I’m at my wit’s end with my daughter’s hair. She has long hair that at one point was very curly. It’s now somewhat wavy.
It goes past the middle of her back.
And she HATES to have it brushed.
She looks adorable when it’s up or in clips. It’s cute even when it’s down.
But while I see other little girls at her school with brushed, smooth hair, my daughter’s hair is usually every which way and often in knots.
I’ve threatened to cut it, but she likes it long and daddy likes it long. And so do I.
On Sunday I put in several braids. By last night, it was a tangled mess. After her bath, I put in lots of conditioner. When she got out she wanted to play on the computer, but I told her first we were getting her unruly hair back in order.
Wrapped in a towel, she put her head on my lap while I worked at it with a comb, section by section. I pulled out at least three small clumps that got stuck in the comb.
It took 25 minutes. My daughter, exhausted from school, fell asleep.
Once her hair was all smooth, I put it in a ponytail, put her in PJs and tucked her in bed.
It was much easier to work with this morning. I know part of the problem is I just get too busy at night to brush it.
But after last night, I’ve got to make it a priority: morning and night. That, or a pair of scissors may be in order.

We have new tile in the bathroom thanks to Mr. Reese and a friend.

My husband came down from the upstairs last night triumphant.
“We have working toilets upstairs!” he announced.
My son, 6-years-old, looked at his dad and said, “So when it’s Saturday again, can you do my room?”
My husband smiled and scooped his son up into a bear hug. “You are just too precious,” he said.
We’re still in remodeling mode at our house. It began in Feb. 2008, after we decided to stay in our home rather than purchase another place.
It’s not that we need more room, there are just a few things about our house that drive us nuts.
But as soon as the decision was made, we tore up carpet and vinyl flooring downstairs. It took 9 months, but now downstairs we have click-in wood-like flooring, crown mouldings and wainscoting.
That was all done by October. In January, we tore out the carpet in the loft and my son’s room upstairs.
The flooring is down on the loft, but my son hasn’t had use of his room since then. All his furniture is in our room. Plastic covers his floor ready for the wood-like flooring.
And we got sidetracked and did the bathroom tile the last three weekends. To be honest, I was just jumping at the chance to get rid of the 6-year-old carpet that had been damaged beyond repair. Yes. We had carpet in the bathrooms. The house came that way.
My son is ready for his room to be done though. It’s not that he minds having his bed next to ours (he usually ended up in our room most nights anyway). I think he’s just at an age where he wants easier access to his clothes, his stuff, his toys. And he wants them in HIS room.
I’m not promising, but I’m hoping we can make a dent on it this weekend. Though even if we do, I’m sure his bed will stay just where it is so post-surgery next week he is close to us.