Friends & Neighbors

Today I had a hair appointment - and it wasn't a minute too soon!! My gray hair is growing out at phenomenal speeds (my hairdresser thinks it is the pre-natal vitamins?!); in fact, I have a lot of new hair growth - but it is all WHITE - yikes. So rather than risk being called Miriam's grandmother instead of her mother, I asked my stylist to fix me up!

Going to the beauty shop - to me - is like going to a therapy session. After years of never having a stylist I really liked, I found one that I love love love. So much so that after every appointment, I hug her. My hairdresser is the nicest person - remembers things about me - asks about my family. AND she gives the best scalp massages - I mean, the kind that could put you to sleep with a big sigh. We laugh, we cry - seriously, she is GOOD at what she does. You leave feeling beautiful and relaxed and some how soul-cleansed. That's why I have a "hair - clothes - misc" envelope in my cash-only-budget because I *must* see this woman on a regular basis.

So, not only did I get some much-needed beauty treatment today, I also got a 3 hour mommy-break! I really have never had much need for a babysitter since my kids go to school, and my husband and I rarely do the "date night" thing (even though at one stage in our marriage we thought we'd try it - but we just forget to set things up) ... However, recently a sweet family from our church moved into our neighborhood. We were both so excited and all about "We HAVE TO get together" and "Call me if you need anything - eggs, sugar, a babysitter" ... and until now, neither of us took the first step. But I finally asked if they could watch Miriam while I went to get my hair done. This is a home-schooling family so the 2 girls/daughters were home to help - and their mom told me that they were actually counting down the hours until "Miriam comes over". How sweet. Obviously, Miriam was very loved and well taken care of while she was there. I can't begin to say how THANKFUL I am to have someone so close by that will take such good care of my baby. What a blessing! And aren't these 2 girls with my MiMi THE CUTEST! They are as sweet as they look.
P.S. I had to make some changes to my comments section - I am going to have to moderate comments from here on out because I have been getting some WEIRD comments in some foreign language. A Nancy-Drew friend of mine figured out how to translate them - and they are just not good. I love comments from my friends though - so many days my blog is my social interaction, my link to the land of the living - so I'm sorry for the inconvenience - but please, keep giving me feedback anyway!