August 21, 2007 – Locks of Love
Today, we had a hair salon trifecta! Ashlyn, Kenzie (my stepdaughter, for those of you who don’t already know that) and I went and spent half the morning and a good portion of the afternoon at the hair salon getting purtied up.
Kenzie had realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly long hair and decided for a really drastic change. In fact, she had 12 inches cut off and we’re going to be sending it in to Locks of Love. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the program, they make hair pieces for children who through some unfortunate disease or circumstance do not have hair, either permanently or temporarily (as with chemo). So not only did she get a fresh new look today, she did her good deed for the day by providing hair for another child who doesn’t have their own.
What’s that green spot to her right you ask? It’s tape! We finally got irritated enough with the builder, and it’s 2 weeks away from the one year warranty deadline to report issues. I sent them a certified letter, and voila! I have a squillion contractors swarming upon our home today “fixing” stuff.
So you could say, that today’s photo has a double meaning. 
August 21st, 2007 at 2:58 pm
I remember when I had hair long enough to send to locks of love. I’ll probably never grow out my hair that long again, even if it is for a good cause.
August 21st, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Cute haircut! My daughter donated 9 inches to Locks of Love a few years ago. If I go through with my threatened shortening of the tangled tresses, I’ll donate to them again.
Good for you that the builder finally got rolling on the fixes. I hope they get them all done!
August 24th, 2007 at 10:40 am
My highest regards to Kenzie. That’s a great reason to get a haircut!
August 24th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Oh, what a great thing to do! My hair grows really fast, but I don’t know if they’d want my color-treated, curly frizzy madness!
I hope you get all your “fixes” taken care of. Good for you for getting the contractors back before the warranty ran out!
September 2nd, 2007 at 3:57 pm
I don’t know why I haven’t been visiting your 365 blog, but here I am today! My daughter and I were just talking about Locks of Love this summer—and wondering if it would be long enough by next summer for a donation. Good for Kenzie!