Hack Job

A single-vehicle accident was reported Wednesday afternoon at about 3 p.m. in the courtyard of the LaDuke-Myers residence in Kumasi, Ghana. Minor injuries were reported. The driver and sole victim was treated at the scene and cited for traveling too fast for conditions.

So, I have been meaning to get at Elliot's hair for awhile now. It's gotten so long, and I can tell it makes him more uncomfortable in the oppressive heat here. But how? How, exactly, was I supposed to get my very busy little man to sit still for such an event? And how could I bring myself to cut his sweet baby blonde locks? I decided to solve the first problem by cutting his hair while he napped. The second problem? Well, mom just has to suck it up sometimes, I guess. I don't think the cut came out too badly, considering the circumstances, but perhaps he felt differently.

This afternoon, we visited the shop owned by the sister of the woman whose house we are renting to pay the rent and see her store. While we visited, Elliot was off to chase chickens and charm old ladies. It's a good thing he wasn't trying to charm girls his age, because the two we ran into were absolutely terrified by the sight of him! Good thing, because we weren't ready to let him start dating yet anyway.