Wednesday, February 11, 2009

This Is How We Look


Well it happened again last night.
Mr. Moon cut his hair.
See, in order to cut costs, Mr. Moon bought some clippers to cut his own hair. His hairstyle these days can best be described as....short. And why pay someone to do what he (with my help for the back) can do by himself? Really. Makes sense.
Except.
Well, there's a guard on these clippers. And you can set it to cut the hair at a certain length. I am sure many of you are aware of this. I wasn't, but then again, I'm clueless about so many things. And the first time he went to cut his hair, he set the guard on, oh, I don't know. Four? Whatever. But then when he went to clean out the hair and reset the guard, he mistakenly left it at the default setting which is ONE.
This means he had to cut all his hair off. As in, almost shaved. Not quite, but almost.
It was a bit devastating. To him and to me. I couldn't help it but it was. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. One moment I had a husband with a full head of hair and the next minute I had a husband who was, for all intents and purposes, bald.
Now the darn thing is, every time he cuts his hair, the same thing happens. Exactly. He forgets to reset the guard at a number which would not translate to shaving his head bald.
Once in awhile, HoneyLuna will cut his hair for him and when she does, it's all good and he's not bald and she does a great job. He asked her to do this for him on Sunday when she was here but she instead offered to give him ten bucks to go get someone else to do it.
Haha!
So last night he went to cut his own hair (I swear to God, I offered to help) and the same thing happened. Which means once again I have a bald-headed husband.
Oh Lord.
It doesn't even bother me now. I just sighed and said, "You should have taken HoneyLuna's ten dollars." Then I shaved his neck for him.
I really, really wish I had a picture but I just couldn't figure out how to subtly get him to pose.
"Hey honey. Come here and sit in front of the computer and let me take a picture of your handsome head!"
Nah.
Once, a long, long time ago before I ever met Mr. Moon, my friend Sue and I befriended a rock band. No, no, no. We did not get THAT friendly.
Anyway, we all went to Jerry's Restaurant (remember Jerry's?) for breakfast at two a.m. and a very beautiful girl walked by with very, very short hair. I said to one of the rock band guys, "You know, I've always wanted to get my hair cut like that."
He studied me for a minute, looked at the girl again, then said, "No. You don't have the face for it."
I guess he'd already figured out he wasn't coming home with me that night. You think?
But really, he did it in such a friendly and humorous way that I was not offended at all and I told Mr. Moon the story at some point in our life together and now, when he shaves all his hair off by accident he always says the same thing.
"At least I have the face for it."
And he does.
I love that beautiful face.
And the hair will grow back.
Until then, of course, he has to wear a hat to bed because I must have the window open right above us due to the hot flashes.
Oh yes. Getting old together is a hoot and there are so many things I never considered when I stood up there on my wedding day and promised to be with him for the rest of my life.
Which is probably a good thing.
All I knew is that his heart was big enough, his shoulders were broad enough, and his arms were strong enough to keep me safe and loved.
And luckily, he has the face for baldness.

15 comments:

  1. Oh, dad. At least I do it on purpose.

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  2. Oh dear. All I can say is at least he's not a woman.

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  3. DTG- Right? Oh well. He's cute.

    Rachel- No kidding.

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  4. Oh, now I feel really bad. I was actually thinking about this this morning before I even read your post. I mean, he has done so much for me and yet I can't even take ten minutes to shave his head. That's just bad.
    Well, he does have the most precious, handsome face, so it all works out.

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  5. eh, it's just hair.
    I got a new set of clippers, wore the old set out. I set mine on 2 and shave it every so often, and yes, it is not BabyMama's idea of a "real" haircut so every so often I spend the 10 bucks and get it done right.

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  6. "ever so often" I think is the correct phrase; I should investigate that.

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  7. Magnum- I fear Mr. Moon will never go another barber in his life. Oh well. It IS only hair.
    And as to every vs. ever- hmmm. Don't know. Let me know what you discover. DTG? You're the go-to-guy on this stuff.

    HoneyLuna- Oh please. You're so silly. He doesn't need you to cut his hair. Well, actually, he obviously does but at least this way it won't need cutting again until summer.

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  8. Poor Mr. Moon. Sometimes saving a few bucks is not worth it in the long run. Hopefully he will figure out and let his hair grow out again.
    And thank you for your thoughts about Quincy dog. Sometimes it does feel like too much but then I just remind myself that there are a lot of people worse off than me. I am just trying to stay positive. We went to the vet today and it was snowing and all gray out, but when we left the sun was out and the snow had melted. So Quincy and I are going on a long walk this afternoon and going to enjoy each other's company. It is the small things like this that keep moving me forward. Thanks again.

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  9. Mr. Shife- you are right.
    I just filled out a Gallup poll on health care and was able to check "no" on a long, long list of illness for me or anyone in my home.
    And it is windy here today and warm and I have been so happy, just doing things like hanging clothes on the line.
    Keep staying positive. And when is that baby due?

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  10. that was great...love that last paragraph

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  11. Ms. Bliss- where in the world have you been?

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  12. So funny. Men never learn when it comes to these things, do they? See if you can't snap a pic of that melon when he's asleep for us. Poor Mr. Moon.

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  13. I think it is a great look for any guy past a certain age, I really do. Of course, it isn't my hair OR my guy, so I am free to say that! ha ha.

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  14. Lady Lemon- While he's asleep he has a hat on. Just take my word- he's really cute.

    Kori- It IS a good look. I'm trying to get him to pierce both ears and put gold hoops in them so he'll look like Mr. Clean. I've always had a huge crush on Mr. Clean.

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  15. Yea, they don't call him the boss for nothin. I love him too, he's just it. That's all.

    Hey, you know those seeds you gave us? The butter nut ones? Well they are sprouting and Harley is VERY excited about it! Hardly know what to do with them when they get too big for the cups. (We are not plant people)

    Glad you're enjoying your day. Will try to do the same.
    xo PF

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