Locks of Love Hair donation

Remember a few years ago when Elli donated her hair to Locks of Love?

She did it again.

This time she donated 14" of hair!

Our friend Lisa is going through Chemo right now. She's shared with us on Facebook how awful it is to lose her hair, and her nails, and to feel like you're sucking on a tailpipe when getting the chemo treatment.

We can't imagine.

The worst we have it here in the Mulkey household is being exposed to nasty dog farts.

We are so lucky.

My achy back and creeky knees are nuthin'.

Nothing.

I'm not being poisoned to eradicate an invader in my body.

{thank God}

Elli gets this.

She wanted to make sure her hair was donated in Lisa's honor.

So that's what we did.

The hair is used to make wigs for cancer patients.

I know I've said this before, but when I grow up I want to be just like Elli.

She's 10.

I'm not.

She's amazing.

I'm not saying that I'm not amazing, and gracious, and generous. But she's different.

I would have done the same thing because I felt guilty.

She doesn't do it because she feels guilty. She does it because she can and it doesn't really affect her world at all. It's just hair. Who cares. It grows back. She'll do it again, and again, again. Because she can, and others need it.

She doesn't have any weird security issues with her hair like us dorky grown-ups. She's also really young and innocent and doesn't really really understand all the bad things that happen in the world.

Or maybe she's just way more awesome than the rest of us.

I don't know. 

All I know is that I wish I could capture it and spread it everywhere.

Because it's awesome. 

Locks of Love, Part II - Ta da!!

It's done! Elli's hair is cut and it's so cute. Jamie, at Edwards Salon, treated her like a queen. And her friend Lili was there to cheer her on. Not that that was really necessary. Elli was cheering herself. She was ready to be rid of tangles.

She feels like a new girl. And she's got the sassy attitude to go with it. Lucky me.

Locks of Love, Part I

One of Elli's good friends at school decided she would grow her hair out and donate it to Locks of Love, an organization that makes wigs for kids with cancer and other illnesses. Her friend grew her hair out and recently got it cut into a super cute bob. This inspired Elli and some of her friends to do the same.

The hair has to be cut in a ponytail, and must be at least 10" long. Elli's hair is finally long enough, so on Friday we are getting it cut. She is so excited she can barely stand it.

I thought I would look up a few hairstyles to give her some ideas on how she could get it cut. She likes to have some time to think about her decision - she's not big on spontaneity and this is a big decision. I found a site called shorthaircutstrends. They had some good pictures that I saved to show Elli. Here are my top three.

A - little bit of bangs

B - no bangs (this is Don's pick.)

C  - lots of bangs

It will be interesting to see which one she picks.

Check out this paragraph of copy from the website. You can't make this stuff up. This is real copy on a real website. 

Say what????  Witch part do you think is funniest? I'm torn between "it is discussed in an wrong meaner" and "Witch hairstyles." Now I know it's not nicw to make fun of people. But come on! This is so bad it's funny. I know I'm not perfect. But I'm pretty sure I'm better than this.

So should we take a vote on a style for the little missy? Pick A, B or C. Leave a comment below by noon on Friday. Our appointment is at 3:45!!!