That's my Mom, of course, and you can see the 'home barber kit' in a box in the background.
Don't I look elated?
...and now, back to the original post:Don't get a lot of visitors, mostly because it's a considerable distance away from most of the people I know and associate with. Trying to set up a social schedule around Liam and Morgan also factors into it, of course - but the price of gas, and everyone else's busy lives are as much factors in the equation as anything else.
However, once in a while all those things come together, and on Saturday, my boss' administrative assistant, Lynda, came to see us. Lynda's title doesn't really explain much about her, and she's far more than that. She gets referred to as 'Mama' around our stations, because of the way she reaches out to the people on our staff, and to their families.
When the twins were born, with all the trepidation that surrounded their birth, Lynda (and let's be perfectly clear, through her ...let's call it 'petitioning'... of our VP/GM) made a point of helping in any way she could. Since the twins' mother had to be hospitalized for five weeks, and had been losing weight due to not getting along too well with the usual hospital food, Lynda stepped up and got us restaurant gift certificates, so I could order food on my way home from the radio station and bring it in when I went in to see her.
As well, Lynda went around to our staff, and put a basket of wonderful baby things together for us, including pink and blue baby blankets that she had made. (The twins still use them every night.) On the morning of the twins' birth, Lynda made sure there was a beautiful arrangement of plants and flowers for us from the stations, which had already been delivered to their mother's room when we returned from her recuperation in Labour and Delivery.
...and - I have to say here - Lynda didn't do that just for us.
She does that for any member of our staff who she feels she can help.
Last week, after having looked at the 'wings' on Liam's and Morgan's hair often enough, and wondering where I'd be able to go to have their lids done, I remembered that one of Lynda's many talents is 'hairdresser' - so, on Saturday morning - Lynda drove out to this end the 'the boonies', which is at least half an hour away from her home, and brought Canada Day pinwheels and books for Liam and Morgan...and proceeded to beautify a couple of unruly mops.
We also talked about her recent trip to Scotland (of much interest to me, since my mother was born there), plus Lynda got a chance to witness how much fun it is to feed 2.5 year old twins when they conspire against you.
By the way, she did an awesome job on their hair, and - for a first-ever haircut - the twins really didn't fuss. (The woman even brings her own dropcloth, by the way. Sign of a true pro. ;-))
Thank you again, Lynda.
You're welcome anytime, with or without your scissors.
Both twins looked down on cue and stayed still, for the most part.
You'd think they'd done it before.
She just loves to pose, this girl.
Morgan and Lynda talking things over.
Liam chattin' up the stylist.
Lynda and Liam are happy with the result. Sadly, he neglected to tip.
p.s. This last shot of Morgan, with the light from the windows across the back of the house keeping the flash from working, and leaving her in the shadows, reminded me of an album cover from my youth. Well, sort of remember...but, if I ever I find it again, I'll let you know.
