It's all about the hair

I used to do better about having Paul take my picture with the kids on days we got all gussied up. 

And as of yesterday I decided we are gonna do these type of pictures more often. But here's a cool thing about waiting a long time, it's quite noticeable how much the kids have changed.  

Um, hello. 

This is crazy. Especially Pierce!  He has grown up to my shoulder now. 

But growing just seems to be what he's best at lately. And one of his most recent transformations is a new found obsession with his hair.

And he does indeed have a good head of hair.

But watching him primp?

This is a new territory.

Sometimes he asks me five times a day how his hair looks...

And I feel as though I'm dealing with a teenage boy or something. But I guess changing and growing happens slowly over time, and first up for us is the hair.

But I get it....

With parents who had hair like this, what do you expect?

It's all about the hair.

Change is good. I think?

So you know how I did that whole, grow your hair out to prove your to your husband you can, thing? 

I let my hair grow out well over a year, with the occasional trim here and there, but for me it was long! And I ended up loving it long. 

But it was beginning to wear on me. It was feeling heavy and I thought looked damaged, so in one our  40 minute hair conversations that Tracey and I are known to have, I started discussing cutting it.

Here's something about growing your hair out, you get possessive of the hair, and the idea of cutting it can be scary. 

And that's when I knew it was time. 

As I watched a good four inches of hair fall on the floor, I got scurred, so I kept telling myself, it's just hair, and it can grow back. 

But I think I like it!

Change is good, right?

Oh, and Paul actually likes it.

My VERY LAST HAIR POST.

It's the very last day of 2012, and I think it fitting that I finish off the year with my VERY LAST HAIR POST. 

The bet, began almost a year ago, and the goal was for me to grow it out until our 10th anniversary, and much to my surprise, and I'm sure Paul's, I actually did it! 

It was actually fun having something to aim for, and I'm sorta bummed it's over. 

So maybe I should have a goal for 2013?

I shall think on it

But now the question is....

WHAT am I going to do with my hair now?

Should I cut it. Maybe frost and perm it? Should I let it get Crystal Gail long?

Right now, I think I'm leaning towards this fine look.

ONE MONTH TO GO!

Do you see it?

The finish line?

I can see it! 

And I am sprinting to the end...

I can taste the sweet victory.

And I am going to BASK IN MY WIN.

And my little cheerleader is going to enjoy the sweet victory with me. 

ONE MONTH TO GO!!!!!!!

2 months to go! I'm like a skilled hair athlete now.

When this whole hair situation started a mere 9 months ago, I was determined. 

In the nine months since, my determination has wavered a time or two, but I've stuck to it, and not cut the hair.  (If only, I could stick to a diet with such determination) 

And now, when I head in to the bathroom to do my hair, I prepare for the work. 

I have a LOT of hair. 

It's thick, and sort of wavy, and then sort of straight. It's weird. 

If I decide to go with the wavy look, it takes much longer to dry. So, I settle in for the time and effort it takes. 

I consider myself a hair athlete now. 

I've always wanted to be an athlete, and this is close as I will ever get.

A skilled hair athlete.

With color stains on her t-shirt.

YOU GUYS, I am in the home stretch now!!!!

I see the finish line, and I. AM. GOING. TO. WIN.

3 months to go!

I've given up on how many weeks I'm at with this hair situation. 

I just know I've got 3 months to go. 

I honestly have surprised myself, that I have stuck this thing out.

And now my hair is the longest it has ever been, outside of high school. 

I wrangled Hope into being my photographer this time.

And well, some pics were more awesome than others. 

And she even made a sign of her own! SERIOUSLY. My daughter is too much.

3 months blogger world. 3 months. I'VE GOT THIS!

4 months to go, and then I'm asking for diamonds.

For some reason, I keep forgetting about my hair updates. How I can forget about this mess on my head is beyond me, because one thing is for sure, I have a mane on my head. 

So, here I am when we started this whole thing. 

And here I am today, 30 weeks maybe, I have no clue really.

I've finally started to pull is back, and it helps. At times all this hair feels like Julia Roberts, circa Sleeping With The Enemy, before she fled of course.

And now, I have 4 months to go, and I'd say overall it hasn't been that bad. But now I'm pondering what should I get in return for this INCREDIBLE act on my part. Diamonds? A tropical vacation? A lifetime supply of hair products? You tell me! What should I ask for?

Exactly 6 months remaining.

So, I keep forgetting these hair updates! But I have not given up, on this whole thing, I can't give up! I've got to prove to myself and to Paul, I can do this. Read here to see how this whole crazy thing got started. 

Here we are, June 14, which means I have exactly 6 months left. 

Last hair update at 14 weeks. 

I did actually just get the hair trimmed up, because it was getting SO heavy. But by golly, I think I'm gonna win this thing!

14 weeks, at least I think.

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but it's been a while since I updated on my hair. I realize, it seems a little silly to do this, but I really think at the end of the year, it will be fun to look back.

THE END OF THE YEAR.

I have 8 months to keep growing out this hair. Oh my word. I had better get something good out of this. 

 Toilet photo.

 No makeup photo.

 Sit on the floor photo.

 And here we are today.

 All for you husband.