My mom sent me this message in response to Friday's beehive entry, and she gave me permission to share:

Hey Jane,

Did you know your mother was in a "hair show" when she was 17? The style was named "Yellow Rose of Texas"! Hee hee!! The top of my (yellow blonde) hair was ratted & shaped into a VERY large yellow rose and the bottom layers were ratted and shaped into swirled leaves and yes, sprayed green. All of this to get my hair bleached by a professional for free! Oh, yes...we lost the contest and I was late for school the next day...had trouble getting the green out!

My mom is so cool.