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A haircut and a knitting project
07/28/09 · Filed in Daily Grind
I woke up this morning and after much deliberation, decided today would be the day to give Dylan a haircut. It’s not a decision that I take lightly, for the mood has to be just right in order for said haircut to be a successful one. Wrangling him into a chair and getting him to sit still long enough to get it done is not something I even want to think about doing if the mood is anything but a good one.
You may be wondering why I don’t take him to a hair salon and let someone else deal with his wiggling head. Because I don’t want to pay some chick $15 to do something I can do at home, that’s why. Really, the last time I took him was outrageous. It takes all of 10 minutes to give his head a good buzz over, and with some carefully orchestrated bribing, he’ll even sit still for it. I’d rather apply what little knowledge I have about hair at home and save my money.
Anyways, I’m happy to say that it didn’t turn out bad at all. Even though every little distraction was a good reason to abruptly turn his head, the bald patches are minimal, and it’s reasons like this that make me glad I don’t have a girl.
While intently concentrating on his gaming, I managed to get this picture, where you can only kinda see his hair.
Again, growing tired of my picture taking shenanigans.
And an unrelated picture. A knitted bookcase runner that is nearly finished! I can’t wait because this thing has taken a lot longer to complete than I thought it would.
James decided to grab a $30 hair clipping set from Wal-Mart so I could start doing his cuts at home. At $11 each for a salon, it has already paid for itself, and I haven’t done too bad!
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I don’t blame you for wanting to do them at home. Of course, you know, when he gets older, he probably will refuse to let you do them.
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That’s not a bad haircut at all! I remember my younger brother ending up with terrible haircuts when he was little because he squirmed so much.
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Great haircut! I think you did a great job! I agree – why pay someone else to do something that you’re completely capable of?
The bookrunner looks nice!
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His hair cut looks wonderful! I don’t really pay for my haircuts either. If I can do them well at home, why not?
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Everything is uber expensive, even kids’ haircuts! I don’t blame you for doing it at home and as long as you can do it and make it look nice, why should it matter? I think you did an awesome job as well!
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