RITES OF PASSAGE

There comes a time in every man's life when he...must get a haircut!!! This is my 3 year old getting his first ever haircut. I've been braiding it since he was a little over a year old and figured it was just time. No, I don't have photos of me crying (which I did). My husband's response after laughing at me was you could've paid somebody to do it every week. Well you know what, even if I could, I thought "neh". I just had another boy 5 months ago on the 1st of August, and realized that I was tired. While I absolutely loved his braids, it was his time to transition. Maybe when he becomes a big boy {bigger :-)} he may decide to revisit his old style. Oh, this was before the barber started. This is his "You are not my friend" expression. And yes, the cut turned out cute, my baby is not quite a baby anymore. He really looks like a young man now!

STOP STRINGING ME ALONG!

I felt compelled to share a few pictures of a

couple of my damaged locks. This is a lock

next to one along the hairline. I discovered

this fragile one the day prior to coloring my hair. I showed

the colorist and told her to tell me if it fell out during

the coloring process. Suprisingly, it didn't. It literally

is hanging on by like 3-5 strands...at least that's how it looks to me anyway.

The lock above is the immediate neighbor to the pic of the 1st lock. As you can see, it too is threadlike, but further down the lock. The pic to the left (taken after completed installation 5.14.05) is the wee lock that would not stay put to save its life, and now is like thread. I have been so nervous about it falling out that I just want to cut it and just start over from there, but I am gonna chill. I usually retighten my own hair but uh, uh not this time, no way. I am gonna let my girl Dee take care of it for me due to these issues. I am getting it done on Thursday.

LET THE BLOGGING BEGIN!

Well, this is my first post to my blog. I am hoping to maintain it. I took this pic while chilaxing in my most favorite chair and watching Noggin (not by choice). I have photo documentation of my journey, which began 5.13.05, and hope to post photos of it soon.