Locks of Love

On April 30th 2008, Austin shaved his head.  Then he swore he wouldn't to get a hair cut for a whole year.

A year went by...

Then two years... 

Almost three years later, he had still never gotten more than a trim.

We measured his hair a few nights ago and realized that his ponytail had surpassed the 10" minimum.  So last night, he finally got his hair cut to donate to Locks of Love!

Locks of Love is a wonderful non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

If you're interested in joining the cause, here are a few of the guidelines for donating hair:

• Hair must be gathered in a ponytail
• Minimum length of 10" from tip to tip
• Colored or permed hair is accepted
• Bleached or highlighted hair is not accepted
• Dreadlocks are not accepted  

A very lucky recipient will be happy to wear his curly hair!



And I'm just happy he got a hair cut :)

 

Hair Chop

Happy Tuesday :)

I woke up with incredibly sore calves from the Zumba dance class I took on Sunday.  I guess I should've stretched a bit more!

Breakfast featured a repeat of my homemade raisin bread french toast, with the addition of a sliced grapefruit.

I got a new haircut AND dyed my hair!

I definitely feel like I spiced-up my look with this drastic change!

It may not look like much, but I chopped off a lot of length in the back.

I made salmon with artichoke hearts, sauteed zucchini and squash, and brown rice pilaf with mushrooms for dinner.

I whipped up a new sauce to go on the salmon: 2 tbsp capers, 2 tsp lemon, 1/2 cup sour cream.  The flavors went together perfectly!

Dessert was a piece of toast with peanut butter, banana and cinnamon sprinkled on top.

There was an awesome lightning storm last night.  We sat on the balcony and watched it before bed.

Have you ever had a haircut that you hated?

It usually takes me a day or two to get used to my new haircut.  I am especially noticing how short it is when I go to run my fingers through it and it's not there anymore!