Sabu
Last night I was giving haircuts to Russell, Anthony, Austin, and Uncle Johnny. Samuel decided that he wanted a haircut too. Initially, he had told me that he wanted to grow it out. He wanted to be able to braid his hair. I was good with that, but after I finished my last customer, Samuel hopped in the seat and said he wanted a haircut too. Samuel said he wanted it cut very close to his head. I used the shortest blade I had without shaving him completely. I took it very slowly as I wasn’t sure how cutting his hair would be as it is a different texture from everyone else’s. It came off very easily. Soon I had his hair done. He ran up stairs to look at it and came back down with a big bald spot right above his forehead. “Ma. Wha you do to my hai? You bal me!” I know I didn’t shave his head. I had a blade on the clippers the entire time. I asked him if had a razor. He insisted that he did not. Later we discovered that he had used Russell’s beard trimmer! “Ma. I wan sabu! I wan sabu!” “Samuel, what does sabu mean?” Samuel points to the bald spot on his head. “Sabu, Ma. Sabu.” So we have given Samuel a Liberian haircut…Sabu style! We laughed and laughed during haircutting time. Jeremiah and Joel also received haircuts, but Samuel could not convince them that they needed to have sabu style. Jeremiah just wanted the blade taken around the entire outside of his head. I guess it is exciting for them to choose a style since at the orphanage I believe they had one style…sabu! Hope you enjoy the new looks in our house! We only ended up with one sabu style. The remainder of the boys have hair left on their heads!
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- Samuel getting his first American haircut.
My name is Sonya. I wear many hats in my house! I am the loving wife of Russell and the mother of 10 beautiful children and waiting for our precious son in Liberia, Daniel. So really, I am the mother of 11! In January of 2008 we brought home 3 brothers from Liberia. Daniel is their uncle and we are working on bringing him home now. I home school our children with the help and support of my wonderful husband. I am making an attempt at writing which has been a wonderful pass time when I can find the time! I am a new graduate from She Speaks, which is a ministry from 
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