Afterwards
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Last week, I bought some clippers with the intent to save a few dollars and cut my son's hair (oh, and trim up the hubby's neck). I spent about $40 for the two sets of clippers (one regular and one mini) and one small cape, which can be used for superhero play when not in "salon" use. At the going rate of $18.95 (not including tip) I can break even in a couple of months.
John was pretty tolerable of his mom that was using clippers for the first time. I only made two kinda bald spots, right behind each ear when I tried to use the ear tapers (I knew after the first side and decided to make it symmetrical). They didn't mesh so well with the number 5 guard I was using. Oops! I will say that the ladies at the kiddie salon make it look easier than it is. I also discovered that John has a little patch of hair above the right side of his forehead that grows in a different direction. So while his "bangs" don't look so straight, they are in theory. My BFF wasn't so sure of my response when she questioned it. More importantly, my hubby was proud of his wife and thought she did a good job for her first haircut. And JHP - he keeps saying he doesn't have any hair left, when he really does. Oh, and he really likes the cape!
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Memories of VBS
John has recently started singing songs more completely than he has in the past. Since he got to actually participate in VBS this year (as opposed to just hanging in the nursery), he's picked up some new songs to sing. Even his instructor (and my friend) Dawn was surprised at how quickly he picked up the words to these songs. Here's a song about good little ducks that obey their Mommy.
And here's another about a fuzzy little caterpillar. When he sings it normally, it's just so sweet. But hold on to your seat, he's going to go through it this time pretty quickly.
John had lots of fun at VBS this year. He totally got into all the activities, the lessons and the songs. And I think he really enjoyed hanging with a bunch of kids his age. I'm sure he's missed school although he hasn't asked about it. But of course, when you get a bunch of kids together, sickness always tends to happen. And he caught it on Tuesday. He's such a healthy kid that it didn't keep him down for long. When others were enjoying the stomach virus for a couple of days, his lasted about 3-4 hours and then he was eating again (and keeping it down). I kept him isolated from the other kids that day while I worked my "job". He didn't complain about getting to watch his DVD player non-stop for 3 hours.
One of the few photos I have of just John. (I want to be careful about posting photos of other kids without permission.) Here he was working on his body outline with the words "God made John". I had to laugh when I looked a little closer at this photo. John is drawing one of his "creatures" on his poster. While he hasn't launch full scale into drawing lots of things, he does routinely draw "creatures." He learned the shapes from one of his games on his Leapster.
On Monday, we had to work much later after the close of VBS to get things straightened out for Tuesday. While I was typing away at the computer and the others were straightening out paperwork, John and his friend K were rocking out on the Sanctuary stage to the music playing in their heads. They found some cool props (and even a real microphone) to get their performance moving. They'd seen adults and teens up on stage that morning and were just thrilled to get the chance to be up there themselves. Surprisingly, they were totally occupied and content for the duration of the 1 and a half hours or so it took us to get our work done.
Our Children's and Family Ministries Director, Lee Ann would walk around during the songs and allow the kids to sing in the microphone. John even got a chance. As you can tell, John LOVED it. He's such a ham! K respectfully declined the opportunity. I don't blame her. I'd have passed, too.
One thing I don't want to forget is how John was all about the girls at VBS. He had great fun with K all week. She was in his class. And they'd often hang out and play afterward while the mommies did their work. For the puppet show Thursday night John sat next to K and he'd lean over every so often and put his arm around her, giving her a squeeze as they sat on the floor together. She tolerated him, but was more interested in the show than him. And then there were the older girls. His VBS teachers had some older kids they were looking after and they would often come to their room after VBS was over and before I picked John up. And never fail, he'd always be in some girl's arms. He's such a charmer and they all fell right into that trap. He totally loved the attention! It reminded me of when the neighbor girls used to come to visit a couple of summers ago. Too bad they don't live next door anymore!
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