Dynamite

As most of you know.  I have some serious curly hair action.  Did you know that instead of a round hair follicle, mine is oval.  Yep, I learned that one in beauty school!  Anyway.  A few weeks ago, I was going nuts with my hair.  It took FOREVER to dry, and when it finally did, I usually put it into a pony tail because I didn't like it.  So like most women, I sucked it up and went to the local hair place for a cut.
I usually get an a-line cut.  Long in the front, short in the back.  Sort of a reverse mullet.  I wanted something different this time.  Something short, but not like I had it in junior high.  (What was I thinking.)  So instead of letting the beauty shop gal just go to town on my hair.  I took in a picture of what I wanted.

I know I don't look like Meg Ryan, and I know my hair is curlier that this, but with the right cut, I could totally rock this.  I was really excited!  And since I went to beauty school, I knew that when I looked at this photo, the front was actually pretty long.  I was really, really excited when the lady cutting my hair said, "We'll leave it a little longer in the front so it won't be too short!  Woot!

So she got to cutting, and I could feel the freedom from my long tresses.  Then we got to the styling part.  I am going to warn you.  What you may read next may make you laugh hilariously, so if you are not in the mood for that, stop now.

People should not try to style my hair.  It just doesn't work.  My hair is my hair, and I have let it take over, so we get along nicely.  The beauty shop gal, started telling me about all these fabulous curly hair products they sell and proceeded to put them in my hair.  Then she got the diffuser and started to dry it. You would think no big deal, but for some reason it never works.  She kept playing with my hair while it was drying.  If you have curly hair you know to let the diffuser do its work and don't touch it.  When it was dry.  I don't even think I can describe it to you.  Hmmmm, cotton ball on a toothpick.  But that's not all.  I could tell she was getting nervous.  She then went on to talk about another product that is just amazing to help curls.  With that product she gave me a part and tried to smooth down from the part to about 2 inches.  Now, the hair cut was not what I wanted.  She only left me about 3 inches on top.  The photo to me looks like about 5-6 inches on the top, but I just went to beauty school so what do I know.

She finishes and then keeps putting her fingers into the curls and fluffing them out more.  So I have this part with two inches of hair that has been tried to be pushed smooth, and then this inch of fluff.  Just so you can have a visual here you go.

Yep, that is what I looked like.  The beauty shop gal, and the other lady there were over the top on how "cute" it looked.  I think they were just trying to make me feel better.  It didn't look good.  I ran to the car hoping no one could see me.  I got home and Supremo's jaw just dropped, and the Diva said, "Mom it's so curly crazy.  How did you do that."  I was almost in tears by this time, and Supremo promptly told me to wash it and style it myself.  I did just that and I actually really like it!

I may even keep it short for a while.  I'll take a photo when I find the charger!  Hope that made your day!

Crafts

I have been looking at blogs lately and have noticed some amazing crafts.  Let me repeat...AMAZING!
So I want to know, what are your favorite crafts and are you willing to send me patterns, instructions, or anything else that can help me on my way.  Now, I can crochet, but not knit....or sew.  I want to learn how to sew.  Easy things would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance, and if I get no comments, I will know that you are all to busy crafting which is wonderful!  Keep it up, and keep taking pictures!

On another note.  Here are a couple of the Chief's baptism photos.  One of my good friends was so kind to take them for us.  The background is the house across the street!  He is soooo photogenic.  Not even fair.  We are so proud of this boy.  He is growing up to be a wonderful young man.

I need him to slow down.  It's amazing how fast time flies as your kids get older.

A Little Something

I just want to say this up front.  There will be no photos in this post.  I am still waiting for an email or something from my fatha'. ('cause I don't want to go to bed.) ((Sorry if that made no sense.  It's for my sisters.))  Anyway, I have finally fixed my camera, and would you guess.  I can't find the charger.

So the holidays were awesome!  We went to visit my fam. for Christmas and got to see some of Supremo's fam. too!
We had a great Christmas.  I think my sister was more excited that there would be children to open presents than she actually was for opening her own.
The day after Christmas we got to go to a doctor who my other sis has dubbed the Voo Doo doctor.  No he isn't that kind of doctor.  He actually cures(that's right I said cures) allergies.  He is an NAET doctor.  What do I think...  Well, T-bug had (had as in the past tense) a dairy allergy.  Since his treatment which is non-invasive in any possible way, his skin has almost totally cleared up.  And we have given him milk shakes and cheese since then.  AMAZING! Before this, if he had any dairy it would show up on his legs and arms the next day.

The Chief was baptized and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  It was awesome, amazing, fabulous, great, and a whole bunch of other wonderful descriptive words.

The next day we went home.  We made it to 1 hour from home when the Chief got a migraine.  The next day all 4 kids were sick.  I was so thankful we made it home the night before!  Gotta love vacations.