"Shortcut"

Elly likes to refer to haircuts as "shortcuts"; you can't cut hair without it getting shorter, right? She got a new "shortcut" last week:

I didn't bother combing her hair before we went, as you can see.

long hair

While we were waiting, we got a cupcake next door.

styling

I said "Elly, show me your new haircut".

The back

The best part of getting a "shortcut" is the sucker afterward.