BAD HAIR DAY !!!!

MY FRIEND DANA AND I GET TOGETHER ABOUT ONCE A MONTH FOR A BEAUTY SHOP DAY TO CUT, COLOR, FROST OR WHATEVER ELSE WE NEED IN THE WAY OF MAINTENENCE. FOR ALONG TIME I HAVE USED THE EXACT SAME COLOR COMBINATION ON MY HAIR, BROWN MIXED WITH A COPPER RED. LAST MONTH WE HAD OUR NORMAL DAY, MIXED THE COLOR, APPLIED IT, AND KEPT IT ON THE ALLOTED TIME. I THEN PROCEDED TO WASH IT OUT AND TOWEL DRY IT. AS I LOOKED AT DANAS' HORRIFIED EXPRESSION I IMMEDIATLEY KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. " ITS PURPLE !" SHE EXCLAIMED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A CRUEL JOKE THAT SHE WAS TRYING TO PLAY UNTIL I CHECKED THE MIRROR FOR MYSELF. NOT ONLY PURPLE BUT FLORESENT PURPLE ! MY GRANDDAUGHTERS WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT COOL ! WE HEADED OVER TO THE BEAUTY SUPPLY SHOP TO GET SOME HELP AND ADVICE. AFTER THE GIRL HAD QUIT LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY SHE SUGGESTED THAT WE APPLY A DARK BROWN AND THEN FROST IT, SO THATS WHAT WE DID AND I LOOKED HUMAN AGAIN. NOT THE EXACT COLOR I WAS USED TO BUT BETTER THAN PURPLE. WELL THE SAGA CONTINUES. TUESDAY IT WAS TIME TO TOUCH UP THE ROOTS, THIS TIME I WENT TO DANAS' HOUSE BECAUSE SHE WAS TENDING HER TWO YEAR OLD GRANDSON CREW. AFTER MUCH DELIBERAION WE DECIDED TO USE THE SAME FORMULA AS I HAD ALWAYS USED THINKING PERHAPS IT WAS A FLUKE SINCE IT HAD ALWAYS WORKED BEFORE. YEP, YOU GUESSED IT MY ROOTS TURNED OUT FLORESENT PURPLE ! SOOOO WE AGAIN APPLIED THE DARK BROWN TO MY ENTIER HEAD AND LO AND BEHOLD IT TURNED BLACK ! WELL I'M NOT A BLACK KIND OF GIRL, ALTHOUGH I HAVE HEARD ONCE YOU GO BLACK YOU NEVER GO BACK. I WAS ABOUT TO HURRY AND LEAVE TO SEEK HELP WITH THIS DILEMMA, WHEN WE NOTICED THAT ONE OF DANAS' HORSES WAS LAYING DOWN IN THE PASTURE. SHE WAS LAYING ON A HILL WITH HER FEET ON THE UPSIDE AND HER HEAD DOWNHILL, SHE WAS STUGGLING AND WE HAD NO IDEA HOW LONG SHE HAD BEEN THERE. I RAN OUT TOWARDS SATIEN AND AS I GOT CLOSER I COULD SEE THAT SHE HAD GOTTEN HER FEET CAUGHT IN THE FENCE AND THE WIRE WAS WRAPPED AROUND BOTH OF HER BACK FEET, AND THEY WERE IN THE AIR ! DANA RAN DOWN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TO THE BARN TO GET WIRE CUTTERS, CREW WAS LEFT WITH ME. ALL OF US WERE IN A PANIC INCLUDING THE OTHER HORSE IN THE PASTURE, ROBIN, WHO WAS RUNNING AND BUCKING AND KICKING AT US, ( SHE WAS PROTECTING SATIEN ) WHICH UPSET CREW EVEN MORE SO HE WAS SCREAMING ! THE DOGS ADDED TO THE COMMOTION WITH NON STOP BARKING ! WE GOT THE WIRE CUT FROM SATIENS LEGS AND FEET, EXCEPT FOR A PIECE THAT WAS STUCK IN HER HOOF, COVERED HER WITH A BLANKET AS SHE WAS EXAUSTED AND VIOLENTLY SHAKING WITH SHOCK AND WAITED FOR THE VET, AND THE MEN FOLK WE HAD CALLED FOR HELP TO MOVE HER AROUND. SATIEN DECIDED NOT TOO WAIT AND AFTER A FEW TRIES NOW THAT SHE WAS FREE OF THE WIRE, WAS ABLE TO GET UP. THE VET ARRIVED, REMOVED THE EMBEDDED WIRE, GAVE HER SOME PAIN MEDS AND SOMETHING FOR SHOCK. DANAS' SONS AND HUSBAND MARK ARRIVED TO HELP WITH CREW AND SATIEN. FOR SOME REASON THEY ALL KEPT GIVING ME STRANGE LOOKS. I HAD FORGOTTEN I WAS BLACK !!! HOW EMBARRASING !!! I NOW HAD TO WAIT UNTIL WEDNESDAY TO GET SOME HELP. SCOTT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, SO IT WAS BEST HE SAY NOTHING ! WEDNESDAY I FOUND A COLOR CORRECTION SPECIALIST AND SPENT 5 HOURS WITH HER STRIPPING, RECOLORING AND FROSTING AND $170.00 WITH TIP LATER BACK TO A NORMAL COLOR. SO MUCH FOR SAVING MONEY BY DOING IT AT HOME. THE ONLY THING THE SPECIALIST COULD COME UP WITH WAS THAT THE COMPANY MAY HAVE REFORMULATED THEIR COLORS, NEEDLESS TO SAY I'M NOT USING THAT BRAND AGAIN ! MY MOTHER ALWAYS USED TO SAY TO ME AS SHE WAS BRUSHING MY LONG SNARLED HAIR "YOU'VE GOT TO SUFFER TO BE BEAUTIFUL" !! OH THE THINGS WE DO TO HANG ON TO YOUTH AND BEAUTY ! AND IF YOU THINK I'M POSTING PICTURES OF PURPLE HAIR, NOT A CHANCE !

OUR VALENTINE WEEKEND

WE HAD SUCH A GREAT WEEKEND ! SATURDAY MORNING SCOTT AND I EXCHANGED GIFTS. MY FRIEND DANA AND I HAD BEEN WORKING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS ON A COLLAGE OF PICTURES FROM OUR HEBER CITY COWBOY POETRY TRIP FOR OUR HUSBANDS. THE SLIDE SHOW IS OF THE PICTURES I USED. WE LOVE COWBOY POETRY AND HAVE MADE GOOD FRIENDS OF MANY OF THE ENTERTAINERS. OUR GOOD FRIENDS MARK AND DANA HAVE GONE WITH US THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE RECENTLY, THE LAST OF JANUARY, FIRST OF FEBRUARY WENT TO THE NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING IN ELKO, NEVADA. FOR SOME REASON WE CANNOT RETRIEVE THE PICTURES WE TOOK THERE OFF OF SCOTTS LAPTOP SO AS OF YET I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO POST OUR FUN TRIP THERE. SCOTT WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE COLLAGE AND ALSO THE COUPON FOR A 1 HOUR MASSAGE AND COLOGNE. SCOTT SURPRISED ME WITH A BEAUTIFUL SET OF DIED PEARLS. SOMEHOW HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO GO OVER OUR BUDGET, THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND I'VE NEVER HAD A SET OF PEARLS. WE THEN WENT INTO THE BIG CITY TO OUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST PLACE, THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE. THE HAVE A HUGE BAKED APPLE PANCAKE THAT IS TO DIE FOR. THEY SERVE WONDERFUL THINGS LIKE WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP MACADAMIA NUT PANCAKES. THEN WE DID SOME SHOPPING AT COSTCO. WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE A WALMART TO SHOP IN, IT IS A TREAT TO SHOP ANYWHERE ELSE ! WE THEN WENT TO THE MOVIE TAKEN, IT WAS A GOOD SUSPENSE MOVIE. WE ARE LEAVING SUNDAY TO GO TO TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA SO WE DID A LITTLE MORE SHOPPING TO FIND SWIMSUITS AND STUFF FOR OUR TRIP... THINGS YOU CAN'T FIND AT WALMART. SUNDAY WE HAD SUMMER, HER KIDS AND HER BOYFRIEND DERRICK, REAGAN, AARON AND CALEB, AND GENTRYS TWO GIRLS SHAKAYE AND SHYANNE OUT FOR A VALENTINE PRIME RIB DINNER. HENCE THE TRIP TO COSTCO. I DECORATED THE TABLES WITH HEARTS, BALLOONS AND THE BOXES OF CHOCOLATES AND SMALL GIFTS I HAD FOR THE KIDS. AFTER WE PLAYED CARDS AND HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME. THIS WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF MY FAVORITE VALENTINES.

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A NICE VALENTINES DAY HUGS AND KISSES TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY !!!