Friday 28 August 2009
Hair  Wash day; no mousse or spray this morning as I wanted to give it a break.  Still letting it grow. 

Other  It's been one of those weeks.

On Tuesday I found out that one of my former student workers had died the week before.  He was only 46, one year younger than me.  We had worked together back in the early- to mid-1990s but after he graduated I never heard from him again.  Quite a few of my former student workers keep in touch with me, in one form or another, and I was surprised when he didn't.  From the obituary I learned he had married in 2003, had a three step-children and a daughter of his own.  Apparently he just went to sleep one night and didn't wake up the next morning.  His death in and of itself is bad enough; what's worse is not being able to say goodbye or attend his funeral.     That makes 2 student workers who have preceded me in death.  Strange... 

Then on Wednesday my mother in law had hip replacement surgery.  She seems to be doing quite well and believes she'll be discharged from hospital today.  Hubby and I are thinking it will probably be more like tomorrow (Sat.) before she's sprung. 

Quite an emotional, stressful week, I must say.  I'm looking forward to my quiet weekend routine of laundry and cleaning...anything that screams of the normal.   

Wednesday 2 September 2009
Kiraela (http://www.longlocks.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1177457175/495) has been on my mind a LOT lately and I don't know why...  I hadn't thought of her in months but now suddenly BAM! there she is.  I hope she's all right.  I wish I had some way of contacting her.  Hmm, I believe I'll send an email to the account she has posted here and see if it reaches her. 

Hubby has been grumpy for the past few days, which is no fun.  I understand *why* he's grumpy, as he has a lot on his plate right now.  I just wish he wouldn't take it out on me.     So far I've managed not to succumb to the temptation of responding in kind but it gets more difficult every day to maintain my level of "no big deal"ness.  I'm giving him until the weekend to happy up, or mama's gonna have a little talk with her sugar daddy.   

Kiraela responded to the email I sent and everything is fine with her.  I don't think she would mind me telling y'all that she and Paul moved back to the Baton Rouge area after a brief stay in Atlanta.  She's still growing her hair and is trying to find a job.  But in general all is well with her.    

Tuesday 8 September 2009
Hair  So... the normal end-of-summer shedding has begun, and that coupled with my already thinning hair has me a bit freaked.  --Like I can afford to lose any more hair and NOT be able to replace it.      Every time I look in the mirror I swear my hair seems thinner, but I can't stop looking in the mirror.  I very much hope that I'm imagining the rate at which my hair is thinning, but I don't know...  God, I had such nice hair once upon a time. 

Wednesday 9 September 2009 (09/09/09)   

Hair  looks better today.  After washing this morning, I put on some mousse, sort of finger-combed it into place, allowed it to air dry for 30-40 minutes, then used a blow dryer.  After eating breakfast and dressing, I brushed my hair into place and sprayed it, and I have to say, it looks pretty dang good today.  Yesterday I just washed it--didn't use any product, so it was pretty flat and lifeless.  Note to self:  use the mousse!   

Friday 9/11 2009
Hair  Didn't wash my hair this morning; did an updo of sorts. 

Other  You know, I'm very happy Hubby has a job again, for more than the money reason.  It's giving him a sense of purpose, something to focus on other than his aches and pains (which are daily).  It also gives him a sense of pride in being able to help provide for his family again, which is important to a man's ego.