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... of a haircut


I am debating cutting my hair.  This is the longest that it's been since I was a sophomore in high school.  That's 14 years, people!  Normally, long hair is great.  You have so many options.  Normally.  However, I am now back in grabby baby hands stage - which continues for quite awhile.  We are also on the verge of moving to a country which is, presently, sitting at right around 120 degrees during the day.  Yes. 120.  That's right.  I am sure that I will not want my hair on my sweaty neck.  So all of this  basically means that it is in a perpetual pony tail.  And a perpetual pony tail makes this mom mistakenly think that she can get away with multiple days without showering.  This is far from the truth and, really, if I needed to, I could find time to take a shower. I just don't prioritize it because of the perpetual ponytail.  So my thought process is that, if I have shorter hair, I will be forced to shower.  And it won't get stuck in baby hands as easily  I'm not talking uber short, more mid-length.  This is the picture I was going to bring in when/if I go.
Quinn has already given his approval.  Now it's just a matter of whether I want to go through with it or not.  I actually kind of like change, so I'm liking the idea of this at the moment.  But it's late and I'm getting tired, so I'm going to see how I feel in the morning.  If I do it, I'm going to do it in the morning during Selah's first nap, since it's the longest.  So I may be back tomorrow with a new look!  

And for fun, some pictures of the family hanging out here at the Shockley house in Colorado.



Alright.  I've got to go.  It's late and my parents' computer keyboard stinks and is frustrating me.  Dumb.

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