Just in time for back-to-school, here’s a “What I learned on my summer vacation” essay. Ha! Whatever. You guys know summer isn’t a vacation when you’re used to having your kids at school and then all of a sudden they are home and IN YOUR FACE all day (11 more days, 11 more days, 11 more days)…nevertheless I DID make a goal for myself to learn something this summer.
I wanted to learn how to French braid Sophie’s hair. My mother passed down to me a tradition of not being able to fix hair, and I’ve never been able to do it, never thought I could, and never really tried. PLUS, before this summer, Sophie never would have sat still for me to do it. But this year she is a little less like a wild animal and a little more like a human child, so, now she’ll sit for me to braid. And God Bless her, she has been patient this summer.
It literally has taken me just about all summer to learn this. I’ve wanted to give up several times, and honestly the process didn’t do much for my self-esteem. I am NOT a natural, and it was hard for me! But finally, I think I’ve about got it. Wednesday at Sophie’s gymnastics class her braids were just about perfect and they stayed in wonderfully even after 45 minutes of bouncing around the gym and tumbling. I was super-proud (of you know, myself.)
Of course I forgot to take a picture.
I’ll take one next time I achieve French Braid perfection.
But anyways, I am excited to send Sophie back to school with a hair-do that is adorable and keeps her hair out of her face (and her glue and paint for that matter!)
What did YOU learn this summer?
Grandma Brads used to French Braid all the girls hair on Pollyanna Avenue. It took her two seconds, I guess that gene was wiped out by your mom’s genes.
And, BTW, Mrs. D. just gives them all scrunchies and says, “Go for it!”
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While Grandma Brads does great french braids, it hurts like no one else! I’m suprised I’m not bald! But they did stay in for like a week! Mom and Grandma used to wash my hair with my braids in, because I hated having it done. I think that may be why I learned to french braid my own hair at about 8 years old.
I learned that my family had way too many hot dogs and cereal! Can’t wait to cook healthier meals this winter 🙂