Our unofficial start to summer.

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Many say that Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, but for us, it is the day that Matthew gets his hair shorn off! Matthew, our resident Chia Pet, has more hair than any child I know of his age. We think he loses several pounds with each haircut! I like his hair long, but Mom gets trumped every May! Bryon and I compromise by letting me keep Thomas's hair longer. I can't resist those humidity curls!

Of course, everytime he gets his hair cut off, we are reminded of one of his biggest injuries. Every major injury Matthew has ever sustained has been at church! The biggest was knocking out most of his permanent front tooth. This one comes in second...

One Wednesday night when Matthew was 4, he was waiting for me after class, standing on a drink cooler. His back and his head were resting on a corner in the middle of the wall. That doesn't seem plausible, but the wall jutted out slightly, maybe where a wall once was? Anyway, the cooler that Matthew was standing on gave way, fell over, and Matthew hit his head hard then slid down the corner of the wall. Fortunately, my dear friend who is a nurse was standing there and helped me with the large amount of blood coming out of his head. We took him to the E.R. and the doctor put 4 staples in the back of his head. At the time, I thought it was a great place to have a scar because no one would ever see it. Then I remembered that he was a boy who likes to keep his head cool in the summer by shaving off his hair!

Of course, if you know Matthew, he isn't bothered by it one bit. I don't think I know a child with as much self confidence! ;) It is just one of many battle wounds that he will sustain in his boisterous life!