stop and take the time

today i did three hair cuts. i went over to tamara's (a faithful reader of my blog) after school and i cut her hair, and we were both impressed with the results. then annie came over later on and i cut her hair too. then brad wanted his done, so i trimmed it a little bit. i did a good job, if only i charged...

anyway, today i officially had one year's leave (without pay of course) approved. arrgghh. it's exciting but a little scary too. it's all really happening now.

i was inspired by my little brother's blog the other day - not the one on bananas - the one about the children. go read it www.darrenhailes.blogspot.com if you haven't already. it's funny you know, not the blog, but how just by one person being open and honest, others can be spurred on to do great things. today i was happy because i took just a few minutes to talk to two kids in particular who were feeling down. sometimes i get caught up in rushing around school to get this that and everything else done that i don't stop to talk to kids in the corridor. i make myself mad when i do that. it doesn't always take much effort to make a difference in someone else's life.