Getting my hair did

 I was thinking about the days when we were little. I was about 7 and sister Cindy 4. Grama had a fit because Dad and Mom didn't get out hair cut as often as they should. When we would come in Grama would make an apointment at Christine's Beauty Shop and get our do did. Well at night she would tape our bangs down with hair tape to keep it in place and she had two pair of silk panties, just the right size for our hair doo. So she would put silk panties on our head and hair tape on our bangs. Two little tuffs of hair would peek out of the leg holes. We thought Grama was crazy but we were too cute lil girls. Grandpa Fred was always doing something. He had plans for us every time we would visit. Weather it was to plant something in the garden or skip rocks in South River. We couldn't wait to get to their house to see what we were going to do. They were two of the best Grandparent anyone could have. They treated us like little princess'. ONe time as soon as Grama got us home from the beauty shop, Grandpa took us up Irish Creek to swim. We ventured out deeper and deeper. Grama sat on the bank in a chair yelling Fred don't let them get their heads wet. She kept saying it over and over. Finally he went under water and grabbed us by out feet and pulled us down too. Hair and all. Grama didn't say a word. We were giggling and shocked because he did that. He was such a funny man. Creative and really out there. He would think of things no one else would. It would be crazy ideas like lets go out in the snow with bathing suits on, or it would be July and he would say, "lets dress up for trick and treating".  Sometimes we would make the whole living room a tent with bed sheets and pillows and sleep in the floor. He and Grama argued a little. She didn't push him very far because he had a bad temper. She was so in love with him and he treated her like his queen. He would do special things for her and they dances around the house all the time. That is one thing Carl and I do that reminds me of them is we too dance around the house together. They were very much in love and were dating their whole married life. It is so wonderful to have roots that come from good honest fun people. We have so many people in our family that has handed down strength and love of life. Sometimes this world tries to make me forget how fun just doing simple things can be. You can be dollarless and have a good imagination. I think we are getting back to those times. Not such a bad thing to do instead of buy. I am all for it.