We're Back!

From Japan, that is. The most important thing that happened during the flight was Erika's tooth came out. Indeed, it turns out to have been her sixth tooth, which fact she happily proclaimed to the rest of us. "Oh, are we up to six already?" was the feeling from the adult side having lost count. It was a shame that she didn't lose it in Japan proper to experience the proper Japanese culture. On the other hand, in Japan apparently you throw the tooth onto the roof of your house and ... that's it. Which I agree is much more boring than getting actual hard cash.

Speaking of hard cash, the instant we arrived home, Erika's Most Important Thing To Do was to immediately take to pen and paper and write a letter to the Tooth Fairy:

The careful reader will observe that this is (mostly) written upon a zip lock bag, and the thing under the "thank you" is the actual tooth. Personally, I am worried that the Tooth Fairy may not have a supply of dollar coins at the ready, but perhaps a couple of Loonies (that is, Canadian dollar coins) will pass muster? It's not like the money is actually spent or anything.

I have actually omitted one important detail here. When we got home, we basically spent 60 seconds dropping off our bags, and rushed right back out to get lunch and go grocery shopping. With Great Reluctance, Erika was persuaded to delay the important Tooth Fairy letter until later. However, she did have a request that I was totally unprepared for, being a guy: she wanted to wear a different jacket.