The Oh So Feisty One (OSFO) has been talking about getting her ears pierced since her last birthday. Somehow it was decided that she would get them pierced at The Treasure Chest in Park Slope the morning of her 9th birthday. Then it was decided that she would get them pierced the day before her 9th birthday. Then it was decided that she would get them pierced the weekend before her 9th birthday.

And that’s what happened.

The week before she kept saying: Shouldn’t we go in and make an appointment, shouldn’t we go in and tell them that we’re coming on Saturday. Shouldn’t we tell them…

I did go in a few days before and was told by someone working there that the person who pierces ears is in on Saturday and we wouldn’t need an appointment.

On Saturday we showed up at 10 a.m. and the same woman said, "So do you have an appointment?"

Okay. "The guy doesn’t get in until noon," she said. "But I can see if he’ll come in." The ear piercing guy showed up about an hour later – -and we amused ourselves at the PS 321 Winter Carnival.

We went back to the store and still had to wait for the ear piercing guy. He’s a young guy. Very young. i think he may be the son of the owner. He works very quickly. He got his tools – a drill-like thing – and asked OSFO to sit on a chair in the middle of the small shop.

He then positioned the drill-like thing and MAGIC ear 1 was done. He then looked at both ears like an artist trying to position the other hole. And MAGIC ear 2 was done.

I forgot to mention, in the time we were waiting, OSFO picked out pretty gold stud earrings with a red stone.

The guy told us to put Bacitracin on her ears 3-4 times a day. AND she must not take the earrings out for six weeks.

OSFO just loves to put her hair behind her ears so everyone can see that SHE HAS PIERCED EARS!!!!