. Thanks Sarah.
One of my favorite sayings is “Put your faith where your fear is.” We’ll be saying some special prayers for Gigi tonight.
Bless her heart. Prayers that it all goes well for her. I love your Snapshot Sunday entries. I long ago decided that having something done to your children is much harder than having something done to yourself (and by that, I mean heart-wrenching). We (as in my daughter) has her procedure on Wednesday. Too old for tooth fairy things, though. Hope all goes well for everyone. Thanks for posting.
Thanks, Julie! We’ll say some prayers for your daughter as well. Yes, I definitely wish it were me instead. Darn it!
Now that’s a friend any of us would be lucky to have. How cute! Hope all goes well tomorrow.
Thank you, Elle.
What a sweet friend! I pray everyday that my kids end up with good, caring friends like that.
She (and her family) is an answer to our prayers! Yours will be answered too.
If you can dust the dollar with glitter so it looks like a fairy brought it.
Good luck for me hubby is having oral surgery the day before thanksgiving. I’d take one of my girls having it over my hubby. Why are guys (well some yours might not be) worse then kids when they are sick.
hope your day is somewhat relaxing tomorrow. My girls have school.
shannon (gidgetnfroggi)
ps: hope its ok I started a Sunday Snapshot post my first one. I gave you credit and will each week. here is a link if your interested
http://lettersnumbersandbooks.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/sunday-snapshot-a-peek-at-winter/
Kids have such kind hearts. So cute.
I was going to comment on that beautiful curly handwriting as well! And what a sweet, thoughtful friend!
toothrina’s note totally warmed my heart… i don’t think i remember myself being that sweet when i was a little girl. good luck to gigi!
We are pretty blessed to have such sweet people in our life. I wasn’t that sweet myself, either.
that is the cutest thing ever!! wat a good friend, i always had dental drama growing up it wasnt fun, goodluck gigi!
Thanks, Kaity! You have a beautiful smile now
That is so cute! What a sweet kid.
It just got super dusty in here….
Times like these are when I could freeze time….and I don’t even have kids. It’s just so precious!
On a different note, I made your peanut butter cookies today. I didn’t want to have a regular PB shortage in the house, so I subbed 1/2 reg PB and 1/2 chocolate PB for the regular 1c PB the recipe called for. They turned out delish!!
Thanks for the recipe and always for what you do! You are such a blessing to many
oops…meant to say, when I wish I could freeze time. Sending positive thoughts to Gigi (and the rest of you) for a good day tomorrow.
Wonderful, Stacie. And your sweet comment has blessed me…so thank you!
That is truly the sweetest thing i have ever seen, including the fancy handwriting. What a wonderful person for GiGi to have in her life!
Yes! I know they will be friends for life.
Oh my goodness, that brought tears to my eyes! Probably because it sounds like something my best friend would have done.Gigi is one blessed girl to have a friend like that.
Prayers that all goes well tomorrow!
Thank you, Stephie!
Poor GiGi! I just had all four wisdom teeth removed and I’m still not eating solid food. Good thing she has such a good friend. Here’s hoping for a swift recovery.
Oh you poor thing! You need some potato soup. And ice cream. And hugs. Here’s one from us to you!
This brought tears to my eyes! What a wonderful and considerate friend! Our prayers will be with Gigi tomorrow. We ask that all goes well and that any pain she has will be minimal and pass quickly. Love to all!
Thanks, Cheri. That means so much!
Look at those little curly cue letters! What a doll and what a blessing to have a friend like that.
I’ll be praying for you guys tomorrow. He’s got you ALL covered.
(ps. I had 15 teeth pulled when I was a youngin, seven of them went at one time…I want to hug Gigi and tell her she’ll forget all about the pain when she has a nice straight smile in her twenties.)
This is the sweetest thing! Gigi is lucky to have such an awesome friend. I need to have my wisdom teeth out and I keep putting it off because I’m terrified of needles and procedures. I hope everything goes well!
Pure sweetness!! Poor Gigi, getting work on teeth is like one of the most uncomfortable things in life… I will be praying for me, but with friends like that, she is covered!
“May your week be light on fear and heavy on friendship.”
I am so grateful to be going to bed with that, the last thought on my mind…may it come to pass simply because you have wished it for us…there are probably more than a few of us who could use the blessing and reminder of true friendship this week…i say goodnight with serious appreciation for addy and whoever modeled that kind of care to her, that she would not only think to love a friend in a special way, but put those loving thoughts into motion!
Gail, that would be my best friend and her husband, who has become my husband’s best friend. To say this family has changed our lives would be an understatement. I am so glad He blessed us with them and we are just here soaking up all His goodness through their friendship. Thank you for your kind words and friendship here.
That is just so adorable! It is amazing what kind hearts can do paired with good intentions and love!
Oh man can I ever relate to Gigi. As a youngster I had over 20 teeth pulled and 6 surgically removed plus I had a very small arch so I had many dentist/orthodontist visits. My oldest has inherited my small arch and has had a few trips to the orthodontist already with more in her future. The first time we met the orthodontist he remarked how beautiful my mouth – not just straight teeth but such a great arch, etc. So it really does pay off!
Don’t worry about a thing Gigi – your smile is only going to get more beautiful!
You are so sweet. We just got home and she’s doing great. You are so brave! (and Gigi too!)
This made me melt! I love it.
Also, this is completely random but didn’t you once create a recipe using that sugar cookie sleigh ride tea? I can’t seem to find it! I could just be going crazy
**that used
Yes! It’s a sugar cookie smoothie. And here it is:
http://peasandthankyou.com/recipage/?recipe_id=6006624
Yippee! Thank you
Precious!
A kind word speaks volumes… this brought tears to my eyes, how wonderful it is for Gigi to have a friend with such a huge heart!
I just had a baby tooth removed a month ago (yes, I’m 35 and still had a baby tooth!) to make room because I decided to get Invisalign. I had incredibly bad teeth growing up, I wish my parents had the means to do more when I was younger. But, here I am working on the smile I’ve always wanted!
Gigi is a brave soul, praying for healing and quick recovery!
That is the Sweetest thing I have ever seen… You need to give this back to Addy on her Wedding Day or when she has her first child…
Ohhhhh my, this is the sweetest thing ever, it brought tears to my eyes!
What a wonderful little girl Addy is and how lucky they are to be friends!
Hope Gigi did great on her procedure and that she recovers well!
Lots of hugs to you all, as these things are not easy, especially for us mom’s…
Ana
I am just catching up on your posts, and this one is awesome. It just brought me to *happy tears. Kids are awesome, and it sounds like Gigi has a super awesome friend!