A Little Off the Top

 NEVER and I mean NEVER grab a pair of scissors after working into the wee hours of the morning catching up on things while your two kids sleep and think "Hmm you just need your eyes trimmed and a little off the top". Not only will you not go to bed until after 6am to get back up at 8am, BUT you will in fact NOT just take a little off the top, but will end up shaving the whole dog after trying to fix your mistake for hours to just give up and say "I am sorry Alice, you are just going to have to start over with your hair from scratch...." BUZZZZZ. 

Before: Big shaggy beautiful coat 

As cute as a button in all those curly havanese waves!

Just starting to flop into her eyes... 

With Alice having the fastest growing coat of the bunch, she is my barometer of when to time haircuts for everyone. I didn't want her getting too many snowberries with all this snow and not want to play or go outside to go potty... So the scissors I grabbed (Honestly my first mistake, I KNOW I am better with buzzers. Just WHY on so many levels)

So now I have dog sweaters and an outdoor jacket coming for my dog because I cannot be trusted with scissors at 3am thinking "Of course I can get this all done tonight! You'll be fabulous!" 

WHY am I the way I am!? I just can't stop myself once I start something. And to Alice's dismay, that includes a 'trim' that WILL be a full blown hair transformation. - The other dogs watched me while I trimmed Alice with eyes HUGE and avoided eye contact like their lives depended on it HAHA!

Luckily my insanity wore out and the rest of the sweet doggies were spared my grooming wrath (for now, duh duhhn duuuuuuuhnnn). 

So the reason for my confession of scissor insanity...Can everyone back me up and tell Alice how pretty she is? That she is a very good doggie and I PROMISE I have warmth coming in fleece sweaters and a waterproof snow coat for her??

After: (ALL TOGETHER NOW) AWWWW ALICE YOU ARE SOOOO PRETTY!!! 

Me:"Just a little off the top" 

Alice to the other dogs:"LIES! SHE LIES! RUN!! Save yourselves! It's too late for me, but not for yourselves if you get out of here!!!!"

The dogs shall check my hands for scissors the rest of winter and I don't blame them!

Sigh... Don't worry Alice, I think I hear the Amazon truck coming up the driveway. Hope you like purple sweaters for the entirety of winter!

Always,

Amelia