I put together this little "treat" for the parents who showed up.
After the night ended at the Hell-Hole, I rushed straight to Stud's school (as much as you can rush a half-hour drive!) where he was waiting with a couple of friends. By the time I drove his friends home, we had just enough time to walk in the door, heat up some soup (yay for left-overs!) and walk right back out the door for our hair appointments. I picked up my sister on the way.
For some reason, she chose last night to make a big change. That translated into a VERY long night.
Stud got a haircut. I may have mentioned that when my girlfriend cut his hair a few weeks ago, it was seriously the BEST haircut he's every had. He LOVED it. She gave him a faux-hawk, which you may remember made it into his self-portrait. His hair grows so fast that, despite just getting it cut about 3 weeks ago, he was ready for a trim. I figured it was best to do it now, while it still had it's 'shape,' so my friend would remember how she cut it. (Our girlfriend who does our hair has been our friend since high school. She owns the salon we go to. We always tease her because she almost never remembers from one visit to the next what the hell she does to our hair! But, it always looks great. Every time she's ever cut Stud's hair, it's been different. I figured I'd try and help her keep this 'new' looks, since he liked it so much.)
Naturally, my girlfriend styled Stud's hair with all these different products, so it looked great when she was finished. But, like I said, thanks to my sister, we were there WAY longer than I would have liked, especially since Stud was with me. We didn't leave the salon until after midnight. By the time I drove my sister home, and pulled into our garage, it was nearly 1am. That would explain the fact that Stud looks a bit stoned in these pictures. And, his 'do drooped a bit by then. I was only going to post the two cutest ones, but then I realized, he can't take a bad picture. :) So, here's the whole photo shoot.
It's about 54 in my house right now. I'm cuddled up in bed, wrapped in....wait for it.... A SNUGGIE! Yes, I actually own one. Stop laughing! Stud and his dad bought it for me, I think almost as a joke, over the summer. It's zebra-striped! (Wait, I have TWO Snuggies, but I'll tell you about that tomorrow.) Being all snuggled up, with a storm going on outside, is just a perfect night to me.
Holy crap! After being worried about not having anything to write about for NaBloPoMo, so far these have been some of the longest posts I've ever written. Sorry about that...
7 comments:
It is so sad that some parents don't even care to pick up report cards.
Chi, SM is flippin' adorable. Love his do'....love him.
He looks JUST like you. But don't tell him...boys don't like that you know. :)
It rained all day here too...perhaps I will have snow tomorrow???
You'd think they'd come just for the popcorn, right?
I'm seriously considering a Snuggie, they just look so warm!
Stud looks great! He is so handsome!
I love your report card pick up idea. That was great!
The popcorn idea is great..wish I thought of that last year and the year before. My former crappy administrators used to revel in that parent stuff. Its the only thing they care about, appeasing the parents instead of taking the more serious concerns, behavior and school wide safety issues.
I wonder what kind of parent who never comes to the kid's school, is like at home. Shuddering at the thought. I can't believe you had to stay so long at the salon but your boy looks great. Very handsome.
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Great haircut on a great-looking young man - what a beautiful smile!
You are such a good teacher, to do those caring, kind things for your kiddos' parents. It must make them feel appreciated and loved. You are a gift in their lives!
No need to apologize. Your posts are great! I have to say I love the popcorn idea. We have parent/teacher conferences coming up on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week and I may try it.
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