What a day! If you EVER thought...I truly believe I am the ONLY person this has EVER happened to, continue reading. If this story has happened to someone, please let me know! After a week of not venturing out of the house with my babies, I was...well...about to go insane and had begun contemplating sneaking out of my own house (only for a couple days). You see, I love my babies with all my soul; but I am a socialite and there are only sooo many times I can read Brown Bear, Brown Bear without losing my mind. My dear husband recognized the signs of me running away and offered to take the children for an afternoon. I decided I should get my hair done since it had started to look like a huge Chia Pet. Honestly, I really don't even enjoy the two hours it takes to get highlights, a cut, a neck cramp from the rinsing station, and thin this grotesquely thick hair; but HEY...I was out of the house in the land of adults! I got red highlights put in my hair, and she warned me that she used this new color which was not suppose to strip your hair, but it would look like a murder scene after a couple of washes. Okay... Well, she did not lie! It stained my towel, my tub, and my neck! On day 2, I decided to take my boys to the neighborhood pool with my mom. There were several people there on this particular day, but we got the posse out and started the long process of sunscreen, flotation devices, play toys, ect...after about twenty minutes, we finally get in the pool. OF COURSE, my oldest just got on a screaming kick (like that day) and just started screaming for someone else's ball. Nevermind that we had just bought him a big ball...NOPE clearly we had picked poorly in the ball world. Blast...I must do better next time. Well, my son is screaming and pointing so like any good parent would do, I toss him to his grandmother and get the calm, little one. Not two minutes later, the calm, little one started crying. He NEVER cries at the pool. I was determined to swim one lap to at least feel like I worked off those donuts I ate. The pool was overcrowded so I had to swerve and duck and say oops sorry like ten times; but I finally made it back to my now frazzled looking mother. I pulled my hair in a ponytail and suddenly felt something very strange running down my back...I look at my mother in horror and said,
My hair is leaking isn't it?
She just looked at me and said,
Yep
Oh and did I mention I am wearing a WHITE bathing suite?!! Okay, we have got to go now!! I haul my kids out of the pool with my son screaming about the prized ball and my other child looking at me like, "all I wanted was a nap mom, why are you doing this to me?" I know the neighborhood rules are long about the pool, but I don't think there was anything about leaving blood red hairdye in the pool; so I think we are safe... Nevermind the fact that I finally found a swimsuite to cover up two years of being pregnant flab which was ruined! All the soaking in the world was not going to get those stains out. Needless to say, next hair appt. she will be stripping my hair!
I am creating funEthoughts in order to share my often comical journey of raising Irish twin boys (20 months and 8 months currently) while being married to my military hubby. What is with the name you may wonder... well, my nickname has always been "E" so the rest is pretty self explanatory! I am hoping this blog will allow the mommy-to-be or new mom to cut herself a break and realize that there is NO such thing as a "perfect" parent and if there was...how boring! I am also writing this blog to share my inspirational ideas and passion for helping people. As a stay at home mother for two, it is near impossible to find a lump amount of time to do anything extra! However, my ideas are simple and often involve ways to simply express your love to your family, friends, or if you have that extra umph of energy to your community. I have been a working mom too, and I will return to the work force probably all tooooo soon; so I know the demands of the working mom are crazy as well. My thoughts, ideas, and stories will hopefully provide some comical relief to let you know...hey....my kid has fallen off the bed too and to inspire and drive you to take the extra step everyday to make someone's day which will in turn make yours...And YES that includes your spouse! (I know I am REALLY pushing it now)... Enjoy FunEthoughts!
