Well, we went yesterday to get it all chopped off. It is a very short angled bob now with lots of layers in the back. A lot like a dorothy hamill justs more modern. And you know, its actually adorable. And it fits her. And it looks soooo much healthier and shinier and fuller.

I think my biggest fear is like Lixy said though and she'll never want it long again.

And it wasn't long enough for LoL because the woman who was cutting it was afraid that she might cut shorter than it needed to be in order to save the extra inch it would take to make the minimum length accepted. But I did save the longest lock for the memory chest. I sat next to her and quietly cried alligator tears when she took the first snip. After that I was okay.

I still have mixed emotions. I love her new do. Its fun and spunky and very fitting. But it was her long red curls that everyone ooh'd and ahh'd over. She's happy anyway. With these 95 degree days and 100% humidity its much cooler and I won't have to fight with washing and combings anymore. But sometimes I forget for a moment and don't recognize her .

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