Another summer begins

So Petra finished her last day of grade one. Already. I can't believe how fast time goes! How can it be that my daughter is going to be going into grade two! Adrianah will be starting preschool in September, wow, I am going to be the only one home all day before I know it.
Petra is slowly loosing her teeth. A few weeks ago when I was taking her to her friends birthday party she mentioned that one of he loose teeth was basically just hanging on by a string, I told her to just pull it out or she will swallow it or something, she told me that it will hurt and didn't want to pull it out. There's no point in arguing with her, moms don't know anything anyway....it was time for the party to be over and I went to get her, I didn't even get in the door and was told by one of her friends "Petra swallowed her tooth." I couldn't help myself, I looked at her and said "I told you so." (See moms DO know a little bit). Walking to the car Petra told me that she was eating some watermelon and bit down on something hard, she thought it was a seed so she just swallowed it and realized it was her tooth. I asked her why she didn't spit it out if she thought it was a seed, I didn't get an answer. So Wildor and I were teasing her that she got to start looking for it, suggesting different ways she could go about finding it (of which I won't mention in this, I don't want to gross you out, I am sure you have an imagination and can guess what Wildor and I would have said). Anyway it came down to me just telling her that she would have to just write a letter to the tooth fairy and explain to her what happened, and draw a picture for her. So that's what she did. I also suggested that with her new bed she has, it might be difficult for the tooth fairy to get to her pillow so to just leave it on her steps (she has a loft bed, I will try to remember to post pictures of it later). When she was in kindergarten her teacher told her that her kids would put a bowl of water by their bed when they lost a tooth and the tooth fairy would dip her wings in it and the kids always liked to see what color the water would be, so Petra thought it was a good idea so next to her letter to the tooth fairy she put a bowl of water. When the tooth fairy came, she left the letter knowing that I would want to put it in my scrapbook, as well as dipping her wing in the water leaving it pink and leaving the money. Man, I wish I was a kid loosing my teeth, for the first tooth Petra lost, she got $2, and every other tooth she has lost she gets $1. If I remember right, the tooth fairy would only leave $.25 for me, yes that is right A QUARTER! I think that by the time she is done loosing teeth the tooth fairy is going to be poor! Now every time Petra is eating watermelon, I ask her "you don't have a loose tooth do you?" she gives me the look, she doesn't like that. I tell her often that she is getting crotchidy in her old age and again she gives me the look and stomps her foot at me with hands on her hips. Its fun to tease her like that. Not long ago she told me that she doesn't want parents who tease her. I told her she better go find other parents then, she didn't like that.
Adrianah is quite the handful lately. Mom often tells me that she looks like I did at that age and acts how I did too. Oh man, I am SO sorry mom! Geeze louise will we have our hands full when she gets older. She is constantly telling me "no" and stomping her foot at me. Today we went to Fish Creek Park to have a picnic breakfast thing with some friends and when she was told it was time to go she stomped her foot and told me no, I gave her another chance to correct that and she didn't so I went over to spank her and in doing so, I hurt my wrist. How stupid is that!?! "so, how did you hurt your wrist?" "I was spanking my daughter". And the mouth that that child has! And the attitude....it is interesting how different siblings are! Petra is almost a spitting image of her father, acts like he did (does), looks like he did (does) etc. and Adrianah is almost a spitting image of me, acts like I did (do). looks like I did (do) etc. It is however, quite rewarding to be out somewhere (grocery store etc.) and have complete strangers tell me that "you have very beautiful daughters!" I am amazed at how often I (and Wildor) get told that. And generally speaking they are pretty well behaved in public as well.
I am glad I have 2 girls that right now, are best friends, I really hope that continues and they stay best friends!
I will try to post some pictures of them and their (new) beds soon.