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Highlights of the week

• being amused by my enterprising children on Monday. When I arrived home from work, all three were sitting on the back of Neil's truck (on the hard box cover) with a sign that said "car wash $1.25". They had already "washed" the truck and their bucket of dirty water and sponges were sitting on the sidewalk. The truck was covered with streaks and swirls of dirt and they couldn't understand why no one would stop for a car wash! (Not to mention, who would let three little girls wash their vehicle?) After some explanation of why this wasn't a great idea, Sophia asked if they could sell lemonade instead. Within a few minutes we had a lemonade stand set up and a few customers soon after (some of our neighbours popped over after the girls intently watched them park their cars; they had no choice, really!).
• receiving lots of hugs and kisses from Georgia. I love that the first thing she wants to do every morning is sit on my lap and snuggle for a few minutes.
• reserving a yurt -- part tent, part cabin -- for two nights during our upcoming vacation! I learned about yurts while researching camping options as we were debating whether or not to do more tenting or find a hotel near Winnipeg. The yurt seemed like a cool alternative, and what luck that there was one available on the nights we needed accommodation! Now we have our whole trip planned: two nights at a hotel in Minot (with waterslide), one night tenting at International Peace Garden, two nights in a yurt at Stephenfield Provincial Park (near Carman, MB), then two nights in a hotel in Beausejour. I think it'll be a fun combination.
• receiving our Mabel's Labels in the mail. I ordered a different colour of Skinny Minis for each of the girls. I'm actually looking forward to labeling the girls school supplies this year! We've already put some bag tags to good use, too.
• eating sweet and juicy peaches and some fresh wild Saskatoon berries given to us by Neil's parents (thanks!). We're excited to have some Saskatoon berries on hand (vacuum packed and in the freezer) to make a special dessert sometime!
• attending the final day of the girls' swimming lessons at the NorthWest Leisure Centre. All three did very well in their lessons and it was fun to see them enjoy themselves on the last day. Now they have a week off (of swimming) before another batch of lessons at an outdoor pool.
• checking out Bulk Barn in the north end. What a neat place! I wasn't expecting all of the cake pans for rent and cake decorating supplies. (I must add, though, I would have enjoyed exploring the place a lot more without my kids darting in and out of the aisles, open and closing bins, and asking, very loudly, for a hundred things! Perhaps I can go alone sometime.)
• finally starting a photo-album scrapbook of our 2008 summer vacation to BC and Washington. I decided last week that I must do this before we go on another trip, so I made time for it this weekend (i.e., neglected the house, yard, and paperwork). This is an especially challenging project because of all the photos we lost from the first two weeks of that trip, but I still wanted to have some sort of memory book of this wonderful vacation, especially for the kids. I like how it's turning out so far and I hope to share it here sometime.
• going to Ron & Maureen's farm for a potluck supper/ wiener roast and bonfire Saturday evening. The weather was a bit cool, but still very pleasant, and I was amazed at how few mosquitoes there were; in fact, I saw none, and only Sophia (who wore a t-shirt all evening) had a bite. The girls enjoyed running, exploring, and getting their faces painted by Maureen. Roasted marshmallows were a hit, too! It was a great evening, all around.
• going through the course material for Photo Editing: Frame-ups & Special Effects from JessicaSprague.com. I got into this class for free which was great because I'm already pretty familiar with a lot of techniques and tasks in Photoshop Elements. I'm really enjoying the class and I think I've learned something new in almost every one of the short daily lessons.
• taking the girls for haircuts on Friday (over 12 months since the last time). It was all over very quickly as they all had their hair cut at the same time; very efficient! Afterward, Georgia kept referring to her hairdresser (e.g., "my hairdresser brushed my hair"). Georgia's haircut took five minutes tops, but it sure made a big impression on her! It was her first real haircut, after all, other than the chunk she cut off herself last year.
• suggesting the girls try out PlayEscapes (a free city-run program of supervised outdoor activities) and finding out they really enjoyed it both days they went.
• seeing the girls laughing and smiling and having lots of fun together after Madeline was home from the two, almost back-to-back, birthday parties she attended on Sunday. (Sophia was completely miserable while Madeline was out.)

Sweet Williams

Check out the delicate details on this Sweet William in our garden (click photo to enlarge). Aren't they pretty? Also, I was playing with a grunge edge on the photo and wanted to share!

Linen closet, before and after

 

Here's a glimpse of my latest organizing project using the Simplify101 process: the linen closet at the end of our main floor hallway. This closet is near our bedrooms and the bathroom that's used mostly by the children. In addition to sheets and towels, we use this closet to store things like nail care items, hair styling tools, extra toothbrushes, etc. since the bathroom has little storage space.

I hesitated to post the 'before' image as it's rather embarrassing, but decided the 'after' image wouldn't be nearly as interesting (or effective, I suppose) without it! Besides, honesty is the best policy. And perhaps it will make someone feel better about their own stuff. I like to help people feel good!

I have to explain the large orange bag in the before photo. It's where I was stashing stuff to be donated whenever I came across something I didn't use, need, or love. All of that (and much more) is gone now and I'll replace the bag with a better-looking box or basket for ongoing collection of donations. Hmmm, there's also a frisbee in the before photo. I have no idea why we were storing a frisbee in our linen closet. Strange things happen around here -- especially while I'm at work!

P.S. My office drawer has stayed organized for five months! Here's the trick: it's very clear what belongs in the drawer and what doesn't. I like that.

Highlights of the week

• eating chicken souvlaki pitas on the patio. Chicken souvlaki from Costco (grilled at home), fresh whole wheat pita bread from Prairie Pita (the best!), tzatziki sauce made from scratch, feta cheese, lettuce, and tomato. Such a yummy meal!
• seeing this chatty baby video and showing it to my children. So cute! :-)
• hearing that swimming lessons are going well for all. Georgia is in her first lesson ever at 10:20 (with Neil in the pool the first three days), Madeline at 11:00, and Sophia at 11:35 a.m. It was the best I could do to get them all at the same location for the same two weeks. All three are enjoying their lessons. Sophia and Madeline haven't had swimming lessons since May '08.
• receiving a new blender in the mail from Airmiles. I love getting free stuff with Airmiles! We picked the powerful Breville Ikon Die-Cast 750W Hemisphere blender (and smoothie-maker extraordinaire!). (Our old blender was at least 15 years old and not doing very well after I dropped the base and a fairly important piece of plastic broke off.)
• making smoothies for the girls and me with our new blender (perhaps Neil would try one if we didn't put banana in it!). We've enjoyed four different and delicious smoothies this week.* Does anyone have a favourite smoothie recipe they'd like to share with us?
• getting our garage cleaned up, finally! Finally, finally. It has been a huge mess for too long. Neil and I worked on it for about eight hours this week (so 16 person-hours) -- not including trips to the dump and Salvation Army. I don't think we've had so much free space in the middle (i.e., where one might park a vehicle) since before our major basement and kitchen renovations in 2002.
• catching up on my photo keeping, printing, and sharing tasks. I was a full month behind on this and I'm very glad to be caught up again! (Note: If you don't have access and would like to see photos on my private Shutterfly share site, let me know and I will send you an invitation. I post 30 photos per month.)
• signing up for Cathy Zielske's newest class at BPS, Me: The Abridged Version. The album concept is based on the book, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and as luck would have it, I already own the book! (I don't know why I didn't read it a few years ago when I bought it, but...) I'm going to read it this summer and start making lists of things about me from A to Z. Class starts in September.
• taking the girls to Wascana Centre at 6:00 p.m. on Canada Day. Timing is key! There were no line-ups because everything children would like to line up for (and I would not) are all over by then. Am I the meanest mom, or what?! Ha, they hardly noticed (they knew they missed the face painting but didn't make a big deal of it). The weather was perfect and we enjoyed music from both the main and children's stages, strolling around by the water, having treats from food vendors, and looking inside the legislative building.
• seeing the fireworks from Grandma Louise's balcony at The Bentley. Wow! Fantastic view and no crowds! The fireworks were great this year, too.
• getting more of our garden and yard weeded. I went out there four more times this week; that's eight sessions total, 45-60 minutes each. The garden is looking great, but there's still more to do. Gah. (Okay, I admit I'm getting frustrated because this is taking too long!)
• reading The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done by Dave Crenshaw. Great book! I highly recommend it. It's a very quick read too. I will take it back to the library right away, so my local friends can pick it up there if they like.
• being home when Madeline lost her tooth (top left incisor). Her tooth was so loose, it practically fell out. She was VERY excited about it! (We set the jar out, of course, and her fairy was blue!)
• braiding all of Georgia's and Sophia's hair into 13 and 17 braids, respectively. I've always wanted to do that and it didn't take as long as I thought it might; about 30 minutes for Georgia (she was so good and patient) and 45 minutes for Sophia. They'll enjoy having this 'do for swimming lessons this week.

*I thought it would be fun to record (and tweet) our various smoothies:

• 1st smoothie in new blender: milk, frozen strawberries, banana, vanilla yogurt. I like it; Sophia says, frowning: too much like a milkshake!
• Smoothie #2: frozen raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries, frozen vanilla yogurt, bananas, orange juice. Mmmm! New blender is fabulous!
• Smoothie #3: frozen peaches and pineapple, frozen vanilla yogurt, bananas, orange juice. Excellent! Loved by all.
• Smoothie #4: 1 banana, milk, 1Tbs peanut butter (or any nut butter), 1Tbs honey, 1Tbs cocoa powder, 2-3 ice cubes. Thx for the recipe, Erin!

Highlights of the week

• seeing fresh peaches, pears, and nectarines on the counter when I got home from work one day. What a lovely sign that (a) summer is here, (b) my kids like fruit, and (c) Neil does our grocery shopping. (I'm grateful for all of these things!)
• hearing Sophia tell me all about how Tuesday was "The Best Day of School Ever!" because her class (grades 2/3) threw a surprise wedding shower for their teacher who is getting married this summer. I love seeing Sophia's smile and the twinkle in her eyes when she's so excited about something.
• visiting a new local bakery, Koko Pâtisserie, on Tuesday with Neil and Georgia to get gifts for the girls' teachers (thank you for the idea, Cheryl!). We bought beautiful lemon and chocolate petite gateaux (cupcakes) for the teachers, and a fleur de sel caramel and dark chocolate tart for ourselves (mmmmm!).
• hearing what a student said to Neil on one of the last days of school: "Do you know why lunchtime was the best this year? Because you were our supervisor!"
• working on my June 12 of 12 scrapbook page on Tuesday -- and having the girls go to bed exceptionally well for me while Neil was at the Rider game.
• attending a fascinating technology discussion at my workplace on Wednesday, featuring Dr. David Gerhard, from the Dept. of Computer Science and Dept. of Music at U of R, speaking on new developments in human-computer interface design.
• receiving the news from my doctor that my renal utrasound looked fine. Such a relief.
• reading Sophia and Madeline's report cards. They did very well in school this year and I'm very proud of them!
• getting out in the yard four times to do some weeding. I filled a large yard bag each of the first three times and I'm nowhere near done with the whole yard. It's a good thing I don't mind doing this task. In fact, I find it quite satisfying. I love the result and being outside.
• having supper at L&B's in their backyard on Friday with lots of family on Neil's Mom's side. Thanks to Shauna and Donna for preparing everything! I especially loved the fruit crisp for dessert.
• going to the Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings concert on Friday night. Fantastic! They put on a great show and it was awesome to see them perform their songs from their time together in The Guess Who as well as their separate careers, especially Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Scads of familiar songs and I liked the stories and background they interjected between songs. I also enjoyed the opener, Booker T (and his band for this tour which included Marc Ford of The Black Crowes, and Troy Gonyea of The Fabulous Thunderbirds -- amazing lead guitar!). I knew nothing about Booker T previously and was surprised the whole set was instrumental. Check out this video of classic 60s music written by Booker T (playing the organ): Green Onions. (I love the dancing in this video!)
• surprising the girls with a trip to Candy Cane Park at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning after picking them up from a sleepover at Laurel's. Perfect time to go to Candy Cane Park! We almost had the place to ourselves. I've only been there when it was crowded.
• knocking a bunch of items off my long to-do list on the weekend. I'm thrilled to have some free time again! I even managed to completely organize our linen closet which was quite a disaster area. So much better now!

June 12 of 12

A quick look at my June 12 of 12 photo grid -- the influenza edition of my 12 of 12 pages. The girls had had the flu that week and I was desperately trying to avoid catching it, or at least minimize symptoms if I did get it (see the second last photo), plus H1N1 was in the news having been declared a global pandemic the day before. Nevertheless, June 12 was a lovely day. The sun was shining, everyone was feeling well, and we were all at home all day (I had the day off work and there was no school; we would've kept our kids home anyway). The girls enjoyed having their cousin here, too; they hadn't seen her for a whole week as she had been at home with the flu as well. The four of them played outside all day.

I know I've said this before, but I can't help saying it again: I love doing these pages! I enjoy the process and I love having a slice of life recorded each month.

Kidney report

I'll start off by saying that I'm very relieved that my renal ultrasound revealed no problems. No, extremely relieved. (I was fretting a bit, especially today before my appointment.) Also, as I mentioned last week, my urinalysis was normal. My doctor said today that there was no blood or protein, and creatinine was normal, which is good. (I think she said it was 93; note: the UA was a spot test, not 24-hour.)

Of course, there is still the mystery of my consistently low eGFR of 58 (twice in three months). The threshold for investigation is <60, but it should really be closer to 90 or more. My doctor does not think any further action is required after seeing a normal UA and ultrasound, but she's still going to send my results to a nephrologist for a second opinion.

So, at this point, there's nothing else to do but STOP worrying about it. And I seriously need to do that or else I'm going to need therapy!

I had never really thought about my kidneys before this, but I will certainly not take them for granted from now on. As my doctor said today, they're pretty important.

Highlights of the week

• seeing Mom, Aunt Bev, and Grandma Mantay for a quick visit during my lunch break on Monday.
• receiving an email from someone with common ancestors and then spending a little time looking at the genealogy info they provided. I love it when this happens! I don't actively research my family history like I used to because I don't have time to get carried away with it, but whenever someone contacts me through my genealogy site, I enjoy the diversion. This recent contact was regarding my DeCou/DeCow line, for which I have the largest number of direct ancestors recorded -- all the way back to early 1600s in France! I'm amazed to have the names of my 9xGreat Grandparents: Leuren & Jacquemine DeCou.
• finding and ordering this book from Quintin Publications: The genealogy of the De Cou family, showing the descent of the members of this family in America from Leuren des Cou of the Sandtoft colony, a Hugenot settlement in Lincolnshire, England, founded about 1630. I can't wait to get it!
• seeing my sister-in-law Shauna and her little boys, Rian and Cole, a few times through the week. It's so nice that they could come to SK to visit (from AB) for a couple weeks.
• enjoying the last few games of soccer. I really did enjoy watching the girls play this year, but I can't say I'm sad the season is over. Hello, freedom!
• having a week of real summery weather. Unfortunately, a thunderstorm cut short the girls' school trip to the splash pad Wednesday afternoon and then Madeline's soccer game was canceled that evening, too -- which really was a shame because it was a lovely evening and not very wet in our area.
• walking to Wascana park from work at noon on Friday to meet up with Neil and the girls after Sophia's class (and several other classess) walked around Wascana Lake. They do this every year.
• shopping for birthday gifts for my nieces and nephews and one of Sophia's friends by myself Friday afternoon. It was so incredibly pleasant to do this without my children asking me to buy a gazillion things for them.
• going out to Bushwakker for a drink with my Irish dance classmates and teachers on Friday evening. Lots of interesting conversation! Topics included sight seeing in New York City (I'd love to go!), backroom purse shopping in Chinatown (not endorsed! I had no idea), bariatric hospital beds and lifts, compression-only CPR (I didn't know! I should take CPR again; it's been >15 years), the cooling of heart attack patients... Can you guess the profession of some of my classmates?
• finishing the soccer season with a wind-up Saturday morning. Georgia and Sophia were scheduled to play at the same time, but Georgia didn't want to play at all (which was unusual), so we all went to Sophia's game. Neil and I played in the parents vs. gr 3-4s game (maybe 10 minutes). All players from all four kids' teams were on the field at once (the full size soccer pitch). When Madeline played at 11:30, the sun was blazing hot and I was glad we had to leave at noon.
• attending my niece's birthday party on Saturday. They had a big inflated bouncer with a slide in their backyard and it was definitely a hit with the kids.
• gathering with my brother's family and Mom and Dad on Saturday evening to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. I'm so glad we could all be together for this occasion. We had a nice meal at Beer Bros. in their private dining room. My food was delicious and I think everyone liked theirs, too. Also, it was great to see Rob and his family. Much too long since we last saw them!
• giving a scrapbook album to my parents for their 40th anniversary. I loved making it for them! It's full of pictures of all their grandchildren.
  
• seeing the girls give Neil their Father's Day gifts to him: a decorated door knob hanger made by Madeline, a butterfly booklet and card made by Sophia, and a huge musical card the girls spotted a month ago and really wanted to give their dad; it's addressed to "Daddy, Papa, Dada & Neil" (all of his names right now).
• having a nice quiet hour Sunday morning while Neil took the girls to the Roughriders' training camp. Unfortunately, practice ended early when there was a flash of lightning followed immediately by a crack of thunder. That's when all the players ran off the field; too close for comfort!
• seeing all six of my nieces and nephews in the same weekend (extremely rare), and personally giving birthday gifts to four of them. It was nice to be able to see them open their gifts.
• relaxing and having supper at Neil's parents house on Sunday, along with Neil's sisters and their kids.

Highlights of the week

• finishing my commitment to canvas for the Lung Association on Tuesday. I still had half the route left to do and really did not feel like going -- especially by myself, but had no choice since the girls were ill -- but then enjoyed it once I got out there; it was cool, but sunny, and quite nice for an evening walk. (Note to self: the first week of June is the worst time for me to take on added responsibilities; remember this when they call again next March!)
• finding out my urinalysis came back normal. Background: I've had two blood tests (in February and May) that indicated low kidney function, so had to have a urinalysis and a renal ultrasound (which was today; no results until next Wed). At least the normal UA made me feel better and hopeful that all this is much ado about nothing. Fingers crossed.
• booking rooms for the first two and last two nights of our short summer vacation in August (Minot, ND and Beausejour, MB, respectively). We still need to figure out what we're doing in the middle (three nights). Perhaps we'll go camping. Our trip culminates with my cousin's wedding near Beausejour and then hightailing it home the next day for the Aerosmith concert.
• seeing my girls recover quickly from the flu (probably H1N1). All three were sick at the same time (starting Sunday-Monday) and we were so lucky it didn't last very long. They all had fever for about 48 hours, coughing, fatigue, and low appetite for a day or two. By Thursday, they were acting quite well again, except for some infrequent coughing. They missed the whole week of school and soccer -- but what a fine week to miss! The weather was crappy and they had no field trips or other fun stuff on the schedule (unlike this week and next).
• eating outside on Saturday evening. What a treat after the terrible weather the previous week or two. And what a gorgeous weekend we had! Temps were in the high 20s all weekend. Beautiful! The girls played outside practically all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday -- which was also a nice change!
• having completely free days at home on Friday and Saturday. I SO needed that!
• eating fresh strawberries and whipped cream for dessert after our lovely meal on Saturday. Whipped cream is not often consumed in my house, but we received a full carton of heavy cream left over from the production of Irish coffee at Mosaic (I had one there and it was delicious!).
• not getting the flu (so far). Honestly, I don't know how I have escaped it -- unless it's just taking a long time to incubate in me. I thought it practically impossible to avoid with three sick children in a small house; children who don't always know where to direct their coughing, and who continue to want bedtime stories and "uppy" as much, if not more, than usual -- and I'm a softy, so I was certainly in close contact with my germy little ones fairly often through the week. And Neil? Perhaps he had the same thing two weeks ago.
• visiting with Judith (Neil's Mom's cousin) Sunday morning, who was here from Alberta for the weekend.
• attending the Prairie Gael/Irish Club/Mosaic volunteer wind-up on Sunday afternoon. We had a hamburger and hotdog barbecue, plus potluck salads and desserts, at the Seniors Centre on Elphinstone. It was a great day for it; other than a few drops, the rain showers missed us. The salads and desserts were especially good! I sampled eight different salads, and couldn't resist having both rhubarb crisp and a trifle with fresh strawberries and whipped cream for dessert.

Highlights of the week (Mosaic edition)

• knowing Georgia was in good hands and having lots of fun with her grandparents in Avonlea from Monday to Thursday while the rest of us had a crazy schedule. Neil was busy every day hauling things and helping set up the Irish pavilion and we had commitments every evening as well.
• having Laurel take Sophia and Madeline to the school carnival Tuesday evening while Neil and I went separate ways for Mosaic work and dance class. So glad she could do that; I couldn't miss my last dance class.
• visiting a few pavilions along with Donna and Bronwyn on Thursday evening when we weren't scheduled to dance at the Irish pavilion (meanwhile, Lou and Laurel were working at the pavilion). We went to the Chinese, Latin American, and India pavilions, then rushed home to put Sophia's hair in curlers before my Prairie Gael table shift from 9 to 11 p.m.
• watching Georgia doing her own little dance in front of the stage (off to the side) during a dance show at the India pavilion. Both Georgia and the Indian dancers were very entertaining!
• sending Sophia and Madeline to school on Friday in clothes from our big dress-up bin for Retro Day. Sophia wore a black and white plaid dress with matching short-sleeved jacket and Madeline wore a speckled mini dress (which went down to her knees). I think both belonged to my Mom's sisters a few decades ago.
• watching the grade 2/3 plays on Friday afternoon. So cute! Sophia was a narrator of one play and she did a fine job. All the plays were in French, so I didn't understand the dialogue or narration, but they were all well-known stories like Little Red Riding Hood, so I knew what was happening.
• dancing at Mosaic on Friday and Saturday (Fairy Reel six times and St. Patrick's Day once) -- and actually enjoying it! I wasn't horribly nervous at any time! The only one that caused me some concern was St. Patrick's Day, but I'm happy to report that I did it. Far from well executed, but I danced all the steps in the right order which is my main concern at this point! There were four of us trying to be in sync which is a little stressful, too. The Fairy Reel was fun each and every time because I know it well and it's fun to dance in a group like that.
• getting our brand new Irish dance dresses 30 minutes before our first performance on Friday. They're simple black gabardine long-sleeved dresses with thin red trim down two seams on the front, and red and black kite- shaped shawls on the back (like this). We looked good!
• watching my girls dance! Madeline danced four times (Light Jig) and Sophia twice (Two-hand Reel). Unfortunately, two of the five girls in Sophia's group (including Sophia's cousin and main partner, Bronwyn) came down with the flu and were unable to dance at Mosaic, so the schedule was altered quite a bit for that group. Sophia was taken off the schedule for Friday. She was very sad about that, and we were all very sorry that Bronwyn and Laurel couldn't be there with us.
• watching our "Extravaganza" (as our teacher called it) from back stage (beside the stage), clapping along, and feeling the energy and excitement of our lively show. I think this was the best part of performing at Mosaic. In our show, there were two sisters in their early 20s who have been Irish dancing for a decade and it is a real treat to watch them perform together.
• eating supper with Neil at the Laos pavilion (great food!) on Friday evening after Neil's parents took the girls to another pavilion and then home. It was our 10th wedding anniversary that day, so I'm glad we had an opportunity to spend a little time together (just the two of us) that day. It was quite relaxing and peaceful to go there and eat by ourselves for a change!
• helping with the children's program on Saturday afternoon. Neil was busy working at the pavilion all weekend, but this was his primary responsibility. In March, I ordered some Irish-themed crafts and trinkets (this, this, and this) from OTC and they were a hit. Neil had also lined up an excellent story teller who went to great effort to create dolls and props for her Irish stories. The children really enjoyed it. The only thing we would change for next year is to have the children's area further from the stage as it was very hard for the story teller to speak over the loud music.
• seeing many family members and friends at the Irish pavilion. We're very glad so many could make it!
• sleeping in on Sunday until 10:00 a.m. (eight hours of sleep)! This was possible because Neil's parents took our girls out to Avonlea on Saturday evening after their performances. What a huge help Donna and Lou were this weekend! I can't thank them enough. I really appreciate that extra sleep and quiet house on Sunday morning after such an exhausting week.
• Sophia losing a tooth on Sunday and then being super excited about the tooth fairy because a friend told her recently that if she puts her tooth into a jar filled with room-temperature water, then she could find out what colour her tooth fairy is -- because when the tooth fairy dives in to get the tooth, some of her colour is left behind in the water! Sophia is not sure if each person has their own tooth fairy, or if one fairy serves an entire family. We're not sure either. ;-) Well, Sophia's fairy is green, so we'll have to wait and see what happens when Madeline loses a tooth. I think we'll find out soon because she has had a loose tooth for a long time!