24 Jun, 2008
Minus one tooth and two dollars richer
Posted by andrea tomkins in: Misc. life|Photography
You wouldn’t believe what kind of trauma this particular tooth has gone through.
Sarah has fallen on her teeth four or five times. In fact, I still can’t believe she didn’t lose any of them by force. Once she even got a shovel (or was it a broom?) in the mouth. Looking back, I wonder if these could be attributed to the fact that she needed glasses. Hmm. Regardless, I can’t even remember how many times I’ve held cold wet facecloths to her bleeding mouth.
As a result, this tooth has gone though many shades of white and grey. It’s been wiggly for the better part of year. Yesterday Sarah called me from school to tell me it was really bothering her. It ached, and it was so loose that she couldn’t even bite into a peach. I asked her if it was really wiggly. She said yes, and that her tooth was making a clicking sound. She held the phone up to her mouth so I could hear it. (I couldn’t.)
So last night, after watching the first half of Karate Kid (what a great movie!) Mark decided the tooth was finally ready to come out. (He’s the tooth yanker in the family, I’m not. The mere thought of it gives me the heebie jeebies.)
And here she is.
Here’s a question for you:
What on earth do you do with the teeth? It seems kinda creepy to keep them (I’ve heard of people making them into necklaces) but it also seems weird to throw them in the garbage. Thoughts? ;)
