Yippee! He feel asleep on the other side today. I was finally able to cut the long side. Of course he woke up before I was finished, but it looks almost normal now. I can go out in public without worrying about my son's sideways mullet (thanks Nate, for that great description of what it looks like). I just have to even out the sides and shorten the crown of his head. I am pretty proud of how I did. Not bad at all. I don't think I am going to make a career out of this, but until he goes to school, it doesn't really matter if his hair is cut perfect.
What I got done today:
From the crown:
Straigt on. You can see that the left side is still longer than the other side, But I should be able to finish that off, along with the crown, tomorrow.
So I tried again today. He woke up yet once again. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. I did get more of the top of his head, but I still need to get that one side. It looks so crazy. Anybody know any good drugs that I can knock him out with?
The side I can't get:
Head on shot:
The side I have done:
I hope tomorrow will be the day I can get this all done and looking nice. If not, I am afraid we are going to have to resort to torture, "the clippers".
So today's nap time didn't go quite as I had planned. Beckett threw a good hour long tantrum about not wanting to going to sleep, at least without me in the room. I don't know what all of this is about, but going to sleep is no longer the joy it used to be for him (maybe it has to do with not being home consistently for the last month). So, after listening to that for an hour, I decided to go in and try to calm him down. I held him and stroked his arms and hair. He immediately started to close his eyes. As I was doing this, I started thinking about his hair and how long it was. I thought about how my mom is always the bad guy and cuts his hair for me (I can't really do it because I am the one who has to hold him). Then I got to thinking that if I kept stroking his hair, I might be able to cut his hair without disturbing him and he would sleep right through it. Hair cuts have always been a nightmare for him. As soon as it was pretty obvious he was going to go to sleep, I put him back in his bed and kept stroking his hair until he was out. Then I went and got a comb and scissors. It went okay. I think I did okay with my first scissors hair cut. The only problem was that after I cut the one side, I tried to role him over to cut the other and he woke up. So, here are the results of the haircut:
This is a shot of the side that didn't get cut, just so you get an idea of what it looked like before I cut it.
This one is of the side that got cut.
This is of the back to show you how far I got before I rolled him over and he woke up.
Another one of the back.
And finally of the front.
I don't think I did a very bad job on what I did get done, considering this is the first time I have used a pair of scissors to cut some one's hair. It looks kind of like I cut some places close to the scalp, but those spots are actually just really blond spots or thin areas of his hair. I'm going to fix the other side tonight or tomorrow at nap time. I'll post pictures of how it all turns out. If all else fails, I am going to just buzz it all off and he will just have to look like a cancer patient again, like his last haircut.
I was the extremely lucky person to go with my wonderful Aunt Karen, to see the play Wicked about a week and a half ago. I love, love, loved it! It was one of the best plays ever!! I love all the pre-"Wizard of Oz" explanations and stuff. It was such a cool story and then the music was amazing. "Defying Gravity" is my favorite song. I am getting goosebumps just thinking about it. "For Good" is a good song too, but it just doesn't have the electrifying effect of "Defying Gravity".
The cast was amazing too. We sat next to a couple that had seen it in New York (she thought it was with the original cast that had Kristen Chenowith) and in Chicago and she said this cast was the best she had ever seen. The woman that played Glenda was hilarious. I loved her. She did such a good job at tossing her hair. What a riot?!
If you ever get the chance to go and see this play, you should. Even my brother that hates all musicals except for "Les Mis", liked this one. It was amazing!!! Oh, I just am so excited thinking about that show. I guess it is a little late to say this now that the show is gone, but go see it if you get the chance like if you go to LA or New York. It is great for kids, might be a little scary with the flying monkeys though. They had wire hair in our show. Creepy is all I have to say about that. But they don't come out into the audience, so maybe it wont be too bad for the kiddos.
Anyways, I just wanted to say how much I loved this show and tell my aunt one more time how grateful I am she took me. Your the best, Karen! Anytime you want to go again, just let me know.
Here is a video of Defying Gravity. Probably bootlegged, but if it is on YouTube, you could just go find it yourself, so I will just make it easier on you.
Today, I am grateful for quiet. Right now my kids are taking a nap. It is so quiet in the house. It is so peaceful, so calm. I love it. I should probably take a nap, but I wont, too much to do. That is one of the best things about going to the temple. The quiet. I am a person that doesn't like silence a lot. When I clean or do projects, I turn on a movie or an Office episode to have background noise. I like background noise I guess is what it really is. But right now, with no noise (especially not tantrums) it is really nice and I am really diggin' it. Maybe I will try to have more of these quiet times in the future. I am grateful for quiet.
Today, I am grateful for motivation. I have been recently reminded of some projects that I have never finished, but need to. Some have been sewing projects, others are organizational project. With an upcoming week at my mothers, I think I am going to try to finish some of my projects. One of those being my temple apron. I got the kit for that the Christmas before I got married and it still sits in my sewing box, waiting to be finished. That is 5 years! I can't believe I have not finished it. What a procrastinator?! And if the reminders of what I haven't finished isn't enough of a motivation, I have now thought up some new projects to do next week. I am motivated to get them done though. Only time will tell if this motivated feeling actually gets me to do something, but I really want to get these projects done and out of my "to do" pile. I am grateful for motivation
Today I am grateful to start anew. I just got home today from watching my brother's children. We had a lot of fun and I learned a lot about what it takes to be a mom of six kids and if I really want to do that. If I can be as organized and my children as disciplined as those four were, I think I can make it. I just need to do it gradually, not all at once. But now that I am home, I am excited to start anew with my schedule (even though it will all get messed up next week when I staying with my mom while Matt is on a road trip with his brothers). I guess it is really going to be implemented in two weeks, but I am going to spend the week planning it out and making it something the children and I can do. After watching the supernanny for a couple of months now, I have realized how much I really need to do this. I have two very great kids, and in order to keep them great, I need to step up to the plate a little more. I am looking forward to planning out a learning schedule for Beckett. I have a friend that started a blog about this very thing. I love it! It has really helped me to come up with how to teach Beckett, which has been something that I have really struggled with. I have been asking my mom for ideas as well. If any of you other moms or elementary teachers have any ideas on teaching toddlers or creating a routine. I would really appreciate it. This will be a good step for me as a mom. I am grateful to start anew.
P.S. I am sorry to disappoint you all, but I am not going to make up all those days that I missed. I know, it is horrible news, but I can't really remember the last few days, so I am just going to let it slide.
