What can a Mom do but smile?

Our 6 year old woke up at 3:30 this morning with pain in her hand caused by a newly acquired sliver. So... it was a little surgery time to get the painful thing out. It was a good time to share a little bit about life - how something so tiny as a sliver can make your whole hand and arm ache, just like sin. Sin can slip into our lives almost unnoticed, but left there, unattended, it can infect the whole body, causing pain and (no pun intended) sleepless nights. We finally were able to get the invader out after many tears, at which time I began to quit being Dr. and begin being mom, comforting her, tucking her back in, stroking her head and kissing her.

Suddenly, in the midst of it all my brain went from fuzz to reality... what was I feeling? Upon closer examination, I realized that what was subconsciously registering in my brain was truth! We'd been here before with this girl... 3years ago... and the effects of that barber job had just about finally grown out! And now... when I turned the light up brighter, THIS is what I saw:


With this length in the back,

there really is quite a difference!
Whats a mom to do? I am saying Grrrrrrrrrrr to myself, thats for sure! Guess it's one more thing to write in a baby book, and for Christmas I'm sure some little clippies will be welcome. We're gonna need them . .. for another 3 years! Keep your scissors up high, mom, keep 'em up high!