Rain, Rain Go Away
I like rain as much as the next person. In fact, I'm a big fan. I'm pretty sure I could live in Seattle without a whole lot of trouble. Great music, plenty of Starbucks - what's not to love? Except for today. The last Friday before school gets out. Both kids have field trips today - the only ones the schools saw fit to schedule all year. It seems like a rip-off, but at least they each got one, right? I guess we'll see what the weather decides. It seems like it's been raining for days. Oh wait, it has been. Every day off-and-on since Sunday.
My son is set to go to Adventureland today. It's a decent sized amusement park, but not a whole lot of fun when it rains. I'm guessing he forgot to stuff an extra set of clothes in his packpack. Hopefully he grabbed the rain poncho and sunblock (just in case) I set out for him. They were with his spending money, so it's possible. If the sun does ever come out, the boy is going to be one hurting unit without sunscreen. His neck hasn't seen the light of day for over a year because his hair has been covering it. Yesterday, I call him up after school to tell him he HAS to go get new shoes and he says he's decided to get his hair cut. Fine. I loved the hair, even though it was longer than mine. It seemed to suit him. He's been kicking th e idea of a haircut around for awhile, so it didn't shock me.
What did shock me is how much I've missed seeing his face. He got 10" cut off. It looked like he left a small woodland creature on the floor when he got up from the chair. My neice said it looked like someone dropped a wig. I can't believe how much of a difference it made. He went with his dad last night and I wasn't home when he got back. My neighbor was sitting outside and I asked her if he'd gotten home yet. He was standing right there. I didn't look too close because I assumed it was her son. We all got a good laugh out of that. I'll bet he gets a lot of attention today. My neighbor told me she had to keep staring at him because she'd never seen his eyes up close (he has great eyes). Honestly, I did like the hair, but he looks happier now - less brooding and weighed down. I hope it's a sign that he's turning a corner. I've been worried about him and yesterday, he seemed a whole lot more like the kid I know him to be - funny and unpredictable in a good way.
As for my girl, she's supposed to go to a state park for her field trip today. If it's light rain with no thunder or lightning, we'll still be going. So far, so good. I'm glad I bought her a raincoat a couple of weeks ago! Maybe the weather will clear off and it'll turn out nice after all. Little girlie got 4" cut off her hair yesterday, too, and I can hardly tell. It's the second time in a couple of months that we've done that. Mommy can't handle such a dramatic transformat ion in the baby girl. Yes, I know she's not a baby, but she's still MY baby.