Now: This week, I convinced my boss to let me stay home and begin developing a presentation to use in educating architects about the commercial products we offer for their projects. It has been great to be home and sleep with the same woman seven days in a row! Today, I went to get my hair cut before I leave again on Monday. It is important to have your hair looking nice for the public and that is getting more difficult each week as I get balder and balder. :-) I have had my hair cut my the same lovely young lady, Jen, for some time now and she does a great job getting my greying cowlicks to lay down. That is no SMALL feat. HA

She changed shops recently and is now working for a brand new shop that just opened this week. Today was my first time to visit the shop and I was very impressed as Jen gave me the tour before she began working her miracle on my tresses. It is a beautiful, full service facility and every one was very kind. A delightful young lady by the name of Michelle took me to the wash station to shampoo my hair and I felt I was in heaven as she massaged my scalp. Suddenly there was a loud "POP", Michelle said "Oh, NO!" and ran.

Please understand I am not the fastest car on the track, but it only took a second for me to realize I was in the middle of a springtime Missouri thunderstorm with out the lightening and thunder! The water pressure had blown the hose off the supply line and now, there was a small version of "Old Faithful" shooting a solid stream of water to the ceiling. The ceiling, in turn, acted as a diffuser and WA LA, a thunderstorm with chlorinated water!

Fortunately, the United States of America and the U.S. Navy spent millions of dollars training me to be, in addition to a trained killer, a salvage diver and first responder. With shampoo in my eyes and bubbles in my mouth, I dove into the abyss, holding my breath like a Japanese pearl diver. I found the source of the inverted Niagara Falls and turned it off. If only I had a picture to share with you. HA

Now to tell you how you too, can have a wonderful salon experience. (I am being serious now!)
Contact Jen Phelps for an appointment and tell her Bob sent you. The salon is:

Ashley Lauren Salon & Spa
4303 South National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810
417-887-2100

It is a salon experience like none other in Springfield and not just because of the slightly exaggerated previous story. I highly recommend it!!

Then: When I was about seven years old, still living on the Hunky Place, we came home from Church one beautiful sunny Sunday to find our very exuberant dog waiting in the drive. This dog just loved to jump up on the side of the car to greet people. My Dad did not like this and chose this moment to break the dog of this bad habit. Dad drove to the fence near the barn and instructed us to not touch ANYTHING metal in the car. You might not think that would be hard to do and you would be correct in today's car. Everything is plastic. BUT, in 1960, Detroit turned out REAL cars made of steel. We sat with our hands in our laps, scared to death as he drove the car up against the electric fence. We then waited until the dog caught up with us and jumped up on the car again. When the dogs paws touched the door panel it completed the circuit and shocked the dog. It yelped and jumped down looking bewildered. Then it jumped up again and repeated the process. The third time was a charm. The dog was trained and never jumped on a car again. Now that I think about it, neither did I!