I looked through these and had to laugh. I didn’t remember the kids being so “into it” on this day, sporting their green and tipping their shiny hats at the camera.
I’m so glad that my kids can put on a quick show for the camera, giving us a glimpse of the comedians that they are. They are quite funny, actually, each with his or her own sense of humor, keeping me laughing and entertained throughout my days. And their facial expressions crack me up!
Ready? Here we go.
Sometimes we take walks after dinner, and during one walk in mid-March I captured this moment on my iPhone.
4th weekend in March ~ I watched my heart son get on the bus for a church revival weekend. I worried about him the moment the bus drove away and didn’t stop worrying until he arrived back home on Sunday afternoon. I just kept thinking of that big, over-sized bus on those narrow, icy roads winding up, up, up the mountain…and then back down, down, down again two days later. We had just had a major snow storm in our local mountains that put a lot of snow up there. Thankfully, he returned to me safe and sound, and he had a wonderful time. As for me, I think I added to my gray hair collection that weekend.
I think Andrew had a little bit of fun showing off some of his brothers and sisters that night, too.
I did not cut my hair shorter because I wanted a change. I hate change, and I loved my long hair! The truth: I did this because my hair is thinning – a lot – mainly on the right side of my head. And no, I don’t sleep on the right side of my head, so that’s not the reason. I’ve had blood work done to see if I have a deficiency of some sort and to have my hormone levels checked, and everything checks out fine. I’m completely healthy. So I don’t know what’s going on. Don’t you think 42 is a bit young to be losing your hair? Is this one of those once-I-hit-my-40’s-everything-went-downhill sort of thing? I seriously don’t know what to think and it freaks me out just a bit when I see hair on my pillow, in the brush, on the bathroom floor, and in the shower drain. Makes me want to cry, actually, and seriously envy those my age with a thick head of hair. I seem to notice everyone’s hair lately. I’ve become obsessed.
And I think I’ll end this post right here, on April 17th, only because this post is getting very long and it’s 12:40am already and I’m getting tired. Yes, I know it’s April the 25th and I’m still not all caught up, but it’s just going to have to wait until another day!
Thanks Anne! I saw Suzanne Sommer’s promoting that on Rachael Ray. I will get a copy & read it. I know my reg. Dr. is out of the loop on this!
For the record, if all you had was regular blood work done, it will NOT show if your hormones are right or not. I get blood work done every year (I have to because I take thyroid meds) – yet my blood work always said everything was just fine. But I wasn’t fine. At age 45, perimenopause hit hard with changes in my periods and moods. After doing some research, I finally went to a doctor who specializes in bio-identical hormones and found out I was VERY estrogen-dominant. Had almost no progesterone at all, which is essential for good health.
I strongly recommend you read Suzanne Sommer’s book “Ageless.” It is a wonderful resource to understand what goes on with women’s hormones and why we need BIO-IDENTICAL hormones. If your doctor doesn’t do saliva tests for hormones, then they do not have the background needed to diagnose that your hormones are off. You need a doctor who specializes in bio-identical hormones and who tests via saliva, not blood.
I’m 42 and have had the same thinning hair issues. It goes in spurts. I notice that when I am ovulating it comes out more then the rest of my cycle. If you find anything that works, please post about it
Great catch-up post
Love all your photos! For some reason your posts are not showing up in my reader…had to come find out why – I was worried! Then I saw that you WERE posting, I am just not getting them. Weird. Anyway – Kids are gorgeous, and I have that same horrible fear of the hair thinning. I had thin, fine hair until I had babies, then it came in thick and curly. Now, it is thinning again. YIKES! I don’t know what to do – but I would stock up on prenatals and check out that herbalist mentioned.
I love the photos! Once a month I sit down with my cameras & phone and transfer everything to the laptop. It makes it easier to organize that way, and helps me stay I track with my Project Life album.
Your hair cut looks great, too. I hope the thinning is just a “phase” and not something serious.
Best,
Emily
Your hair looks great! I’m 44, and I also noticed a lot of changes after turning 40, including thinning hair (but not just on one side) – I used to have really thick hair and now it’s just average short ones that are new growth and stick up out on top – hate that! This was a lovely catch-up post:)
Your shoulder length hair looks lovely. Thanks for the fun update!
Aww..you have just a cute big family! It’s a big blessing! I am oldest of 10 myself and I know how great thing it is to have siblings around. So far I have 4kids and how knows how many I will still have, its not in our hands.
But you kids look so happy and smily!
Have a great spring!
Hi Emilila!
Thank you for leaving a comment. Wow, the oldest of 10 ~ that’s awesome!
Love this post…Have to admit I am terrible with my camera, in the opposite way to you, I snap and upload immediately, I have no clue why. We go out for a day and the first thing I do when we get home is upload the photos…maybe it is because I am so far away from the rest of my family, because having uploaded them I then go and put the good ones on Facebook so my family back in the UK can see what we have been up to!
I shouldn’t worry about the hair loss too much if there is nothing medically wrong, unless of course it gets too noticeably thin. Mine has been falling out off and on since I hit 40 (now 45 next month), and I still have a good head of hair – Of course hormone imbalance is another thing all together for me. After years of never suffering from PMS, I am now turning into the witch from hell – which is not good for my lovely husband or the boys!
Keep snapping away – I love all the photos of your gorgeous tribe.
Lou
Ps: Off into the town now – they are filming an episode of ‘Touch’ in Sierra Madre today, and I am hoping to snap a few pics of Keifer Sutherland….lol
My husband works overtimes on movie sets around Padadena and the surrounding areas, and on Tuesday he worked on a movie where they filmed at a very large residential house. I’ll have to ask him if it was in Sierra Madre. Well, I’m sure there’s quite a lot of filming going on around there, but hey, you never know. I think he would have mentioned Keifer to me if he saw him. He’s pretty good at recognizing the stars
I enjoyed looking at your life over the past weeks. Your family is amazingly gorgeous. I have to admit that my hair has been thinning for years. No vitamin deficiencies, no illness, just random clumps of hair that tangle between my toes when I shower. Ew. I like your hair, though. Have you noticed it being any fuller or less coming out b/c of the new ends?
I remember days of waiting on film. While I miss it too, I wouldn’t want to go back to it either. I will admit, though, that when Polaroid ended the instamatic camera some years ago, I bought all the remaining packages of film from two CVS stores just to be able to hold onto it a while longer. I love when I’ve taken pictures, my husband has taken pictures, the kids have taken picturs, and then I sit down a month later to finally upload. The things that he shoots and the things they capture gives a glimpse into everyone’s differing personalities. I love it.
How’d you make out over spring break? And the floors?
I haven’t seen a change in my hair yet. There’s a few things I’m going to try (herbs and such, different shampoos and treatments, and I’m making an appointment with a naturopathic doctor that was recommended to me) and if anything works and my hair starts getting fuller, I will probably grow it back out again. I miss my long hair
Spring Break was a lot of fun! I did a lot of things with the kids and will post photos soon. We did not do the floors because our wood isn’t in stock until the end of this month.
Your kids are all beautiful, and I’m cracking up at the thought of everyone invading Tony at work to get a picture. Bless his heart as we say here in the south! Lol!
I’ve never had good enough hair to pull off wearing it long, but recently, I had to go even shorter because it was looking so scraggly in the back…..boo for aging!
Boo, indeed! I wouldn’t mind aging so much if I didn’t get wrinkles and I kept all my hair. Then I’d be okay with it.
Awesome post! Great photos! I look forward to the next
Thanks, Candice!
I’m totally with you on the hair loss thing. I’m 42 and have had to have my hair cut a lot shorter. It was falling out so badly at one point I thought I would go completely bald. I feel like crying when I look back on photos of myself and I too notice other women’s hair and think “how can some old ladies still have thick, long hair?” I’ve been told that having so many babies and years of breastfeeding has taken it’s toll and that’s probably the reason for it (so blame the kids!). However, I did go to a Chinese herbalist and got some (revolting) herbs which definitely helped. At least my hair isn’t being left on the pillow or blocking the vacuum cleaner anymore!
Your children are adorable and I love your blog. I feel very envious reading about the wonderful weather you’re having. Guess what it’s doing here in the UK? That’s right – raining!!
Thanks for your comment! Glad to know I’m not alone with the hair loss thing ~ and you BET I’m gonna blame the kids! Funny but I’ve heard that having many kids helps your skin stay younger…but what’s the point of having youthful skin if you are balding like an old lady! Sheesh! LOL