The Sacred Veil: VIII. Delicious Times

My hair started to fall out at precisely 1:00 o'clock on my birthday.

By Thursday it was making a terrible mess,

so the kids helped me shave off whatever was left.

They'd pick up my hair from the ground

and slap it on my head and say,

"You need more hair!"

and they would laugh and laugh.

Then at bath time I wore my wig,

and they would beg me to take it off and put it back on again

and they would laugh - they howled with laughter.

At bedtime, when my little one plays with my hair,

she just stroked my head and said, "It's so soft and clean!"

She says, "Mommy, your hair went bye-bye but it'll be back soon!"

I was most worried about her because she loves my hair so much,

but she is just fine!

Today I visited my oldest at school and he shouted,

"Hey everybody! My mom has a wig!"

He was the star of the class as all the kindergarten stared,

open-mouthed, in wonderment.

It's been a very funny week.

The kids have been amazing,

and we've had some really delicious times together.