Toothless

Well she nearly was, Alice that it. We are forever telling the girls not to mess around in the kitchen. Why, because one day something will get broken or someone will get hurt. We have rather a large kitchen and the girls mess around every evening when they are supposed to be washing up. It takes them up to 3 hours to perform this 10 minute task as a result. Why do they have to run around the table flicking each other with teatowels or bashing each other up? Anyway today, Harriette was chasing Alice with a book in her hand which she intended to wop Alice with. Alice fell and hit her face on the floor. Blood tears, Eric ignoring her injury and about to launch into a schpiel about why she shouldn't be running around the kitchen. The usual scenario. I, realising that this squeal was a bit more serious, went to investigate and found Alice had lost half a front tooth. Seeing it was just before 5pm I phoned the dentist and Joanna said to bring her straight in. 40 minuets later Alice left with a beautiful filling and her dignity intact. The thought of presenting in school tomorrow with half a tooth missing was more than her vainity could cope with. I told Joanna that if this had happened after 5pm I would have left it until tomorrow - and got reprimanded. Absolutely not. The nerve may be (actually was in this case) exposed and needs covering as soon as possible to preserve the tooth. Don't know if Alice will loose this one but Joanna is hopeful that she won't. It may need capping in the future. Thank heavens this is covered on ACC and we don't have to pay. Dental treatment here is sooo expensive although that is the same everywhere I think. Anyway Alice just has a fat lip. Unfortunately I didn't get the before photo's and Alice with a fat lip has appeared on blog before (remember when she fell of the horse). I bet she will be sore in the morning. And guess what we had for supper tonight? Ribs!! What's more they are Alice's favourite!! I cut some meat off for her but I don't think it was the same.