Tuesday 16 September 2008: Sarah's hair is taking over Sarah's face and Sarah doesn't like this abuse from her dang cow-lick!!!

Sarah says:


How does one change the course of one's out-of-control cow-lick? That one stray piece is taking away my peace of mind. I never knew one piece of hair could bother someone so much! I need to take charge and slash that cow-lick to pieces! This is serious stuff folks! Forget the world problems. Help me with my hair, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday 15 September 2008: Heidi speaks no evil and proudly pushes Madensuyu as Sarah looks on in shock...

Sarah says:
I have nothing to say today. Nothing at all.

Heidi says:
I have a pimpel and have to hide it! :) And I am making publicity for Madensuyu! Get that new album! It's great!

Sunday 14 September 2008: Sarah gets some good peace via good friends and a pretty buddah....

Sarah says:

Had such a lovely and relaxing Sunday with good friend Filip and Vanessa and their kids. It's so nice when you can just be yourself with good friends and everything just comes effortlessly. Good friends make the world go round! Later that night I spoke with a driend from America for more than an hour and that filled me up too. I love my friends more than anything. Seriously. They give me peace of mind like that pretty buddah up there.

What doesn't give me peace of mind is that show Extreme Home Makeover. I get sucked into it and try NOT to imagine what ugly theme rooms they would put in our home if we got picked. There is something noble about that show and I am cursed to watch it but it freaks me aout a little bit. It's like watching a train wreck for sure. And that's why I chose the following Post Secret this week!

Saturday 13 September 2008:Sarah thinks the weather in Belgium really sucks right now and Heidi has a lovely day with MADENSUYU

Heidi says:
Don't tell me I'm not because you can read it right off my face: I'm drunk! :) Well, not totally, but after a strong caipirihna and two glasses of champagne, I definitely look drunk... Today was a great day at Stijn De Gezelle's home, assembling CD's for the great belgian band Madensuyu. I got a team together, with Alexander, Nico and Wout and even Yma joined us and had a good time! A fine day, and hopefully the CD will bring Madensuyu a lot of success! (Because they truly are a good and interesting band, but also because I am getting a little fond of the two musicians and their entourage: great sweet people!!!)

Sarah says:

Generally I like rain and dark weather. It's cozy and I sweat less in it :-). But this isn't nice weather at all. This is weather that leads people into depression. This is weather that makes you decide to stay in and plop down in front of the TV rather than go out and see people. It makes you want to hibernate and be alone in the world and it makes you feel alone in the world! On the other hand, I know this weather is going to be the reason I have a really cozy and calm night with my lovely daughter watching Ugly Betty together and eating Special K on the couch. Then I'll read the two magazines I bought in London. I'll probably make a phone call and talk to a friend from America. I'll have a great night! So let me start over by saying this weather is actually great because it indeed keeps you in with your loved ones and makes you appreciate your home and you down time. This is why I love the rain!

Notice my droopy eye up there and those two lines on each eye area below my brows and above my lids -- what are those lines? I think my first aging will really start with those lines. I think they will become hanging sacks. Those lines will age me fast. Keep an eye on those lines!!!

Friday 12 September: Time for weeeeekend!!!!! And Sarah and Nancy make it home by plane thanks to Heidi's efforts as travel agent!

Sarah says:

From her desk in Belgium, Heidi was able to get me and Nancy tickets back from London to Brussels. The Eurostar wasn't running and we needed to get home. Heidi got on the case and came through for us fast and we got home! It was a long day and the flight was delayed and then to top it off we hot traffic at 9:30 pm at night on the way home from the airport - but we got to sleep in our own beds! The VLM plane we took back from London City Airport was a bit noisy and scary (as well as strange and funny) but we got home safe and sound. We also had a great Greek yogurt mixed with MANGO and muesli at the airport while waiting! Now I know a new thing to do with a mango!!!! That made it all worth it!

By the way - do you see how grey my hair is up there? Can't really hide that anymore. I wonder if I am starting to look ragged? Tell me if I am, okay? I really don't know whether to dye my hair or not. I truly do not want to if I can avoid it. I want to wait as long as possible. On the other hand, I don't want to look ragged and age too fast because of my grey hair. I know this is shallow but this site is often about looks and stuff like this and when you post a photo every day, well you confront yourself with the aging process - which is fine but sometimes in your face...

Heidi says:
Ok, for all you who are waiting to know what I find about The Wire: I mos def digg it, baby!

Thursday 11 September 2008: VOTE OBAMA!

Sarah says:
I agree with what Heidi wrote below for sure! I mirror her statement! Vote Obama PLEASE!!!
I like the above photo a lot. I was in my hotel room in London Thursday after work and before dinner and wanted to take a photo of the day before I forgot. I think the above one is cool.

The below one was thanks to the Eurostar cancelling all trains. At that stage, I had no idea if we'd be leaving London or not the following day. I knew we'd find a way back to Belgium but I didn't know how or when...

Heidi says:
There is only one thing we have to say today (and I'm sure Sarah will agree) and that is:
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMA
VOTE OBAMAPlease VOTE

Wednesday 10 September 2008: Sarah has a huge headache after a bad day!

Sarah says:

Some days are better than others. Today was worse. I have a huge headache. It's 8:30pm and I am finally going to leave the office. I'm off to London Thursday and Friday so Heidi is holding the fort! I hope she puts her photo on here those days! I'll post mine when I return! It's really time to go home now. I have to pack a little and then I plan to collapse. My head hurts. I have a backache. I am sweating like a pig. I don't know if this is just stress or if I'm coming down with something. This has been a busy week - last week too. With my husband's new work we are adjusting to new timing and schedules and change. It's all good. It just takes time. I look forward to the weekend - actually to Sunday when my husband, kid and I can spend some time together. You know the old saying, when it rains, it pours. Voila!

Tuesday 09 September 2008: Heidi saw some stray cats play yesterday! And today Heidi and Sarah are pure and in your face or are you in their faces???

Heidi says:
I was the Stray Cats play their farewell gig in the AB in Brussels. I love the way they still call themselves boys and they still slap like the best! On top of that, they were very friendly and sweet! Go cat go!

Sarah says:

That's my winter face already! Pale, worn-out, tired-looking, small-eyed, flat hair, grey... There was sun today yet we still look wintry. Hope we filled up on vitamin D - might be the last chance!

Forgot my face Post Secret this week so here it is. This is something tormenting me a little lately. I just don't really know how to take to people who love Sarah Palin and will vote for her and John McCain! I don't feel good about feeling bad about other people's choices which are really not for me to judge or take offense to. But this is a tough one! I just don't know how to handle Republicans right now. That's not fair or right of me - it makes be a bad person in some ways. I should be open to all beliefs even when they don't agree with mine. We all can think how we want! Yet still - I get a little rage inside when I find out someone I know and maybe even love will vote Republican. Maybe they also can't stand that I would vote Democrat. I don't know. This is so tricky. It's hard for me to respect anyone here in Belgium who votes for the far-right party. The Republicans are a different kind of far right with different issues but it gives me the same feeling of disgust and despair.

Monday 08 September 2008: It's Monday in Heidi and Sarah land and Sarah needs some sleep and Heidi needs something probably but Sarah doesn't know...

Sarah says:

Blah! My neck hurts badly today. I feel like I have whiplash. I need sleep...

Sunday 07 September 2008: Sarah saw a very big pile of mussels today in Lille at a wet and soggy street-fair on a slightly depressing Sunday afternoon

Heidi says:

pictures in the hall...

Sarah says:

Sometimes not even the company you keep can keep you in a good mood. Today was a SUNDAY for sure! A rainy one. A soggy one. We went to Lille with friends to see the street-fair, second-hand junk sale that lined all the wet, muddy streets. It was a big messy mess! It had its moments and began with a nice breakfast but as the day went on, my head was buzzing from my freaking period and I just wanted to be alone in the world for a minute. My hormones are so screwed up. I think when I do go through menopause, I'm going to have head rages all the time! I hope not but man - it all felt so chemical today and this is a bad one this month. They get worse and worse. A new week and better weather ahead. I hope my hormonal ups and downs level out soon. I'm getting a little sick of not knowing what to expect from myself each day! I'm like too emotional or too far away and not all there. Feeling extremes right now.

Saturday 06 September 2008: Sarah is going to bed...

Sarah says:

Had a nice day with two girlfriends. I love getting to know people better and better. It always feels good. I love female friends. I love so many of the women in my life. I am so thankful for them. I had a nice evening with my daughter. I love getting to know here better and better? It always feels good. I am so thankful for her.

In another topic -- what does one do when she HATES Sarah Palin and everything she stands for and knows people who support and believe in her. That's a hard one!

Good night! I'm tired.

Friday 05 September 2008: Heidi and Sarah look back three years for the last time this week as their 3 year anniversary week comes to an end!

There we are above today in 2008i It's the end of the week. We are ready for the weekend!
There we are above exactly a year ago today in 2007! This link will take you back.
The above photo is from two years ago today in 2006. Heidi was pregnant! I was in terrible pain and starving myself for my back operation. Go backwards in time via this link!
And there we are three years ago today in 2005 - the sun shined a lot more in Belgium back then!!! Here's a link to go back to that day!

Thursday 04 September! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMSKE!!!! And Heidi and Sarah keep looking back this week as Face The Day is 3 years old!

There above you can see us today - 2008!
And there we are above exactly 1 year ago today in 2007! Click here to go back to that year!
And there we are exactly two years ago in 2006! Via this link you can see what was up with us that day!
And last but not least, there we are above exactly three years ago today in 2005! Via this link, you can go back in time to that day in our world!
There's Tomske above today on his 37th birthday and there he is below exactly one year ago today on his 36th birthday! Wonder what he's praying for?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMSKE / MARV!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY AND YEAR!!!

Wednesday 03 September 2008: Walk back in time with Heidi and Sarah today and this week as they celebrate three whole years of Face The Day!!!

Above photo is today - 2008! Trying to look like below photos a bit! There I am above exactly one year ago today on 03 September 2007! Via this link you can go back to that day and see what was up and what we were up to.
Above you can see Heidi and me exactly two years ago today in 2006. Heidi was pregnant and I was starving myself in preparation for my back operation. In pain! Check out that day via this link and go back in time with us. And last but not least, there above you can see us exactly 3 years ago today in 2005 - when Belgium was still sunny in September! Use this link to take a peak backwards to that day.

Wednesday 3 September 2008: Heidi sends out a message

Heidi says:

My message is one we can all use. It's what makes the world turn. Love.

Tuesday 02 September 2008: It's Flashback week at Heidi and Sarah Face The Day. Check out 4 years in a row! Heidi was absent each year except the 1st!

There I am today, 02 September 2008. Not exactly the same shot, but close enough! The lamp isn't hanging where it used to anymore since we painted that room. I had to hold it above my head to fake the above shot!
There I am above exactly one year ago today in 2007. This link will bring you back to that day...
The above photo is exactly 2 years ago today in 2006. This link will bring you there.
Above is a photo from exactly 3 years ago today in 2005. Below you can see Heidi exactly three years ago today in 2005. She didn't take a photo on this day the other years! Too bad! Via this link you'll see what we were up to 3 years ago today. I read that I had been to London - for my previous work - and returned with horrid back pain. I'm so glad those days of back pain are over!!!! When I see photos from back then, I can just see the pain in my eyes and remember it all too well. My back operation and this fake disc they put in my back have truly changed my life for the better! I remain forever thankful and knock on wood all the time!

Heidi says:

and above you can see how I look today! A bit darker and paler, but didn't change that much! phew! I still really love that picture from three years ago though! I look innocent and awake and happy and healthy there and I rememer that's the way I felt that day. I was happy with the sunshine and with my hair (why the hell did I cut it then???)

Oh, some news I didn't tell you yet!! I have inscribed into hairdressers' school! I am starting on 19/09, and will have class every friday night! The funny and nice thing is: my friend katrijn is joining me! Looking forward...

Monday 01 September 2008: So many things going on at Face The Day! Flash Back 1st of the month! Welcome Nancy! Sarah's kid's 1st day of 4th grade!

Heidi and Sarah are very, very HAPPY to welcome Nancy to Face The Day again and to their daily lives at their office where they all work together now as a great team!

Sarah says: Welcome to Flashback First of the Month at Face The Day With Heidi and Sarah! Not only is it flashback first of the month, but it's also flashback week at Face The Day! We'll try our best as we did last year to walk down the memory lanes of the last three years each day this week in honour of our three year birthday! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Above is my Marv and I one year ago today on 01 September 2007. Too bad Heidi wasn't in a photo that day! Via this link, you can see what was going on at Face The Day 1 year ago today!
There above you can see Heidi and me two years ago today on 01 September 2006. Via this link, you can read more about that day two years ago!
And above you can see us three years ago today on 01 September 2005! Click on this link to see more about that day three years ago today!!!!

It's the first day of school for my daughter today! She starts the 4th grade!! Look at her there above this morning. She was very ready to start her day!
Above you can see my daughter last year in 2007 on the first day of the third grade. It's so great to be able to track her growth this way! Above you can see her on her first day of the 2nd grade - 2006! I couldn't find the original photo so I took a photo of a printout I had made. Not great quality - but I least I have every year now!
Above is the first day of school picture I found of her for the 1st grade - so in 2005.

And there above I put this particular photo because as of today, my daughter will receive a small weekly allowance. It means she'll have to learn about and be more responsible about money and it means she'll have fewer excuses in terms of helping around the house from now on. She has no choice! It's a big day for this little-big 9 year old! As you can imagine, she's really excited about getting an allowance each week from now on. She'll have to save some that she can't touch. She can use the rest for saving up for things she wants if she wants....