Three Boys and A Girl: It's just hair!

So I just got home from the Beauty Shop!

Do we use that phrase anymore?

If not, then we should!!

It suggests that everyone is beautiful ... which is absolutely the truth!!

Men still call their "place" the Barber Shop ... that's a favorite hang out in the Village! I'm certain I blogged about that once!

With that said, I'm sticking with the Beauty Shop for my "place"!

At the Beauty Shop I got a fabulous hair wash ... OH SO FABULOUS!!

Seriously, I would go to the Beauty Shop JUST to have my hair washed, if I could justify it, which I can't! So my visits usually consist of other activities. Like today, beyond the wash, I enjoyed great conversation and left with a spiffy cut and clean up of my locks.

What I did NOT leave with was a new hair ...

That does not happen at the Beauty Shop ... that happens in my very own living room ... by way of the Lifeguard!

Yes, the LIFEGUARD colors my hair!

I am often stopped by perfect strangers wondering where I get my hair colored. My answer always disappoints them as I explain the Lifeguard is not available to the general public.

Some of my sisters-in-law and a few nieces have asked the Lifeguard to consider being their hair color-ist. It's a nice compliment for him but he always assures them he is not looking for new clients!

It's a job he volunteered for many years ago and it almost always turns out exactly as expected!

"It ALMOST always

turns out exactly as expected!"

We use the word "almost" because there have been a couple times when things have turned out a little wacky ... by wacky I mean ... BLONDE ... very, very, very ...

Be assured though, it has NOT EVER been the Lifeguard's fault. He always reads and re-reads the instructions, even though he knows the drill better than a seasoned, licensed beautician!

So ... whose fault is it?

We think it is the kit's fault!

and we've had a "faulty kit" ... twice.

The first time happened in 2007 and I FREAKED!!

Can you tell?

I then paid A LOT of money to have it fixed in the "official" Beauty Shop. I was younger then. Living in my Empty Nest has blessed me with greater perspective. So when it happened the second time my reaction was much different.

That "2nd time reaction" came last week.

The Lifeguard had followed all the directions, after he read and re-read them. But alas we had another "faulty kit" and in the mirror, BLONDE ... very, very, very BLONDE hair was looking back at me.

You know what I did?

I DID

NOTHING!

You know why?

because...

Life has taught me that the blonde will fade, the hair will grow and it will be fine ... and ... I'm not firing the Lifeguard! He will indeed continue to be my color-ist in our living room!

Things in life WILL go wrong!

Dinner is burned on occasion ... or a lot ... either way it doesn't really matter. Just keep cold cereal in the cupboard. Cold cereal can fix most woes, in case you didn't know!

You'll most likely be sick on Christmas Day sometime in your life ... or have pink eye and have to wear sunglasses all day. But hey! It makes for super fun pics!

People will drop in when your house is a disaster. You know what I used to say to that? "Don't mind the mess, this is not a museum. We love to LIVE here!" It's true!

If you have kiddos who kick, catch and run with balls, the chances are pretty great that you will forget to wash a uniform before a game at some point ... SO WHAT? It's okay, I promise you!

You know what also might happen? You might forget to DRY that same uniform sometime! Yeah, your child might go to a game with their jersey hanging out the window, hoping the 55 mile per hour wind will work as a make-shift clothes dryer.

They also might someday play in a WET uniform. It's okay! I personally think it makes them run faster, in hopes the brisk movement might speed up the drying time. Hey, don't be horrified. It happens.

Speaking of horrified ... sometime you might be eating at IN-N-OUT Burger and you might just fall out your chair for no reason at all. Your husband might look over to see you and you're not there ... because you are flat on the ground. Just go with it, just laugh, even if your lifeguard is extremely confused at how you got there ... I mean after all, you're most likely confused as well.

And ... you might ... just might ... have unplanned blonde hair sometime! And you know what, it's okay...

it's just hair!

Most things that cause us grief in this life ... Most things we beat ourselves up about ...

And you know what else...

When we find fault with others ... and perhaps whisper about them behind their backs ... the things we are passing judgement on usually don't really matter either.

You know what things really matter?

The things of...