The sprint to the finish

Sunday, February 15

There is light at the end of the tunnel. We only have a small section on the right side of the back to finish . . . maybe 3-4 more hours. Whew! We are all anxious to be finished. Today seemed to move quickly ~ we got 63 locs done and are now up to 343. It is funny . . . the unfinished sections look like such small amounts when it is braided up, but unbraided and combed out it takes on a life of its own and becomes a huge cloud of soft fuzzy curls that take so much longer to loc than one initially anticipates.

Sunday, February 8

We're in a rhythm now. The back of Naomi's head is not so sensitive as the top was and the back loc size is a larger, so we can move a l-i-t-t-l-e bit faster. There is only one long section on each side of the back to complete.

I put the two back side sections into cornrows again to transition to next week. The top layers camouflage the braids underneath so she can even wear her hair all hanging down now. She is very tired of sitting but loves the versatility of her locs.