Contented Chaos: Haircuts!

I 'cut' Abigail's hair once. A while ago. And only because her hair was growing straight down into her face and you couldn't see what a cutie she was. So I did what any nervous-to-be-wielding-scissors-close-to-a-toddler's-face mom would do. I grabbed her hair, lifted it straight up away from head and face, and cut. Hey, it worked well enough. I could see her eyes afterwards.

But since then, Abigail's hair has grown with the exception of the small snip of 'bangs' she gave herself about a year ago. Bethany has never had a hair cut that I recall, although my brain seems to be recalling at least a desire to rid her of her baby mullet. I'm not sure I did anything about it, though.

Fast forward to about two months ago, when Abigail began asking for a 'haircut like Maile's'. The style in question was a bob, and a very cute one at that. Considering what a nightmare it could be to brush her long hair, the prospect of a short hair style was definitely appealing. But there was a small part of me that resisted, mostly because (if I am to be perfectly honest here) I coveted Abigail's hair. A little. Okay, a lot. Her silky, shiny, straight blond hair was right out of my curly-haired daydreams. Not only was I reluctant to cut that beautiful hair, but I also was reluctant to tote the little girls to Anchorage to get a haircut. Not my idea of fun on a Saturday.

Then a friend told me about a gal who comes to your house and cuts hair. For a very reasonable price. Okay...this may just work! Especially since Bethany and Moriah both started making requests for haircuts as well.

She came to my house with only a few days advance notice (waaaaay better than the gal who ~~cuts~~ used to cut my hair in Anchorage, who has a waiting list at least a month long) and quickly got to business. In no time at all, Abigail, Bethany and Moriah were shiny and shorn and her bill was only $30. For a haircut house call!

The results were totally worth it and totally adorable. I must say that I learned a new lesson that day: put newspaper or another something on the ground to catch hair. Otherwise it's a bear to clean up. (the price of doing business with someone who doesn't have an official place of business...cleaning up your own hair)