Hair

Sigrid gets in on the conversation about Dave and it is determined that he Has to Come. Sigrid presents the self-serving argument that he Has to Come to help with the hair. Twere planning to do their own hair, but that was when everyone was supposed to dress creatively. Now that things were more Traditional, it would be nice to have a hair stylist who knew how to do something other than Mullets and Perms (this is, presumably, all the local hair cutters are able to do). The Grandmother offers air miles for the cause. Feel very excited. Fingers fly on telephone keypad. Phone rings and the receptionist answers. Dave in the middle of cutting hair of and am asked to Please Hold. (While on phone, Discover white Hair on big toe. Have had a sprinkling of white hairs on head since eighteen, but up to now, tops of feet unscathed by time. Have never thought white hairs on feet possible until now. Yank out Hair and examine closely to make sure that it is white and not just bleached from the sun. It is white.) Dave gets on phone. Stifle urge to tell him about white hair. Instead, present plan for Dave to fly out on Friday and back on Sunday with me. In description of plan get hung up on the details of the miles and forget to emphasize the most important part--that I want Dave to come. He is confused. I slow down and explain things all over again. Oh, he says. Do not know what Oh means but do not care for it. Reconsider plan. Dave still quiet on the other end of phone. Into silence, pour story about hair on tow (making self even more undesireable.) Dave says, I'd love to come. I'll rearrange some--conversation is interrupted by the sound of the helecipter. Sound of helicopter made worse by the simulganeous yelling of Sigrid and Grandmother. Put hand over receiver so that Dave not scared away by the racket. Get back on Phone. Decide to wait to tell Dave about his hair styling duties later, even though know that will wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat to worry about omission. Push this thought aside. Dave says he has to go back to his Lady. Endearments exchanged.