Houses and Hair

It's been a bit quiet on this blog yet again, this time because I've been busy scouring the pages of the classifieds and making calls to seemingly unhelpful agents and getting minor heart attacks over the asking prices of some property owners.

Yes, we're looking for a new home. Much as we love our current place, we are fast outgrowing our space, no thanks to a certain little guy who just has so much STUFF. Our poor little apartment is fast reaching its limit.

I've always found house hunting to be a painful process and this is not panning out any differently. The houses that which are nice are ridiculously priced. The ones that are not so ridiculously priced require a lot of work (with money that we don't have). The ones that are nice and fairly reasonably priced are really far flung. Or deep within estates. Or along the busy main road. And even then, tasteful interiors (and exteriors) are few and far between.

Nevertheless, we plod on, praying that something will come our way. As I told DD, we only need ONE house. I just do pray that the Lord will lead us to at the right moment.

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In other news, Noey has had a haircut!

This was his most traumatic one yet -- with tears and clinging. He's now more aware of the process and refused to be distracted. Instead he kept swiping at the poor hairdresser, clambering all over me (he even managed to yank the hairdressing cape off me), and eventually bawling. So much for paying for TV screens and toys. Instead, the best distraction turned out to be the taxis, buses, cars and bikes which we could see passing by outside the shop window. This boy of mine has a vehicle fetish! Let's hope it doesn't translate into a really expensive hobby when he's older.

After that whole ordeal I treated both of us to some Ben & Jerry's. Strawberry for him and New York Super Fudge Chunk for me. Noey's first taste of ice cream and he was... ok with it. He liked it enough to come back for a few mouthfuls, then stopped. Hmmm. Bizzare, if you ask me. Or maybe it was because I didn't give him the chocolate. He did however thoroughly enjoy the run around Toys r Us that followed.

Ah well, good thing this haircut will last him another 2 months before we have to go through that again!

Noey with his newly cut (and styled) hair.

Today's more natural look. I think it would grow out into his usual mushroom head nicely. (Incidentally, Noey's really into sitting on steps these days. He would find a little step/ledge/raised surface and happily plonk himself down on it and swing his arms around and kick his legs. No idea why!)