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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
I knew this would happen.
I knew it was only a matter of time before someone in our house lost some hair.
Apparently my daughter has inherited the need to cut hair when she sees it.
My love of hair dressing started with Barbies.
Every Barbie I owned had short hair after several visits to my salon.
I was years ahead of G.I. Jane.
Then there were my sisters.
Poor innocent victims of my obsession.
My sister Amanda had a head full of curls. Anything I did to her hair really went unnoticed.
This was not the case with Kelly and her thin straight hair.
She would climb up on the chair and let me cut away.
She let this go one for years.
Until she was in 4th grade.
That year I took it a little too far.
Or, a little more accurately, a little too short.
With fourth grade class pictures looming the next day I set about cutting Kelly’s hair. There was no give like Amanada’s hair. I think her bangs were roughly two inches long when I finished them. Not good when there is four inches of space to fill.
I found Caroline’s handy work one day during naptime. Since naptime is now quiet playtime I just let her be when I heard doors being opened and closed. Apparently, she found the scissors in the craft room and went to town.
I really can’t be angry.
I mean, after all, you can’t fight DNA.
Movie Logic
I took my kids and one of their friends to the dollar show on Monday.
It was President’s Day and the place was swamped.
I had to drop the oldest two off and have them stand in line while I parked the car.
Several movies were already sold out so we made contingency plans in case ours was sold out by the time we got to the ticket counter.
“I only want to see Tin Tin if Arthur’s Christmas and the Muppets are sold out.”
“I really want to see the Muppets but will go see Tin Tin as my second choice.”
“I already saw the Muppets and Arthur’s Christmas so I want to see Tin Tin.”
Thankfully we didn’t need to come to a concensus since our movie was still available.
I ushered us all into the building only to find the concession stand line was enormous.
Not really a problem for us until my son’s friend said, “I want to buy something.”
I left the two of them to stand in line together while I found seats with the youngest two.
Thankfully we got great seats and were settled in no time.
But the 9 year olds didn’t come back.
For 30 minutes!
I was starting to get a neck crick and strange stares from the people behind me since I kept turning around to look for the boys.
The theater was packed by now and I was having to fend off desperate moms and grandparents who were looking for extra seats.
Finally they returned when the movie started and I was able to enjoy the movie.
That is until about three fourths of the way through the movie when my daughter had decided she had seen enough and wanted to leave. I was able to use my mom negotiating skills and convince her to sit on my lap for the next 20 minutes. Some talk of candy when we got home might have been whispered several times.
After the movie I got everyone to the car and congratulated myself on a successful outing. We rarely go to the movies so in my mind this was a nice treat, especially getting to bring a friend along.
As we were driving away I heard the friend say, “I wonder why the movies were so crowded today?”
My nine year old volunteered, “Well, it’s Presidents Day and kids don’t have school. Their parents probably took them to the movies because they didn’t know what else to do with them.”
After hearing that I can assure you that I know exactly what my children will be doing on the next school holiday.
It starts with CHORE and end with an S.
Oh, and me?
I’ll be on the couch watching Parenthood reruns.
Flat
Have you ever been so focused during a diaper change that while scrubbing the poop off your child’s behind you fail to realize you are flattening them like a pancake until they yell out, “Mommy squish me!”
No?
Me neither.
Storybook Valentines
While the Angry Bird Valentines I made for my boys are great, they weren’t really appropriate for my 2 year old.
So…I made Storybook Valentines.
All of her favorites characters are here.
We taped a silly band bracelet to the back of the card and called it DONE!
If you’d like a copy of these valentines,click here.
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She Wins
I put my daughter down to sleep in our bedroom over Christmas due to family staying in her room.
I put her to bed at 8:30.
At 8:45 she opened the door and I told her to go back to bed.
I didn’t hear from her again.
Roughly 12 feet away from my bedroom, my family and I continued to watch the Saints football game on tv.
At 10:20 I got up to go to bed and discovered this….
So at 10:30 all three of us ended up doing this.
At that point, why fight it?
Caroline 1, Mommy 0
A Hairy Christmas
Our family has a history of silly gifts on Christmas day, from my Dad’s t-shirts, to wrapping a present in multiple boxes, to the matching pants my sisters and I received (not an intentional gag gift but one which occurred since apparently JCrew’s sizes run waaaaaay small).
So I figured this Christmas it was my turn to be the ring leader.
Browsing through etsy in September I came across some crocheted beards and I knew this was it.
Laura was wonderful to work with and created 7 beards for me to give as gifts for the family.
Feast your eyes on this awesomeness!
Top row:
My brother the hairy beast (I’m sure this look will be a hit on the college scene)
My dad (gray to match his current stache)
My husband (just what he needs, more hair 🙂
My brother-in-law (Very stylish and practical for shoveling snow in Michigan)Front row: My sons who are in heaven to be with the big guys
Yes, I said seven but there are only six beards in the picture.
Where’s the 7th beard you ask?
Introducing Princess Grizzly …..
Her hat and beard were created by Laura.
Outside playtime this winter will probably lead the neighbors to think we’ve adopted three middle aged munchkins.
Check out Laura’s site here and have your own hairy fun.
The Slide
“This is going to be so exciting kids.”
“Let’s race, Mom.”
“OK, but this is just for fun.”
Here we go….
I’m ahead right now, yes!
Nice tactic Alex but leaning will get you no where when you’re racing me. You might as well pack it in right now suckas’.
Man, I’ve got skills – I might have been a professional luger had we lived in the right climate.
Ha! They are slowing down and my body keeps going – God knew what he was doing when he created this winning machine.
Oh, oh, oh, my legs are clearly across first.
Yes! I AM THE WINNER!
I mean, wasn’t that so much fun kids.
Our Little Elf
In our family we get to decorate the Christmas tree everyday.
You see, we have an elf.
This little person likes to shop our tree, complete with her very own shopping bag.
She’s very methodical hitting only the areas she can reach.
At least that used to be the case.
Now our elf has taken to climbing at higher elevations to reach her prize.
The reward seems to be satisfying every time.
It’s questionable whether Santa would consider her a helper.
Either way, she’s out little elf.
Car Trip Survival
Here’s how to successfully complete a 10 hour car ride with your 3 children.
Yes. Let them watch movies. Lots and lots of movies.
In my opinion, Redbox movies and their kiosks are perhaps one of the greatest inventions ever.
Now I am not a person who advocates letting your children watch tv all day but for car trips I make an exception.
Over Thanksgiving I drove my kids to visit my parents for the week. My husband flew in Thanksgiving morning to make a guest appearance.
Typically, people describe a road trip by the weather, the traffic, or the snacks consumed.
Our trip, however, can be summed up by one word – movies.
I present to you the first journey of our trip…
…and because the first trip was so successful, here’s our return trip.
Happiness, contentment, and serenity (there was a moment of screaming from our two year old when my son put in “The History of Space” DVD but I’ve completely erased it from my memory).
All for the low low price of $10.44 round trip.
It may be $10.44 to Redbox but to me it was priceless.