::stunned::

Wow! I didn't think I'd get quite that many comments to my previous post. Thank you! However, I'm not quite sure we got anywhere with a decision. :-P Seems like the answers averaged to the shortest cut and the longest cut. Go figure. Here are my pros and cons to each:

Shortest:
1) Makes me FEEL spunky, energetic, and dare I say it sexy. I got it cut like that while I was pregnant and boy did it give me a self-confidence boost as my belly and body got bigger. So, Aut, you were write about the pregnant face and no offense taken. I too wondered how much better it would look with a slimmer face.
2) It dries very quickly and is a no fuss do. And if I did want to use my straightener, it takes no time at all.
3) I can't put it up.
4) I feel that short hair, though fun and flirty, does not let my hair live up to its potential. (I hope that doesn't sound vain.)

Longest:
1) Makes me feel carefree, romantic, and soft.
2) I can do several different styles with it: up, down, braids, ponytails, half-up, etc.
3) I feel that it is one of my greatest assets -- I hear people say that it's hard to have long hair and keep it looking good. I find that it is not hard for me with the right shampoo and regular trims.
4) It takes a long time to dry and I am less likely to do anything with it because of the time involved.
5) Judah is already grabbing, pulling, and squeezing my hair at the length it is now (just below shoulder). I often think of Janet and how her kids sucked on her hair. Indiana Mama is right...shorter hair may be more practical. But then you can put short hair all the way up and out of reach like you can long hair. But even when my hair is up, he finds those little baby hairs at the back of my neck....youch!

All in all, I find it interesting that 1 and 4 would be the top choices because they are also mine. And I also think that the two of them represent me well. You who know me well know that there is a side of me that fits the short do, and also a side that fits the long do. Jenna, I think Matt prefers #3, but he also does the husband thing of "whatever looks good on you!" Maybe he got that from Indiana Mama... ;-)

It's a good thing this decision isn't life or death and that I still have until the end of November to decide. Jaclyn, you as well as Hope and Autumn spurred this deep thinking about hair length. Can't wait to see your new hair!!!

Is this silly to post so much about hair? I feel weird. Perhaps because I haven't posted about me in a while. I'm glad you all still like to know about me...but honestly, my life is Judah right now! :-P Here's the rest of me in a nut shell:

~I could sleep from 8:30pm to 7am and still want to nap once or twice during the day.
~I have ceased sewing and quilting because the borrowed machine has been returned. That leaves scrapbooking which I have yet to hammer out since returning the sewing machine. Gonna go scrapbook with a friend on Saturday while Matt is at church.
~We have a TaeBo DVD coming in the mail in hopes to start up an exercise routine together -- in the mornings, one will walk/run outside while the other stays in with Judah and does the TaeBo. The next morning, we switch. We've got a "get fit" goal for Thanksgiving. Let's hope we stick to it...for once in our lives! :-P
~I'm working on creating/sending our Fall Letter with our family portraits. So much fun! But it takes away time that I could scrapbooking...meh. The scrapbook can wait. Just not 24 years like someone else I know... ;-)
~Rain is so refreshing -- we actually got some last night. We haven't seen rain in MONTHS, I tell you. The weather is very fallish, cool and crisp with partly cloudy skies. I love it!

Judah wants lunch now. Whew! Thanks for letting me talk about me without feeling obligated to post about Judah-udah!

Love to all and have a great fall day!