Four Little Wigs

Back in October, I wrote this post about growing my hair.  I started growing my hair back in January of 2008 for the soul purpose of donating to Locks of Love.  The day to donate finally came!!!!

I should go back.  When I decided to grow it out, my mother-in-law (God bless her) said I would never do it!  Of course, I am not bull headed at all and told her, "watch me!" 

Why grow it out you ask? 

My mom, my husband's aunt Marlene, my friend, Bev, and many, many, many more are breast cancer survivors!!!!!!  I also lost my "second mom," Judy to cancer.  I have seen kids born with cancer.  Lets face it cancer sucks and it is all around us.  The one way I could honor these women and so many others was to donate my hair. 

If you've known me more than three years, you know I love cute, short, sassy hair styles.  So, for me to grow it out for three years without coloring or using products, it was a challenge!  I used to spend $200/month cutting, coloring, and producting my hair!!!! 

I decided what better day to cut my hair than the day before my 36th Birthday! 

A lot of thought and emotion went into today. 

What if I hate it?...What if I hate it?  What about the children with cancer?  They don't have a choice.  My mom didn't have a choice.  She cut her hair very short knowing full well ALL of her hair would soon fall out.  She couldn't worry about hating it!  She didn't have a choice.  Judy most certainly didn't have a choice!

As my stylist cut the first pony, I thought of my mom and how I thought she wouldn't beat it.  Then, I thought of Judy, who didn't.  I thought of my friend, Bev and her adorable short hair.  I thought of the children who would be blessed by one hair cut.

And then it hit me...I'm really doing this!

And then she handed my hair to me.  I had no idea how beautiful my hair is!  I'm not tooting my own horn.  I have the perfect hair for two beautiful wigs for two sweet little girls!

Er, I have enough beautiful hair for FOUR beautiful, precious, little girls!!!! 

Off to the water basin.  Man was it weird to feel my hair head on the basin.

And then the transformation began.

As it unfolded, I could tell by my dear friend, Sarah's, expressions, it was shaping up to be a very cute cut!  Much shorter than I imagined.

Truth be told, I am BLIND without my glasses!  I had no idea until she was done what I even looked like.  All I knew is that my neck was thankful to have all that weight off my head!

EEEEEEK!!!!!!  I am in LOVE!!!!

It was a win win day!  I have my cute, short, sassy hair back and FOUR little girls are going to be blessed beyond what I can ever imagine!

So, thank you, Mama for challenging me!  Thank you, Simonsons for the FREE hair cut!  Thank you, Sarah for coming with me and being my photo journalist!

May God Bless the FOUR little girls who are going to receive wigs made from my FORTY inches!!!!!!