End of week post

Nathan lost his first tooth this week, aided by Daddy. A Spanish-based tooth fairy (more on the cultural accuracy of this idea in a later post) managed to pay a visit, aided by Nora’s hand-written letter to said tooth fairy:

“La diente de Natan se calle. Y natan quiero 50 centavos para su diente. Gracias, La Hermana de Nathan.”

The tooth fairy actually left two whole Euros in place of Nathan’s tooth (Nora’s comment: Unfair! Because I only get one dollar in the U.S! To which Nathan replied: In Spain, that would be 73 centavos). But Nathan is a doubter. Here is what he said to us the next morning:

Nathan: Last night I heard your wallet opening and money coming into a hand. I heard Daddy opening the door to my room.

Mommie: How do you know that wasn’t the tooth fairy stealing money from Mommie and opening the door?

Nathan: I don’t know.

Mommie: I could have sworn I heard the tinkling of tooth fairy bells last night.

Nathan: That was the tinkling of money falling out of your wallet.

In other news, we’ve also had multiple kids home from school all week – too much dabbling in the Spanish germ pool. Seth’s is roseola (at least that’s out of the way!) and Nora’s is unknown. Nathan had a stomach flu.

As part of all of this mid-week visiting with our children, I (Mommie) had this conversation with the kids about what Mommie and Daddy do while they’re at school:

Mommie: What do you think Mommie and Daddy do while you’re at school?

Seth: Play. And cook dinner. And cook something special.

Mommie: What do we play?

Seth: You play with this (points to his blocks), watch TV, and then you read “Roadbuilders.” Two times. And then you eat something. And then if this (his blocks) broken you can call somebody to fix it.

Mommie: Nora, what do you think?

Nora: I think you work on documents from work and finish them so your work doesn’t yell at you and get upset. Daddy goes to Al Campo, then either watches TV or reads on the Kindle and comes to pick us up.

Mommie: Nathan, what do you think?

Nathan: I think you work and then and …ummm…same as Nora.