Beauty Salon Secrets

I overheard something on TV the other day that made me think and laugh, I guess because it's disturbingly true - That people tell EVERYTHING to their hair stylist! While I don't consider myself an "over-blabby" person, I do have to admit that there's probably something to that.

It IS a pretty personal thing, having someone playing with your hair for an hour, and you're just sitting there with nothing to do but look at her in the mirror and think of stuff to say because silence is sometimes uncomfortable. Whether you know the person well or not, you do kinda find yourself automatically answering the usual questions, "What do you do? Do you have kids? Are you doing anything fun this summer?" And before you know it, you're telling her how you've always wanted to live by the ocean and that you wish your mother-in-law visited more often! WHAT?! Well, I love my "hair gal", so I have no complaints, but I also found first-hand how this is all true when doing my GIRLS' hair!

Somehow, in the 10 minutes a day before school that I spend doing their hair, or the 10 minutes after bathtime that I spend combing out tangles - I tend to learn alot of important information. I'm thinking "hair do" time should now be at least 6 times a day.

Just the other day, I'd barely gotten one braid done on Rea's hair, and these 3 comments were made:

1. I want a Barbie birthday cake this year.
2. When I was a baby, how'd I get IN your tummy?
3. Pedro bit me on the playground yesterday.

So I quickly confirmed #1, briefly touched on #2, and settled in on #3.

"Excuse me come again he did WHAT now?!?!?!"

Sadly, this isn't the first time it's happened, with the first being on Halloween when he thought he was a vampire, and the other time somewhere in between.

So, after a visit with her teacher, we got some results on THAT situation....

But I guess my point is this:

I don't want the routine, "perfunctory" things like combing their hair in the morning to become an excuse for the quality time that I have with my kids. Yes, every moment of time with them can be a time for learning or sharing, but setting aside specific time to just talk and see how things are going is also so important.

I asked Ni'ke the other day during some cuddle time, "Tell me what makes you happy." And she said, "Jesus, my family, sunshine, going to church, and making cookies with you." Wow....

OK, I get it!