Lather, Rinse, Repeat as Necessary

After a week long cold snap where temperatures dropped all the way down to the low 30’s at night, Tennessee is enjoying an Indian Summer. The daytime highs have been around 70 all week, and the forecast predicts that next week will bring more of the same. It sure makes life easier for Jarom, who does not enjoy riding his bike to his 8:00 class in chilly weather. It also keeps the links open, which is a nice treat.

Sadly, as the temperature rose around us so did tempers in the house, as Jarom and Lix got into a huge fight this week (That, boys and girls, is what we call a segue [pronounced segway, like the two wheeled vehicle for lazy people (now I just want to see how many different sets of parentheses I can get in here [it’s 4.])]) This may surprise most of you, because you have never seen Alixa and Jarom fight, and because you are not sure that Jarom is even capable of caring enough to cause a ruckus. If you had these thoughts, then you were correct. They didn’t really have a fight, just a disagreement of opinion. You see, the Winns are poor. This is mostly Jarom’s fault, as he makes no money, which has prompted him to begin to sell his blood at the local plasma center, which is a subject for a whole other blog entry. But all fault aside, they need to work on being more frugal. While shopping the other day for shampoo, Jarom noticed that the type of shampoo that Alixa likes to use is roughly 3 times as expensive as other shampoos. Having never really purchased shampoo, for obvious reasons, Jarom wondered what ingredient this brand contains that would cause it to clean Alixa’s hair thrice as well. It is cetrimonium chloride. This particular ingredient emits an aroma that dupes suckers into paying extra money in exchange for the belief that they are receiving a superior product. Jarom won the battle and a less expensive brand was purchased. Alixa won the war and went back to buying top-shelf shampoos after a one-bottle hiatus. I anticipate a few comments from women telling me that the $10 bottle is in fact much better than the $4 one, but rest assured, you have also been duped.

Each of these shampoos contain false claims about adding body 

and protecting hair, but the one above is way more expensive.  You can tell because the name is in French.  That means it is really good.

Alixa has also recently taken up knitting, after Ansally taught her how last week. She started by making potholders, which have gotten closer and closer to functionality as she improves her technique (the first one ended up being a triangle and not a rectangle). It gives her something to do while she watches TLC and Desperate Housewives.

The Winn’s new calling as primary teachers is also going well. They taught their first lesson last Sunday, and it went well enough. They messed up the story of the Good Samaritan, but none of the kids know anything so it slipped under the radar. I think that they are both going to like it, even if they will miss interacting with adults. Being able to eat and draw and play games during class is a good trade off.

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