Wordless Wednesday: Haircuts!

Before and After

Zorg's hair was getting pretty extreme.  By extreme, I mean his siblings were having fun taking pictures of it!

So, we have before...

 And in the middle, when I had a Duran Duran 80's moment.

And after!

He likes it! 

Plus his head is cooler. 

And possibly lighter.

Shearing Time

 All four boys were getting shaggy, and I thought it was time for summer haircuts.  Everyone except Zorg thought this was a great idea.

Zorg's great idea was: Can I have a mohawk?

My great idea was: How long?


The answer was 8 hours.

But it was a fun 8 hours!

Last of the Mohicans

I know I agreed to this, mostly because I'm the one who actually did it.  Why remains something of a mystery.

Except that Zorg really wanted me to give him a Mohawk.  And it's easy.  And it's fixable.  Unlike the the time he wanted me to shave the top of his head but leave a fringe of hair around the sides.

So I did it!  I will note that it was the Emperor who went out and got the hair gel...

And Zorg was delighted!

And it's gone now!

What We've Been Up To, Part 3

We've been plugging away with the schooling. We've been holding the course with Math. That seems to be the one thing you never want to take a break from. It seems like everything is built on everything and the information seems to leak out their ears if you go too long without accessing it.

Leena and Zorg are enjoying their copy work. Leena is nearing the end of her story about a squirrel and a dolphin. Zorg has just killed a dragon and discovered a mysterious jewel in his story. I make the stories up as we go along and write them in their notebooks. When they were little, they traced my printing. Now they write it over themselves. It's an easy way to teach handwriting, grammar, punctuation, spelling and capitalization.

Mxyl and Klenda are still going on "Trials of Furno." I'll try to post more of it later. This is something they beg to do in their spare time! The Emperor is signing on as editor. It's amazingly convenient to have a professional writer (and English teacher!) on staff!!

We are taking a break on our US History mega unit. Science has been mostly revolving around weather and the relationship of heat/energy to density. Lots of interesting conversations and guesses about why things do what they do. Questions like, "Why does hot air rise?"


And then we got around to haircuts! The girls were especially pleased with their results. The boys were fine with whatever was going on atop of their heads. It's not that they don't appreciate a haircut, it's that they don't get excited about it. Girls are kind of fun that way.

The older four were easy. Oob is hard, but doable. I think I will have to go back and even some things out.

Choclo, however, well, the last time I had tried the "big boy haircut" I really had not liked the results...for about three months. I felt so clueless about what to do with his hair, that I finally broke down and sent him to a barber(with the Emperor).

First time any of my kids have had their hair professionally cut! It looks great! Plus, I looked at what the pro did, and I think I can do it next time.

Wild Beaver ATAAAACK!

The wild beavers have visited again! This time they got 6 out of 6 Zoomlians. The only truly dramatic change was to Choclo who went from this:








To this:

Wow!

When he looked in the mirror he asked, "Where is hair?"






I asked, "Do you like it?" (cleverly avoiding the question!)

He answered, "LIKE it! I LOVE it, Mama!"

The Emperor and I are still getting used to it. We keep wondering who that other kid is...

Wild Beaver Attack!

Even I had to admit it. Oob was starting to look a bit... unsavory. He needed a shave and a haircut.

You must know why I put it off so long: equal parts reluctance to admit my baby was getting bigger and dread of bringing a sharp object anywhere near the head of someone who starts and looks around when he hears scissors.

And dread of what he would like afterwords.

I'm not proud. When I did this with Mxyl the first time, it came out so badly that I resorted to the claim that wild beavers had broken into the house and chewed on my baby's head. Ever since, we've referred to toddler haircuts as Wild Beaver Attacks.

All things considered, the beavers were kind to Oob. They even licked his face clean.

Boy Makeovers

Before:


















And After:
As you can see they are all much happier except for Choclo. Maybe that's because he looks like wild beavers broke into the house and chewed on his hair. Or maybe he wanted to be a Beatnik.

I do pretty well on older kids but the Emporer still insists on getting a professional haircut. I don't know why. Maybe he thinks I'll give him the wild beaver cut, which I would if he didn't hold still even after I gave him a lollipop.