Hello Kitty saves the day

for about a year now, we have struggled over brushing Skye's teeth. fits, tears, gagging, spitting, screaming, twice a day, every day. but now, no more!! thanks to this:



yes, it is a Hello Kitty battery operated toothbrush. now, Skye wants to brush her teeth 3 times a day! i never imagined i'd see the day, but she loves this thing. no gagging, no screaming, no fits. now, it's, "time to brush my teeth!" and rushing to the bathroom. i just hope this lasts!

a note about the whole soccer mum thing from previous entry - no, i don't think i can ever qualify to be one. i'm just too disorganized and never prepared enough. i identify more with the Kate Winslet character at the beginning of the movie "Little Children" who is rummaging around in her bag, looking for a snack for her daughter she never packed. i always seem to be that mother who has to borrow this or that from another mother and deal with the guilt of not being prepared. but the big bag does give me some hope of becoming more prepared!