Saving money is always something that is on the mind of anyone raising kids! No matter how much comes in, it always seems like the demands for what needs to go out is more!
Here is a little story about a time that I was pretty sure I had figured out a way to put my family on easy street. Simple things add up to a LOT! It is a story I call…
Why Holly’s Children Cover their Head and Run When they See Oprah
Holly has been cutting her husband’s hair for years.
Years
and years
and years.
She has some fancy hair cuttin’ scissors.
She has some electric clippers.
She has
no formal hair cuttin’ training.
Every once in awhile she has to remind her husbsand that
he gets what he pays for.
Overall, it has worked out well…
Well, except for that time back in ’92 when Holly accidentally cut a bald spot in his temple the day before he started a fancy new job.
Shhhh…that time is long forgotten.
So, imagine Holly’s delight when she watched Oprah the other day. Oprah was interviewing
America’s most frugal family.
America’s most frugal family cuts their own hair!
Yay for America’s most frugal family.
Yay for Oprah.
Yay for Holly.
Wow.
Holly should be on Oprah!
And then Holly had what Oprah calls a
lightbulb moment…
Holly should share her hair cuttin’ joy with her three boys.
That is what America’s most frugal family does.
Holly is sure that is what Oprah would do
if she had three boys and wasn’t rich and famous.
Holly paused the television and ushered the boys into the kitchen. She sat them down one by one on a hair cuttin’ stool and covered them with a professional cape.
There was a lot of clipping.
There was a lot of cutting.
The hair was a flyin’.
There might have even been a bit of complainin’.
When Holly stood back and assessed her work, she smiled.
She smiled.
And giggled a bit.
And then she
rushed to her computer.
After Googling, “mullet reversal”, Holly decided that the next time her hair cuttin’ scissors wanted to save money she would think about using them to clip a coupon.
You realize that now when people Google “mullet reversal” they’re comin’ here, right?
Hahahaha..You are a brave brave woman Holly.. I used to cut my son’s hair but I hated it..It was so stressful..
S: Ouch!!! you’re pulling my hair..
M: Stop wriggling
S Ouch!!! you’re pulling my hair..
M: Sit still..
Gah!!!! I love the hairdresser, she is worth every penny…
Sometimes a mullet is really just a few snips away from a bowl cut.
Are you also wearing a see-through pink shirt?
🙂
My dad’s co-worker used to cut our hair. My dad worked at a grocery store. His co-worker worked in the produce dept. We got cabbage bowl cuts for sure!
Speaking of mullets…I saw the mother of all mullets today – and I was not at Wal-Mart, I was at TARGET!
I know! I thought they had a rule about them there too but apparently not because it was a Target employee that was sporting it!
And I really had to do a double take when I walked in and saw a very obese woman wearing a bright orange pumpkin shirt and orange shoes.
Let ’em grow it long, chop it at their shoulders and tell them they like to surf. The girls will love it.
i can’t do it either. I can clip Chw’s hair because he shaves his head… (not to the skin) because that’s hot and sexy, and he’s balding and stuff… but Gen’s hair? forget it…
I can’t even groom my dog.
bwahahahahahahahahahahah
Sometimes Holly’s scissors are best left alone 🙂 Mullet reversal is called Buzz cut 🙂 hee hee hee. Love ya doll
What ev! Your animation trumps mine any day!…. You’ve inspired me master, I’m off to Target to buy some markers.
LIGHT BULB MOMENT!!- I think every woman in the blogosphere has written a post about wanting to be on Oprah, that may be a fun idea for It’s not me it’s you.
oh…come on…I love a good Kentucky Waterfall!! 😉