Haircut time

Jamie loves the attention he gets in getting his hair cut. Usually Dan is the one who takes him on this adventure- because Dan likes to keep his hair very short too; this means getting it cut precisely every 4 weeks for these two. Since we have been living at the condo, Jamie has gone from long side burns to a more modern look of less and less to cover his cheeks. He said he likes them longer in the winter to keep the wind from his ears. I say wear a hat unless you are trying to look like Elvis?!?! So yesterday- I ask the nice lady at Great Clips to go a little shorter on top- as not to look like Lucy from peanuts. She agrees he has a fluffy look going on and they go to the chair to trim him up. She asks about his family....  He says he has no family. (Lie) she asks if he is spending any time with anyone for the holidays? He says, yes- church people. They are like family. He corrects his earlier statement to say all his family lives very far away. She asks about the length of his side burns and he says- take them off!( I'm floored) so off they go.  He proceeds to tell her that he doesn't see his family but, hopefully he will talk to them on the phone. She is kind and tells him that is a nice way to be together without being there physically. He agrees.  I pay for his cut and we get out to the car. He says to me, why was she asking so many questions? I tell him that's her job. That the stylists always like to make small talk and get to know their clients. 

Charles Shulz - the Peanuts Movie

Jamie, Cindy and I went on another matinée adventure to the Chesterfield Mall Cine to see the new Peanuts Movie. I was looking forward to some good wholesome movie magic - the kind Hollywood has seemed to place in a back shelf along with the golden oldies.  I'm not sure if this screenplay was fully written by Shulz or if it was a compilation of his short cartoons... But, it was a continuation of the story of Charlie- the beloved "blockhead" who can seemly do no right and gets nothing done.  Charlie, a form of all of us... Continues to attempt flying his kite, play baseball, skate and kick a football. In this duel story, we also see Snoopy as the "Red Baron" with Woodstock forever by his side... Fighting for the love of Snoopy Girl "FeFe" and rescuing her on his beloved dog house fighter plane. Charlie of course saves the day for his sister Sallie and galiently tells the truth about his friend Peppermint Patty as well as swings an award to get the "red haired girls" attention at the dance only to be stopped by the sprinklers. Charlie doesn't see anything he has done as good- only that he can only mess things up. This eventually gets him the attention of the dreamy "red haired girl" - which was his wish all along this tale. 

So, did Cindi and Jamie like the movie? 

I believe that Cindi loved the whole movie- it kept her entertained. Jamie slept through the first half but seemed to enjoy the second half. He stated that it had to do with how Charlie felt about himself and how others thought he was really a nice kid.  Profound, Charlie was thinking of others instead of himself. Hopefully, Jamie sees this as a lesson on looking beyond just how we feel- especially when we help others!