My Kids Mom

I’ve been waiting for over 2 weeks now to get my hair done. I had big visions of getting streaks (foils – blonde) like I did a few summers ago, and it was FABULOUS. I wanted to keep lots of the dark in my hair, but still pull out lots of blonde too! I also wanted to get it cut a bit shorter, so that I can just straight iron it in the morning and have it look like I’ve actually done something to my hair for the day. My hairdresser has cancelled twice because her/her family was sick, and so yesterday was the big day.

I left my house at about 9:45am. She lives out of town, it takes me about 45 minutes to get there. (you may think that’s crazy, but it’s worth it because she does it out of her house and it’s WAY cheaper than going to a salon! And she’s *usually* pretty good!) I tried going a different route, rather than through the city, just straight to the highway, but I took the wrong turn. I didn’t end up at her house until about 10:50. I did stop for cash on the way, so that added about 10 minutes to my trip.

Well, we did the foils and the cut. And, the foils only worked on my roots and my bangs, so she had to go back in and re-do the ends to make them lighter. I think this caused all of my hair to end up lighter, because it’s really hard to catch just the same strands as you did before. She cut it about where I told her too, although my hair shrinks a lot (she always ends up cutting my bangs to short because my hair shrinks when it dries), so it ended up maybe 1/2 inch shorter than I would have liked. But the cut itself stinks. It’s all choppy and weird. I’m wondering if either she was really distracted, or if her scissors are getting dull or something. It’s bad. And the dye job? Is kind of orange. I told her blonde with a hint of strawberry – you know, I didn’t want it platinum or anything. And, it’s orange. I’m REALLY disappointed. And I don’t know what to do. There’s way more blonde in it than I would like, and I think its’ hard to focus on liking the color when you don’t like the cut either, it’s almost like the bad cut makes the color look worse or something.

Now, I just don’t know what to do! Do I wait and see if I get used to it, maybe it’s not so bad after all? Do I phone my hairdresser and tell her I don’t like it and get her to fix it the way I want? Do I try somewhere else and see if they can fix it for a nominal fee?? I’d rather not go pay 100$ to have it fixed somewhere, and I know that my hairdresser will do it for cheap. And this is the first time she’s ever messed up in this way, usually it’s just my bangs that I’m not crazy about (they end up shorter). Which, I can handle. But this time I was like WOAH! Well, I’m done talking about it now, this is only making me more upset! I think I will go and medicate myself with some Dance Dance now!! (P.S. It worked last time!)

(If I did this right, you should be able to click them and see the bigger picture.)

I just got back from my first spring run. Now that soccer is finished, I figure I better start watching what I eat, and keep on running, or I’m going to start gaining weight in a hurry. I was feeling slightly over confident, and my run started off with a bang. I finished listening to one whole song on my iPod before the asthma kicked in. Arg. So, the second half of the 7 minute run was power walking. And now my hand veins are portruding. And I’m still having trouble getting air. Actually, my asthma wasn’t even this bad during the soccer season as it is right now. Weird, huh? Must be the fresh air refineries across the river. I feel great though, honest. I actually really like running, I find it peaceful and a great time to myself to think. I have always wanted to do one of those fundraising runs, y’know, _____ run for _____ charity, you raise money, etc. I think it would be fun, and rewarding. Maybe one day!

This weekend has been incredibly busy for us. We’ve hosted 2 lunches, and went out to 2 dinners. We could be going to another one right now, but I think it’s to our better judgement to stay home. You can only do so much in one weekend!

My rabbit scratched his head open. I don’t really know what do to about it. He’s an outdoor rabbit, never comes inside or anything, but he’s been in a cage under a heat lamp all winter, and I’m afraid his nails are too long, and thus scratched himself raw in one spot. It doesn’t seem like a recurring nervous habit or anything, just an accident. But his fur and skin are kind of clumpy and hard in that spot, and I’m afraid it’s going to become infected. Also, he’s losing weight. Which scares me a little, but part of me thinks it’s just because it’s getting warmer out, so he’s losing all his fluffy hair, and maybe a bit of extra keep-him-warm fat. (That’s a technical term, you know) I’m not sure if I should try to bring him inside and clean his head off and get a better look, or if I should just let him heal. I’m afraid I’d stress him out too much by bringing him in and wrapping him in a towel and holding him down and all that – he’s not used to that kind of handling. More of a pet on the head now and then. Also, I’m thinking I should cut his nails, but again, I don’t want to give him a heartattack (or be scratched open myself) in the process. sigh. I just really don’t know what to do!!

I found a new game on MSN games on Friday, and I’ve pretty much dedicated what little spare time I had this weekend to playing it. It’s called Carrie the Caregiver, and it’s very similar to Diner Dash, only you’re taking care of babies instead. I find those games so incredibly addicting, it’s horrible!!

HEY! Have I mentioned that I got the new Dance Dance yet?? I forget, well anyways, if I didn’t mention it, I did get it!! It’s so much fun, and the dance pad that it came with is SOO much better than the old dance pad I had. I love it!! It has a workout mode – where you sign in with your gaming profile, and it estimates your calories burned and keeps a chart for you of what days you played and how many calories you burned on that day!! And the great part is, it tracks it for you no matter what game mode you’re playing! Also, you can play online, but so far, the two times I’ve checked there have only been pro’s playing online, with their crazy fast feet! That’s nuts to me that people can play that so much that they can memorize the dance patterns and go at hyper speed like that!!

I got an alphabet set for my QuicKutz die cutting hand tool off of eBay recently, and it came in the mail on Friday! I am so excited to use it! Only the particular set that I got is called Pheobe, and the letters are quite small, so it will be a little finicky to glue down and what not, but it looks great anyways!! I’m looking forward to putting it into action, but I’ve got so many other projects on the go…I have a problem with starting new projects without finishing the old ones.

Oh! Also! There’s a sewing trade fair coming to town in a few weekends! I’m very excited about that!! My MIL and I are going to go, and maybe my SIL if she’s still here. It will be lots of quilting shops and demonstrations/classes and there’s usually some scrapbooking stuff there too! It was where I got my first motivation to begin quilting. I got the fabric for this quilt (my first ever!) when I went to this show a few years ago…

It’s just a bit bigger than a twin size, and the whole thing is flannel! It’s very warm and comfy! Perfect for when MyKidsDad is away for a night or two for work! (in fact, he’s curled up with it right now on the couch! Maybe I’ll find some fabric to make him his own flannel quilt!) The best part is that the “snowgirls” as I call them are all glammed up with fancy scarfs and vests, and are holding signs saying “shop till you drop” and are holding little purses and stuff. It’s a very girly quilt! And it’s colorful, and all the colors blend! It’s just my favorite EVER! hahaha… I just love bright colors, and matching colors with different patterns – stripes with dots and patterns and solids. Hopefully I’ll be inspired again! I can’t wait! Anyone else wanna come?