Monday, May 19, 2008

Monday 19 May 2008: Sarah is trying to figure out HER 9 Year Old! Sometimes, it's not easy!!!!

Sarah says:
Strange age my daughter's at. Such erratic behavior. It's time for me to see what the experts say. 9 seems to be such a mix between independent and anxious. From minute to minute, moods change. I can't always get my head around it. I don't always know how to react and what best to say. My friend Cheryl gave me a bunch of these books a long time ago and each year they are very helpful and help to answer some of my questions and to take away some of my worries. Parenting is hard. In one way, we are expected to solve all the problems and be able to answer all the questions and have all the wisdom, but half the time it just feels like a guessing game. Seeing your kid struggling or in pain or emotionally hurt is really hard. I'm going to read this book from front to back right now.... I hope it makes me sleep better...

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Sunday 18 May 2008: Peter would have been 36 today... Man I miss you Peter and am "enjoying" thinking about you today!

Sarah says:
Peter would have been 36 today. I'm thinking about him a lot today. It's only been about 6 months since he died from cancer. Sometimes it feels like yesterday and sometimes is feels like decades ago. Today I feel Peter close to my heart. I still think about him every single day. I hate to think that I will ever stop thinking about him. That as life moves on and time passes, my memory of him will fade. Seeing his kids and hearing certain songs and remembering him on certain dates - I hope will keep him in my head and heart. Life does go on. That's good to know. His kids and wife are doing really, really well now it seems, though not without tough moments still of course and the future will bring more from time to time. But it is good that life goes on and that we can still think about Peter. He shouldn't be forgotten. He was a good man. I just looked back at a bunch of photos of him that I posted after he died via this link. They made me smile.

Heidi says:
De flaptest geschiedde vandaag in de vorm van een ontbijt ten huize Beernaert-Derweduwen. Het was een grandioze flaptest, met een flap die geen 10/10 haalde omdat 10/10 niet kan toegekend worden... De flaptestpanelleden gaven gezamenlijk 9,5/10. De flappen werden aangeschaft bij bakkerij G te K. Ongelooflijk! Zo'n flappen! Echte verse appelmoes (er was zelfs een extra te bespeuren in Mr Haemers zijn flap: een stukje pel van een appel!), een mooie extra: suiker op de bovenkant, grote appelflappen, mooi opgekomen. Bijna perfect! De bakkerij werd reeds op de hoogte gesteld van de goede uitkomst op de flaptest!

Sarah continues:
I chose the below Post Secret this week because I was thinking a lot about goodbyes today. And indeed you learn with every single one - though some make more sense than others.

And the below Post Secret this week also resonated with me. It's just so true that we should be kinder to everyone we come in contact with. We are all fighting battles big and small. Surely we can relate to each other on many levels. Surely kindness is better than judgment and callousness. We all should be more open and understanding. Of course we have to draw some lines. But basically we are all the same - same worries, same joys, same wheels turning round and round. Why not be kind to a stranger tomorrow and give someone a compliment and make his or her day! It's Monday tomorrow so each and every one of us will appreciate some small act of kindness! God I am becoming so moralistic! HaHa - Little House On The Prairie is to blame for sure!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Friday 16 May 2008: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA!!!!!! And UNHAPPY pig reunion at Sarah's house!



Heidi says:
GELUKKIGE VERJAARDAG MAMA!!!! GENIET ERVAN!!!




Sarah says:
Finally we have some air circulation in our hot office! See my hair up there blowing in the wind!
Our Guinea Pigs were reunited last night and it didn't really go very well! They hissed and fought and all that. You can see the video below if you want. They make interesting noises. Animals are strange with all their marking territory and spraying and humping and hissing...





HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Thursday 15 May 2008: Heidi looks kind of boyish in this picture, no? And Sarah ran out of contact lenses and is back to glasses. Isn't that exciting?

Heidi says:
There was a boy...
A very strange enchanted boy
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea,
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he.
And then one day,
One magic day,
he passed my way.
And while we spoke of many things,
Fools and kings,
This he said to me,
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return."

Sarah says:
Weird day in our world. Laf! Warm and humid and sticky and stormy. Slimy. Slithery. Heidi could be my boyfriend in the above photo, don't you think?

Forgot Post Secret again this week so I put my pick-of-the-week below about the changes in one's body thanks to pregnancy are worth it. I have to agree. I wouldn't change a thing - my back operation, my horrid pregnancy, the scary birth, the scars and stretch marks -- they suck but they are all 100% worth it. I can really hate my belly sometimes - how it kind of falls over the big scar from the birth, which was again opened for the back operation - but it's there for a very good reason and I should be kinder to myself about it. I waffle so much between feeling really happy with myself to absolute hate of my fatter parts and largeness and all that. We should all love our female bodies that can create babies. I sometimes can't believe that my daughter was lifted out of my abdomen. It's crazy. Lovely crazy. Today I feel just fine about myself even with a little bloat and a lot of pimples. It's weird. I don't know what determines it from day to day... Women are cruel to themselves. Maybe men too. I don't know. Anyway - man I love my little kid. I just look at her in absolute awe everyday.


Wednesday 14 May 2008: Goodbye Krik-Krak you cute little cavi pig!

Krik-Krak found a new home Wednesday night with 4 other little cavi pigs! He's the only boy so he's feeling lucky right now! It was sad to give him away - for my daughter above and for me below - but it had to happen. We signed on for two Guinea Pigs - not three. In a month or so we'll see if more babies are born. It could be! The day after the babies were born the male was still in the cage and as horny as ever I'm afraid. Tonight we'll try to put the mom and dad (brother and sister) back together. We tried quickly the other day and they fought and fought and the castrated boy was still trying to hump the girl. She did not seem to like that and kept whipping her head at him like she was going to bite him. I hope it works out better tonight!
I'll miss that little cutie!
Can you spot Krik-Krak above with his new hairy girlfriends? Which one doesn't fit in this picture?

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Tuesday 13 May 2008: Heidi and Sarah are too warm!

Monday 12 May 2008: Sarah and her family go to the sea and then to Brugge on yet another beautiful and fun day!


Sarah says:
The sea was so great! Such a sunny day yet again! We stopped by quickly and then made our way to Brugge. I have been to all these places so many times. Even so - I really enjoyed all of these Belgian cities again. I think that's because I was in good company and certainly because the sun was shining so very much. The sun here makes everything more fun! It won't last so it is great to be able to enjoy it well you can!

Sunday 11 May 2008: Sarah goes to Ieper with her dada and brother and family and is a happy mom on mother's day!


Sarah says:
I am a happy mom on mother's day! How can't I be with such a daughter! She gave me a great painting she made and she bought be earings that she picked out herself and used her own birthday money for. She is the BEST!! She is sunshine! I had so much sunshine on mother's day!

That's my brother in the distance on a bridge in Ieper - again in the hot sun! We had a great day in Ieper. A lovely time!

I always have to have a photo of my dad sleeping when he visits! This time he passed out in Ieper with churches in the background. A pretty spot.

I have always wanted to put this on here - a photo of the most disgusting vendingmachine in the world no doubt! It's right around the corner from my house and whenever my brothers visit - I have to show them because they, like me, always appreciate such a foul site!
Heidi says: my DJ-outfit and me! Woooooooooooo! Viva Vlas Vegas!!!

Saturday 10 May 2008: Sarah and her brother, father and family go to


Sarah says:
Saturday my dad, brother, my husband and my daughter and I went to Gent. Again, and amazingly sunny day! There I am above with my brother in the sun!

It was the communion of my godchild Mo Saturday! We stopped by her fun party to wish her all the best. She is such a sweetie! The necklace she's wearing that I gave her looked so pretty on her!

Friday 09 May 2008: Sarah's brother JM visits with their dad DM and they hit Brussels quickly to see the peeing boy!


Sarah says:
I forgot to take a photo of myself today so I prsent you with my oldest brother JM who came to visit with our dad Friday. We hopped on the train from the airport to the center just to see the peeing boy and have a Belgian waffle. It's so nice to have my brother and dad here. And the weather! GREAT!!!!

Friday, May 09, 2008

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Friday 9 May 2008: The nicest weekend of the year!

Heidi says: truly, this upcoming weekend is usually the nicest of the whole year in Kortrijk: SINKSENFEESTEN!!!! It's a weekend full of concerts, parties (rock'n'roll parties!!!!!), performances of all kinds and of running around in town. Oh and there is a two day flea market! Can't wait for it to start! I am also DJ'ing together with Mr Nice this Sunday! Come pay us a visit but bring your earplugs: we wanna go wild and loud! I think it's around 10 at night at SINXEN VLAS VEGAS, at the back of the Kortrijk train station. Unfortunately all our friends won't be there: one has a dad and brother visiting from a far country, one has to attend a country gig (jeps, poor her!) and one has to Dj at a catholic 'communie'-party! Yikes! The place will be empty...
SOME COME OVER ALL YOU PEOPLE AND HEAR US PLAY!!!

Oh, something completely different now. I have been messing with my hair... I wanted a small change, so I decided to lighten it up a bit at the front. I did that with the horrible chemical product 'christal soleil' which is meant to give you the glow of having spent hours in the sun. I used it a bit too much, and combined with swimming and the chlorine in the water, it started to be too light. Then I decided I had to go darker again, so I bought nougat brown natural hairpaint form the brand Logona, and put that on my hair two days ago. Result: hardly any, except that the light parts seemed even lighter... hmmm. Had to do something. Went back to the store to get another pack of Logona natural hairpaint: dark brown (umbra) this time. I put this stuff (looked like, well, you know... brown powder mixed with water looks like...) on my hair yesterday evening. And the result you see in the picture above! It's red! haha! RED! I wanted dark brown hair! That's what you get when you mess with your hair, kids! :) But it's ok. Almost any color suits me, so voila! me happy, world happy! Too bad about the dark brown though...

Heidi says: it doesn't look so red inside though... :)

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Thursday 08 May 2008: Heidi and Sarah are happy to have the originator of Face The Day as a special Face The Day guest! Thanks Johnny!!!!!!

Sarah says:
Please welcome Johnny I to Face The Day! Johnny is a super special guest because about 3 years ago - even more I think - he asked me to start a blog for his RSS Feeds site. I did what he told me and Face The Day was born! That RSS feeds site doesn't exist anymore and is now a porn or call girl site I think - and we lost those first 4 months of the original blog - BUT - Johnny got me started and Heidi joined on fast after one weekend - actually Sinksenfeesten weekend in Kortrijk almost exactly 4 years ago I think - and FACE THE DAY has existed in some shape or form since then!!!! Seeing Johnny today reminded me that I have a CD-R somewhere with the original first 4 months of our blog before the RSS Feeds site got hacked! I have to find that disc and get some of those photos on here. That would mean 4 years of First Of The Month Flashbacks! Yippy! So once again - Thanks Johnny for hooking us up with Face The Day!
I forgot to put a Post Secret pick of the week so below you can see it now a little late. I just like the idea of that one - of someone out there with the dream of being the first female or black president. All of that might change soon as there could be either in office! I hope it will be the female! Whatever happens, I hope in the end that they are both on the ticket!

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Wednesday 07 May 2008: Heidi and Sarah burn baby burn but not really because they are against sunburn so they glow baby glow maybe instead....

Sarah says:
All I have to say is that the little baby guinea pig in a photo a few days below is a sicko! He's already begun humping his sister-mother! We don't have a home for him yet! His mom-sis is probably pregnant from him already and there's nothing we can do! We already bought a new cage for the horny-castrated brother-father -now peeping Tom! My house is full of trailer-trash guinea pigs! It's one big National Geographic animal porn show!

WEAR SUNSCREEN - OR BETTER YET - AS MY FRIEND MS SAYS - KNOW YOUR SUN LIMITS AND ONLY STAY IN THE SUN AS LONG AS YOUR SKIN CAN TAKE IT AND WEAR A HAT AND SEEK SHADE AND REMEMBER SUNSCREEN DOES NOT LAST ALL DAY! IT NEEDS RE-APPLICATION! IT ONLY PROTECTS YOU FROM BURNING AND FROM SKIN CANCER IF YOU USE IT CORRECTLY!

Heidi says:

I am paler than Sarah!!!!!!! weeeeeeeeee!

Perfect moment once again on Face The Day to put the lyrics to Baz Luhrmann's Wear Sunscreen song!

EVERBODY'S FREE (TO WEAR SUNSCREEN)

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97

Wear Sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future,sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh nevermind, you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked, you are not as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don’t waste your time on jealousy, sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind, the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life, the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t, Maybe you’ll divorce at 40, Maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary What ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can, don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings, they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard, Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Monday, May 05, 2008

Monday 05 May 2008: Sarah lets the sun shine in and is looking for a home in two weeks for a cute boy cavia! Any takers out there?

Sarah says:
So sunny today! Fabulous Belgian weather! Everyone looks happy and bright. Colors abound! It's a good break from the blacks and greys...

More importantly, we found out our baby guinea pig is a cute, little boy one. He needs a home in two weeks or he will start doing it with his mom! It's enough that he is the result of brother-sister lust. We don't need this to get anymore trailer-trashy than it already is! Is there anyone out there who wants to give this sweet cutie-pie cavi a nice, warm, cozy, loving home? If so, let us know! He's 5 weeks old now and he'll start raping his mom at 7 weeks so time-is-a-ticking! For a small price, I'll throw in the fully-equipped smaller cage that his dad-brother is living in for the moment ever since we had to get him castrated. The little one, however, comes with balls intact. No castration has taken place yet as he's too little. No castration necessary unless he's put near a girl piggy... Leave a comment or call or email me if you can give little Krik-Krak a good home!

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Sunday 04 May 2008: Sarah's daughter Ayla is 9 years old today!!!!! My how she has grown!

That's Ayla today age 9!
That's Ayla last year at age 8!
That's Ayla two years ago at age 7!
That's the cake Ayla selected for her 9th birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AYLA!!!



Heidi says: Happy birthday, Ayla!! Look at Yma's rosy cheeks! From playing outside almost the whole day! Cute baby...

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Saturday 03 May 2008: Sarahs is in a sunny mood on this sunny day!

Sarah says:
The sun is GRAND today! It's huge and hot and lovely! We bought our kid her birthday watch today and then sat on a terrace in the sun eating lunch. Fantastic. So fun people-watching. A terrific day!

Friday, May 02, 2008

Friday 02 May 2008: Sarah has a little flashback to last year's hairstyle and longs for long hair once again...

Sarah says:
Above top photo is me very tired today trying to grow my hair long again like it was last year - in below photo... They say as you get older your hair should be cut shorter. I don't agree. I think my hair looks best a bit longer. I'm lucky I have dark, dark hair. I like the silver in it too. I hope it gets warmer outside so my hair grows more again. If I compare the top and bottom photos, I have to say, glasses suite me better than lenses - at least when I am tired like today. I have a wandering eye above. Sorry to bore you with ll this "looks" stuff! But that for me is where this Face The Day site gets interesting - to be able to compare a photo from one year to the next and to see the changes that have taken place...

Friday 01 May 2008 : It's Flashback 1st of the month at Face The Day!

Sarah says:
That's me today, the 1st of May, with my daughter in a fat suit and me looking like a sweaty pig!
That's me on the 1st of May 2007 - exactly a year ago today - all decked out in red for labour day! By the way - I wanted to wear that same dress today but couldn't find it anywhere! I felt like I left it in New York because the last time I wore it was to Erika's wedding in October. But nobody has it! Where is my dress? I want it back! I love that red, bright dress! It's great because it is long and covers white, hairy legs!
There's Heidi above with Yma exactly one year ago today on the 1st of May 2007. My how Yma has grown since! Hopefully Heidi has a photo from 01 May 2008 that she can post here for comparison! To see what Heidi and I were up to one year ago today, click here!
And there above you can see Heidi and I two years ago today on the 1st of May 2006 celebrating the red day! A lot has changed work-wise since then! We both changed jobs and can say we are pretty damn happy with our work right now! To see what we were up to two years ago today, click here!

Thursday 01 May 2008: Sarah's nephew Arne celebrates a special day!

Sarah says:
That's Arne, my nephew, the son of my husband's brother Wim. Arne has his first communion on the 1st of May. He was so happy and proud and we happy for him and proud of him. It was a nice day over a good meal. As you can see, we were very warm! He from playing and me from eating all day I think!

There's my kid with her great-grandfather (my husband's mother's father) whom she calls Pepe. He's 86 now. It's always great to see him. He likes to eat! Especially chocolate! I hope my husband grows old looking like him with great hair!
Above you can see my kid and Arne. Tow cousins who really have a nice time together. Here they look like weeble-wobbles in their fat suits!
There's Arne looking nutty in his fat suit. Too much sugar maybe?
And last but not least, there's Arne with his dad Wim by his side, cutting his communion - lamb-of-god cake...

Later that day, my husband, our kid and I went to the park for May Day - worker's day - and saw so many people and some good gigs. It was a great day though I was really, really exhausted by the end of it and in bed by 9:30...