The Tooth Fairy

January 9th was a big day in the Heinz household as it marked the very first lost tooth of Connell Heinz. His bottom tooth has been loose for about two months now. He would not allow anyone to pull it and he was insistent on losing it at school. You might be wondering why anyone would care whether they lost it at school or at home. Apparently, when you lose a tooth at school you get a treasure box to put the tooth in to take home. We had to be careful not to lose the tooth during Christmas break since we would not have access to the $.10 treasure box to put it in. He told both his dad and I on Tuesday the 8th that his tooth had really gotten loose that day because he had eaten a popsicle he received for picking up trash on the playground. Well one bite of an Andy Capp's hot fry at after-school care and that was all that tooth needed to come out. There was a mad rush to the office for fear of it being closed and not having the opportunity to claim the most important treasure box for the tooth. They made it in the nick of time. His after-school teacher told me that if the office was closed, she was going to have to break in just to make sure Connell had that treasure box for his first tooth. He placed the tooth in his special tooth fairy pillow and was thrilled to find $2.00 from the tooth fairy the next morning. Clara is a little upset that Connell won't share his money with her. After all, he has 2 $1.00 bills, why can't he give her one? The big question becomes, "What on earth will Connell find to spend his $2.00 on?"