The brownest hair

In sixth grade, at the end of the year, all the students got awards. Best basketball player, best speller, no sick days... you know pretty basic stuff, a little boost to the self esteem. I, on the other hand, received the award for "The Brownest Hair"

I can still remember the deafening silence that was echoing in my ear as I walked forward to accept this award. The slow motion, the sick stomach.
Last night, Abby climbed in bed with me at 3:00a.m. She snuggled up to me and ran her fingers through my brown hair and said "you have beautiful hair mom"

Yup, I have the brownest hair and I wouldn't trade that award for the world!