Valentine Hair

"Mama, I want to have fancy hair tomorrow. For Valentine's Day.'
"Fancy hair? Do you mean your hair pulled up and styled?"
"No, FANCY hair. You know, Valentine's hair, with curls and stuff."
"Oh, curly hair! OK, Valentine's hair it is for you."
So off we went to put in the curlers.

 Here she is, in all her Valentine hair glory:

And of course, her Valentine fashion accessories.



Growing Older

I turned 42 this week. Just like wine, I'm getting better with age. There are many things that I like about getting older:
-I have a better grip on what's important

-I have some great life experiences

-I love watching my kids grow

Then, well, then there are the other things. Now, why is it that no one told me about the other things????
Like, enjoy your flat tummy when you're young because one day, your stomach will blow up like a dead fish on the shore.
And like this:

Now, why the heck didn't anyone ever tell me that as you gracefully (that's my story and I'm sticking with it) grow older, random hairs will suddenly appear in places where you have had no problems previously??????

I mean, really, big sisters, thanks for the warning! And look at the size of this sucker! I didn't notice the 2 1/2 inch long hair until it practically grew up into my ear! NASTY!!!!

And, when you pull these babies out, you think "Aha, gotcha, you little bugger" until some weeks later when it's older cousin shows up even longer than the first guy. AAAACK!

So, for my younger friends, sorry, but this is what you can look forward to.

And, for my older friends, I'm not sure if I want to know about the other things that will be happening. Unless they involve 2 inch hairs, then you better 'fess up!

Hairy Situation

Once again, I was at the Y. This time, I made it through my workout unscathed, unaccosted yet still sweaty.
I'm back in the locker room, blow drying my hair when I hear someone behind me say "I sure wish I had your hair. It's so thick and full. You're really lucky."  I turn around and there, sitting on the bench, is this little old lady. Of course, I had to look at her hair.  Her white/grey hair. Her whole 10 hairs on her head. Truely, that is about the least amount of hair I've ever seen on anyone. I gave a little gasp and unfortunately, my mouth spoke to her before my brain could stop it.  "Oh honey," I replied, "you just need a little volumizer!"
Open mouth, insert foot.

Look Before You Leap

So, in the rush of the morning and trying to get ready before the kids left for school, I grabbed the water spray bottle and spritzed my hair. It helps tame those flyaways and wayward curls and trust me, in the morning, I need all the help I can get. I started combing through it and thought, hmmmm, my hair smells like there's something in it. What the heck? Then I looked down at the counter. Let me tell you, the water sprayer and the spray Resolve carpet cleaner look suspiciously the same when you're in a hurry. On the bright side, I guess I don't have to worry about high traffic marks in my hair this week.
Guess I should have labeled this post, Look Before You Spray.
Just sayin'.

Why Silence is Not Always Golden-Part Two

And then, I walked into the dining room and this is what I saw:

It appears the Princess has set up her own beauty parlor with a special focus on hair cutting.

Poor Barbie, I guess she wanted a new 'do for school:

Oh Pretty Little Pony, I remember your long flowing locks that have been tendered by the amateur hair stylist:

And then, I saw the real evidence....

A pile of blonde, brown and multi-colored hair. Lots of blonde, brown and multi-colored hair. It seems the little stylist decided everyone needed cuts.

It's a good thing school started. Hopefully she won't be opening up shop there and offering her services to classmates. Holy mackerel!

Why Silence is Not Always Golden

When your daughter is nicely, quietly playing in the other room allowing you to get all your work on the computer done, this is why you need to check on her:

The hair is approximately 1/4 inch long at the biggest of the small lengths. At least she only hacked off half of her bangs and none of the back or sides of her hair. When she looked in the mirror she declared "I should have cut more to make it even!" Heaven help us.

By the way, did I tell you that this happened the night before the first day of school and the night before we got our pictures taken for the new church directory? Lots of pics to preserve this 'precious' memory.

Hair's the Thing

Princess loves to have her hair done. Ribbons, barrettes, headbands, the girly-er, the better. I found a fun website that has lots of ideas on it. Too bad her hair isn't long enough for most of them. I found the links on the website interesting too as some of them are for shorter hair.
Check it out: http://hair4myprincess.blogspot.com/