Finally - Something to Talk About

My life the last few days has been less than exciting. I have to work every day this week as my helper is on vacation all week. I am coping fine, thankfully feeling pretty well - but the moment I get home, I crawl into my bed with my soft throw blanket and take a little nap. Then for the rest of the evening, I am soooooooooooooo tired until my (very early) bedtime! I read a few of my blogs and manage to throw some laundry around, but that has been the extent of my energy reserves.



Today, however, a special event happened that my daughter (and I) has been been looking forward to for a long time! She has been growing her hair for Locks of Love To donate hair for Locks of Love, one's ponytail must be at least 10 inches long. Our hairstylist was able to flat iron Anna's hair out to about 10 1/2 inches! Anna has incredible thick, straight hair. It is pretty, but it has always been a nuisance to comb out! We have tried every tangle spray on the market, but each morning, brushing hair has been close to TORTURE.

We were all pretty anxious to watch the hair-cutting process. Because of the thickness of Anna's hair, it had to be sectioned off into 4 parts, each cut off individually - and with quite a bit of strength on our hair dresser's behalf!

At first, it was a little scary to see the chopped off clumps of hair. I thought for a moment that Anna might cry, though we had really talked up how cute her hair would look in an under-cut.

But she hung with us - and let Stacey, our beautician, do her magic. Though Anna's hair ended up being a little shorter than we thought, I think the new look suits her - and best of all, NO MORE TANGLES! Perfect for summer. And the best news (especially for Daddy, who loved Anna's long hair) is that HAIR WILL GROW BACK!