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Monday, June 6, 2011
Rag Curl Tutorial
This is a fun activity that we've been doing ever since I can remember. It does involve a certain degree of uncomfortable sleeping, but beauty is pain!
You need some strips of fabric, preferably from some old t shirt or rag of some sort. You also need a head of damp hair and it should be evening.
The stylist separates sections of hair and wraps them around the rag strips, curling the strips up close to the head and then tying the two ends into a square knot. This is repeated all over the head. Small sections = small curls.
The rag curled girl then goes off to bed!
In the morning the knots are untied and the curls are released in all their glory.
Mousse or gel might be advisable if you have curl resistant hair. I also remember mom doing something similar with bobby pins called Pin Curls. They were even less comfortable to sleep on.
You need some strips of fabric, preferably from some old t shirt or rag of some sort. You also need a head of damp hair and it should be evening.
The stylist separates sections of hair and wraps them around the rag strips, curling the strips up close to the head and then tying the two ends into a square knot. This is repeated all over the head. Small sections = small curls.
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| some of us don't need rag curls..... |
In the morning the knots are untied and the curls are released in all their glory.
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| Yay! Definitely worth the poor sleep. |
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| the rags. totally reusable! |
Homecomings
We've been reveling in all the friends and family around here! My sister Grace came home from a year of backpacking around Europe and my sister Anna came home from graduating college. They are both hanging out in the pacific NW this summer before scattering again this fall (Anna to china with a Fulbright to study early childhood education in the rural areas, and Grace to yet undetermined probably foreign adventures)
We've also been hanging out with Bekah, Julia's Godmother and various other friends that we see far too little these days!
We bought Julia a scooter, and she is very infatuated with it. She hasn't quite figured out how to sit and scoot, but instead stands over it and shuffles along holding onto the handle bars. It's pretty cute!
We also spent a day checking out real estate, dreaming of the day we'll buy a house.
Dave and I took a trip down to Klamath Falls for a fast visit with my family. We spent the night at the Edgefield in Portland and met up with more friends.
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| Grace's luggage= backpack. Anna's luggage=the rest plus 6 more boxes not pictured. |
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| Julia, Me, Anna, Grace, Caroline |
We bought Julia a scooter, and she is very infatuated with it. She hasn't quite figured out how to sit and scoot, but instead stands over it and shuffles along holding onto the handle bars. It's pretty cute!
Dave and I took a trip down to Klamath Falls for a fast visit with my family. We spent the night at the Edgefield in Portland and met up with more friends.
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| finally some lovely weather! |
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| Julia did quite well in the car, rather surprisingly! |
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| Loki the dog was rather indifferent to Julia's adoration. |
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| Great Granny and her little furball of a dog, Sammy |
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| Julia loves wood chips! |
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| and Loki |
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| and frisbees |
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| and Legos |
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| so in love with Legos that they beat her love of baths. |
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| Dave walked Olaf to school |
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| Grandpoppa Jack, Julia and Grandpa Dave |
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| Julia's sleeping in the toddler bed that Grandpa Dave made for her |
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