Drabby to Fabby Makeover (Pics now up)

I know I haven't posted a DTFF in a few weeks... Been a little pre-occupied. Plus, I've been saving up to do show my head to toe makeover.

So without further ado...

Last Friday I went to my fave place, Design One Salon & Spa and hung out with Chris at Aura. She helped me get a whole new look last Summer and I absolutely love love love the line. So the Salon and Aura were having a promotion for Fall Updates so I went in and got some pampering done. Let me just say this, it was nice to get out of the house alone for some much needed ME time.

So Chris hooked me up with a great new look for the Fall. I got some new cream eyeliner too and I must say it is much easier than I thought it would be. Not sure why I waited so long to take the plunge...

Then, on Wednesday, I went to Darcy's and saw Victoria and got a new updated "do". I was flipping through my Sr yearbook and was horrified to discover that I've had the same basic hairstyle since high school. And that was like TWO years ago! OK... OK... It was more like Ten. So I was off by two letters... Who cares? : )

I gave Victoria free reign to do whatever she wanted with only one stipulation - needed to be somewhat low maintenance. Lets face it, I have 2 small children... My makeup only takes 10 minutes... My hair can't take more than that. I don't have the luxury of unlimited, uninterrupted face time in the mirror.

I must say I was rather pleased with the end result.

Then I got my Fabby Feet prize in the mail the other day. You remember, the prize I won for entering Tamara's Drabby to Fabby Friday giveaway??? I got it and decided that my feet needed a makeover too.

So there you have it. My head to toe Drabby to Fabby makeover.

Head on over to Tamara's site and check out the DTFF blogs. Just click the DTFF button on my page. You should post your own DTFF and you could win a Fabbylicious Prize. This week is a Date Night Apron from Quilt A Treasures. I SO want to win this one! It reminds me of something you'd see on I Love Lucy or Ozzie & Harriett (which, by the way, I LOVED watching as a kid. Reruns of course!) only a more modern, sexy version. Did I hear someone say "Clothing Optiinal?"

I had much better photos to show but they somehow disappeared from my phone. Apparently, I can only have 50 photos at a time...

This is face before. No makeup.

This is face and hair after.

Feet before... You could say it's been a while since my last pedicure/polish change.

This is hair before. I think this was taken about 2 or 3 weeks ago. You can get an idea of how long my hair was and you can definitely see the roots showing... I think she cut a good 6 inches off at least.

What's The Word on "The Street"

Forty.

Well... actually the "official" word on the Street is going to be habitat...

That's right folks. Sesame Street is turning 40 on Tuesday, November 10!!!

Sesame Street has come a long way since it premiered November 10, 1969. I don't think there's a person alive today that doesn't know Sesame Street and Big Bird. It has truly bridged the gap between the generations.

Interesting Fact: Caroll Spinney was hand picked by Jim Henson to play Big Bird and he is the only original cast member still on the show. He also does the voice of Oscar the Grouch.

If you've been to Google lately you've probably seen the Sesame Street characters incorporated into the Google Banner. I was curious one day and clicked on Big Bird's legs. I came across this article by CNN Ent. They have released the early seasons of the show on DVD and they come with a warning label.

Sesame Street has a warning label???

"These early 'Sesame Street' episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child."

According to the article Cookie Monster promotes childhood obesity by his constant gobbling up of cookies. He's a bad influence with his lack of self-control as he eats anything in sight when he's jonesing for that elusive cookie. And he smokes a pipe in a few episodes. And I guess "they" think Oscar was too mean and nasty, He's a GROUCH! What did you expect? Nastiness is part of his name... He's not named Oscar the Pleasant.

My son, Caleb, LOVES Sesame Street. He likes to sing and dance along and he laughs at Oscar and thinks Cookie Monster is "silly". And of course, we can't forget Elmo,

I knew he could count to 10 because I taught him that. At least I think I did... Now I don't really know for sure. But I was pleasantly surprised when I heard him count to 20 on his own. I KNOW I didn't teach him that. He learned that from Big Bird.

SO CONGRATULATIONS SESAME STREET ON YOUR 40 YEARS!!! Here's to 40 more. Who knows... maybe my grandchildren will watch original new episodes of Sesame Street. By then, Sesame Street will no longer be set on an urban street but instead on a planet or under water or something else "new agey".

The Fireman Needs your Prayers

Please say a prayer... light a candle... whatever you do... for The Fireman and his wife. Don't know the whole story, but her dad went into the hospital on 30 October to have knee replacement surgery and while the next few days of recovery progressed he was moved to the cardiac care center and now they are starting dialysis because they believe his kidneys are failing.

You can read more of the details on her blog here.

Drop by their blogs and let them know you are thinking of them.