Tooth Fairy Inflation

So I get a call from Elena yesterday to report that she has a loose tooth. She starts going to public school kindergarten on Sept. 10th. She's growing up. We went to the class orientation on Wednesday and it was interesting how un-organized it was. Hmm....I guess not everyone plans out everything.

She has a bus stop just down the street but mostly Amber and Joe will take and pick her up. There are 25 kids in the class and the room looks quite small for so many. I can't complain though because it's full-time kindergarten. They also have a part-time class as well.

They also have before and after care right at the school. It's cheaper compared to the day care at Mentor. I'm gonna be able to save additional money.

I think I might be the ultimate embarrassing nerd dad and video tape her going to school her first day. It would be cool to look back on and use it as leverage in case she brings home a psycho boyfriend when she's in high school.

So as of right now Elena doesn't know there is a tooth fairy and I'm hoping to keep it that way. It could save me lots of money based on what I heard the going rate for teeth being $5. Ouch...what happened to the 25 cents. The tooth fairy must've gotten all kinds of tax breaks during republican administration. At that rate, it could be over $100 sitting inside Elena's mouth. Of course I don't know the exact number even though I saw that question on "I'm smarter than a 5th grader".

I'm a little peppy because I just woke from a nice 90 minute nap. I feel refreshed after the swim this morning and 90 mile ride. My arms were still tired from yesterday's all time long swim of 1200yds but I tried a different technique and took 10 seconds off my 100 yard times without more effort. Sweet. I went out for the mostly flat 90 miles and had a cross tailwind on the way out and cross headwind on the way home. I tried some new nutrition which actually worked quite well. It's called Infinit. I bought a variety pack and ended up liking the fruit punch flavor. My legs were complete garbage when I started the ride but around 20 miles in I started feeling better.

I didn't know exactly how far in because my Polar 710 has decided it won't register speed anymore. I have no idea but my guess is the speed sensor battery is dying. Replacing it is a pain in the ass because you actually have to detach the sensor to get at the battery. Polar have a pathetic design. If that doesn't help, I'm gonna drop the hammer on purchasing a Garmin Forerunner 305. The only concern is I don't think it fits on my wrist. Luckily a couple of people I run with at work have them so I'm gonna try it.

Now off to relax the rest of the day...