Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Sooooo tragic . . .

That my camera ran out of batteries. Because I had the most fantastic hairstyle this afternoon.

I was tired (can't seem to go to sleep before my night-owl husband does) and so I set the kids up with watercolors and tried to lay down for a minute. Carter came in a few minutes later reporting that he painted on a couple of things he wasn't supposed to, but "is that ok and can we be friends again?" After we resolved that, Mac came in a few minutes later and declared that he had drawn on his beloved blankies with a pen, "but only a little bit."

So I gave up on a nap and instead let the kids play hairstylist. Lately, Carter asks if he can brush my hair right after I finish doing it in the morning, and I usually am not so keen on restyling my hair. So I told them to go for it. Four brushes, two picks, a comb, several bobby pins, some hair jaws, and thirty minutes later, I looked totally amazing and had fantastic material for a blog post.

The following are excerpts from my styling session (I finally started taking notes--it was so funny):

C: Mom, when I do it like that, your hair looks like the pointy roof on a house. (hair parted down the middle and teased for volume)

M: Mom, don't you just love to have your hair all tangled?

C: If you go to the store like this, everyone will think you are so beautiful.

M: Um, mommy, I can't get my brush out of your hair.

C: Mom, did you want your hair to look like this today, but you didn't know how to do it?

I started telling them how their mom cuts their hair, but lots of kids and parents go to a store called a salon to get their hair done. I tried to explain highlights to them:

C: So do they use spray paint to do the colors?

M: Mom, can we paint your hair?

C: When you sit in that chair, do they really put a washing machine on your head? (I was trying to explain the hair dryer-apparently it didn't translate.)

So yeah, if you were to see me on the street this afternoon, I might look a little odd, but hey, my kids think I am beautiful.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Our pals ...

Meet our new friends, the Evans family. Camryn, Daryn, Tyler, and Abby. As cute and as fun as they come.
We had a playdate, and we indoctrinated them quickly. Here is how it went: the firefighters put out the fire on the fire engulfed building. They pulled out the wounded victim (me), and then the paramedic gave me excellent medical care. Then the policeman identified that the fire was caused by an arsonist, and he went after the crook.
And then they switched costumes and did it all again.
Mac's new best friend, Abby. Can't go to nursery without her.
Last week, we went to the "train park" with them, and we had a blast!

Tyler and Carter in jail.

Tyler and beautiful Daryn on the carousel.

And yes, the moms went on all the rides too. (But Mac told me he wanted me "off his horse" one minute into the ride.)

Carter and his new pal, Camryn. (Mac calls her Camera.) That Carter, he always goes for the older women.