Tooth Keepsakes

[Joon's puppy teeth that she's given me so far]

Do you have something that you keep with you always?  In plain sight or tucked away, but always there?  I do.  Some may think it's weird, or endearing, but I always have a necklace with me that houses one of Cosette's upper canine puppy teeth from 8 years ago.  I may not always wear it, but it's always with me.

Now the last month and a half Joon has been teething.  Various toys have been helping her, and I'm so glad that she likes rubber toys, unlike Cosette.  This gives her something to do and keep her occupied, and for the most part, not chewing on anything important.  Thursday afternoon I caught her chewing something in her mouth and when I went to check she spit out the larger tooth, a molar.  Then later Friday afternoon I noticed that one of her lower canines was loose to where it was flopped over sideways.  I checked the other and it was loose, but not nearly as much.  Well I wasn't able to catch when the really loose one came out, but I got the other that evening when she was being particularly rough in her crate.  

I've been waiting for these.

[Dissolved root hole]

[Cosette's upper canine puppy tooth[L] next to Joon's lower canine[R]]

Now this is after I dissected my old vial to add Joon's tooth.  They look a little different as you can see.  Cosette's upper canines didn't fall out when they were supposed to.  She kept them for over a year before we had them pulled during her spay.  Despite being tiny, chihuahuas have a lot of room in their mouths and often teeth can be retained.   Both of hers were retained decidious teeth, but I only was able to get one.  As you can see her root never dissolved,  that is because there was enough room and the adult tooth came in beside.  Normally the adult tooth would push the puppy tooth, causing the root to dissolve.

Nerd much?  What can I say, I like teeth(as seen previously in this blog - wisdom teeth).

[Together]

I love being able to have one of each in there to be able to keep with me always.  Now to put it on the perfect chain/cord/beading!

My Style : 2.9.2013

[Love this new high-low skirt]

[Forever awkward]

[Joon wondering what we're doing]

[This happens a lot]

[Joon at 6 months]

I love seeing others "Outfit of the day", or "What I wore" posts, but sometimes when I try to share my own I feel just slightly awkward.  I've been trying to scope out a nice place in my home that I can use to take such photos, and yesterday the corner by the front door seemed like a nice place to try.  I couldn't find my tripod so Jeremi stepped in to help me out which only made it harder not to laugh and then there was Joon wanting her "face time" as well!

Outfit breakdown:

Thrifted black ruched sleeve shirt

Body Central striped high-low skirt(I love this skirt!)

Doc Martens Samuel 10 boots

Anatomical heart from Jeremi and put on a necklace that I made years ago

And just a little PSA - Don't forget that Walking Dead returns tonight on AMC!  Are you excited? ;)

December 2012 - part two photos

[Festive manicure for a special night with....]

[The huge surprise was my little sister, Meg, flying in from California early to go with us!]

[Meg, me, and my mom, Lori ready to see John Waters (Jeremi was too!)]

[A Christmas with John Waters!  We've been trying to get tickets for 4 years now, but it always sells out.  It was amazing and I highly recommend going next year!]

[For the first time ever, a quiet Christmas Eve]

[Christmas morning, complete with fireplace on the television]

[Ain't no shame in Joon's game]

[A few nights before we celebrated my parents 50th wedding anniversary, Dad cut one of these for all of his daughters]

[Nothing says Happy Holidays like white chocolate peppermint skeletons!]

[The Leg Lamp outside my parents front window.  A tradition every year]

So that was my December in a visual nutshell.  It was more quiet than most, but I totally appreciated that and felt like I was able to enjoy my time even more.

December 2012 part one - photos

[A Trader Joe's moved into our neighborhood... two words: cookie.  butter.]

[We finally found the perfect tree]

[Perfect Christmas cupcake from the Cupcake Company in Harrisonburg, VA]

[In love with my Kreepsville666 necklace]

[Shenandoah Joe's coffee in Charlottesville, VA was very festive this year!]

[I'm obsessed with how people decorate their trees, here are a few close peeks of ours]

Cosette's style

[Taken yesterday in our backyard and stolen from my instagram]

So I'm not one of those dog owners that dress their dog up for every occasion, but Cosette does have her fair share of sweaters and coats for the colder months.  Hey, when you have a 6.64lb smooth coat dog that has no fur on her underside from under her chin down, you need to help out!  I found this little gem while waiting inline at TJMaxx the other day.  Not bad for $4.99 and it's so soft lightweight enough that she just lounges around in it.. keeps her from stealing blankets from me!  Yeah her style isn't that much different from mine :)

cosette

[cosette today while we watched the new episode of The Walking Dead]

we have many pet names for cosette, and she responds to just about all of them.  there is one in particular that we call her, and you can see why here:  "lamb fetus".  what can i say?  we love her :)

chihuahua and polish

[bad/quick photo of little cosette and her bat wings

9.6.2010]

[ORLY's "charged up" and icing's "glamorous"]

predator blood

[china glaze - kiwi coolada - or aka predator blood ;D]

i love obnoxious jewelry, i really do.  especially rings.

vintage lucite beetle ring - three story thrift mall in albuquerque, nm.  a friend had seen it and gave me the tip!

hello kitty-esque purple rhinestone bow - snot topic

rhinestone eyeball - chacha's in charlottesville, va

moonstone ring(one of my birthstones) - 10,000 villages in harrisonburg, va

[spot the chihuahua?]

my living room as of today.  that poor bodyworlds poster needs a proper frame.  i remember how hard it was to get that on the plane and back to albuquerque, nm without getting ruined.

our coffee table has seen a few paint jobs.  mostly all black, but jem decided to do something different.  tribute to tim burton and the MoMA exhibit <3

forever love to my scott radke puppet.

color petites - black diamond - july 1st

Oooo a black holo.  next best thing to colour revolution that i can get my hands on to!

the same day cosette had to be taken in to get her nails trimmed since i'm too afraid that i'm going to quick her.  the girls in the grooming salon were nice enough to paint her nails for me.  it does not look like this anymore, but that's okay.

then it was time for her to sunbathe.  i love that chihuahuas do this <3