What is THAT?

Today has not been a great day. Ruby and Eliza Claire have not wanted to nap today. It seems like every nap was about 20 minutes. Never enough to get their nap out just enough to make them even more fussy. Of course it doesn't help that their schedule is impacted by having to get the older kids where they need to go. Finally around 3:30 everyone was home and Ruby and Eliza Claire were in bed asleep!

I decided to take this opportunity to be a bad mom and put the big kids in front of the TV downstairs while I went upstairs for a little quite time of my own. OK so I was really watching General Hospital and painting my nails (I know that sounds like the SAHM who sits around and eats bon bons. But if I didn't get a few minutes to myself it was not going to be pretty).

After about 30 minutes I thought "I can't believe Charlotte hasn't been up here." You see Charlotte doesn't have a very long attention span for TV. Within five minutes of thinking this I hear screaming and crying. Charlotte sounds hurt!

I rush downstairs. I walk in the family room/kitchen. I find Charlotte on the floor under an open drawer holding a pair of scissors and crying. I also see this on the floor.

I'm trying to figure out what she has done. Obviously she has given herself a hair cut but she is crying and there is a place on her head. Did she fall on the scissors? What has she done? I finally get her to tell me. She was sitting on the floor cutting her hair and stood up. When she stood up she hit her head on the open drawer. That is what made her cry.

Upon investigating her hair she had cut partial bangs (only on one side), cut a few layers (on the other side), and cut a section above her ear to the scalp!

Oh boy! Now what? How do we fix this? We have professional pictures schedule for next Monday! What to do?

I decided to take a stab at fixing it myself knowing I would probably have to get professional help at some point. I cut about two to three inches off the length (hoping the shorter length would disguise the layers on the one side) and fixed her new bangs. Luckily the really short section is under some other hair and I think this fix will work. Unfortunately we now have bangs. I don't like bangs and know what a pain they are to grow out but apparently Charlotte thought they were a good idea.

I asked her why she cut her hair and she told me "I didn't think they would cut." I gather she meant she thought the scissors would only cut paper and not work on hair.

Needless to say this did not improve the crazy, not fun day I was having!

Here are the before and after pics.

Charlotte after she cut her hair

Charlotte after I cut her hair

Note to self: Don't leave Charlotte unattended while watching TV!

Jenn, who won't be getting anymore quite time during the day for a while. I'm just not sure it was worth it!