Look, it's not my plan to make Bennett appear as if he's trying to recapture his full-head-of-hair days. Especially since he hasn't even experienced them yet. I'm actually more than happy to give him a haircut. (Okay that's not entirely true. I'm not ready for yet another rite of passage to go flying by. But truly. It needs to be done.)

His hair is still baby-wispy, but if you can picture the way people styled their hair into wings in the early 80s -- well he could have them if I would just put a little mousse in the two long strands on either side of his head. Which I won't. But it is funny when he's in the bathtub to make him look like the guy from A Flock of Seagulls. It's just on the sides- the top and back are short and perfectly fine, but those two strips on each side of his head, well, they need to go.

But how can I possibly cut his hair when my video camera is broken?

You might think the only tool needed is a pair of scissors, but I require a little more. I just can't allow a momentous occasion to pass without proper documentation. In some cases it's acceptable to simply snap some still photos. But the first haircut? It needs to be captured on video tape. (AND still pictures, of course.)

I don't know if it was on It's A Small World or Pirates of the Caribbean, but somewhere during our trip to Disney World my video camera developed a problem. It won't work. Bottom line: Until I either get it fixed (I don't even know where to begin), get a new one (highly unlikely) or borrow one from WSAZ or something (think they would miss it?), the boy's comb-over will continue flapping in the breeze.

Penny