Weekend Tweets

Another weekend is almost upon us...  does it hold anything interesting or fun for you?  Let people know!

Tod:  tomorrow is my 28th wedding anniversary.  wait a second.. it's Julie's too... we should do something!

Tod:  always get excited around 4th of July time.  we love our 4th of July party!!  and.. as a bonus.. the 5th is awesome.. because everything is cleaned up and all there is to do is ... rest!

Tod:  started training this week for Julie and I to run in the Rock N Roll Half Marathon in October.  Yay!!

Tod:  two pets were missing when I left this morning (Summer the bird and Bengie the turtle)... hmmmmm.....

Revealed!

Here she is!  It's Julie with her new hairdo. Doesn't she look fantastic?  Thanks all for the interest and requests.  She finally let me put up a picture ;)  Enjoy!

Happy Father's Day

Some of my favorite family pictures are the crazy ones.  Jumping shots.  Tongues hanging out.  Everyone acting crazy - except me.  Tod always encouraged Joel and Hannah to be crazy.  I always wanted everyone to sit still and smile.

Everyone in our jumping pictures can get off the ground except me. Tod always is encouraging the kids to get off the ground.  I'm the one that wants them grounded and near me ;)

 

I am so glad that Tod gets to enjoy Ryan now.  I hope he can teach him jumping shots.  To enjoy Michigan football.  Playing cards.  And all about pedometers.  I think they have a lot of walking ahead of them in life.

Sorry!!

Earlier today someone got access to my email account and sent out a goofy email.  They also ended up posting the link in their email to our blog.

My apologies to anyone I know that got this email.  Please simply delete it - do not click the link.

Again, sorry.

Tod

Weekend Tweets

Ready for the weekend?   For you folks out east it's almost upon you!  Lucky!  So.. what's up in your world this weekend?

Tod:  thinking of hanging around the house and attacking the yard this weekend.  did some serious damage last week with an axe.  now i have a chain saw ;)

Tod:  hoping to hang with the Scotts.  It's been too long...

Tod:  cards anyone????

Who is in Control?

I decided to speak up

just the other day

I wanted to matter

have them hear what I say

The world heard my voice

that very same day

Then set out to silence

my talkative way

I decided to question

just the other day

To think for myself

and not just your way

The world heard my questions

that very same day

Then delivered pain and confusion

to keep me at bay

I decided to wonder

just the other day

To hope about outcomes

that aren’t cold and grey

The world sensed my hope

that very same day

Then stirred up calamity

to start its decay

I decided to believe

just the other day

Allow something bigger

to determine my way

The world felt my hunger

that very same day

Then fed me alternatives

to lead me astray

I decided to wise up

just today

And not allow the world

to hinder my way

Way to Go Sis!

Mad props to my sister, Lurinda, who is a very accomplished amateur photographer.  I have been bugging her for over a year to start a blog to show some of the shots she takes.  She simply loves to travel and goes on several photo trips a year.  Right now she's in Maine on a trip with her good friend and fellow photographer Lori.

She has been messaging me photos for the last two days and I finally told her to 'get a blog!'.  And she did it!  Wow.

Please visit her blog WhereAmINow12.blogspot.com to keep track of her and enjoy her photography!  I just added it to the blogs we watch over there on the left side of our blog.

Way to go Sis. 

PS... I'm going to make some recommendations about formatting that will help you ;) 

Makeover Day

Yesterday Julie took the bold step of getting her hair cut and colored!  It was makeover day.  Here she is just after arriving at the salon (Seven in Berkeley) and getting seated.

Meet Lisa, Julie's stylist.  She was very sweet about letting me photograph the events of the day.  I had to because Hannah ORDERED me too ;)  She was unable to attend because of work - but had set the day up.  So I was under strict orders to keep her up to date.  I think we shared about 50 texts during Julie's visit. 

First up was the coloring.

I like this picture.  Doesn't she look cute!

I didn't realize how LONG it takes to get your hair colored and styled.  Julie's appointment started at 2:00 PM and we left the salon at 5:40 PM.  That's long enough to play a baseball game!!   You can imagine there were times when she was simply waiting.  Like below.

Finally the cutting began - which evoked great excitement from Hannah.

First cuts!

Julie's been kind of coy about showing the results.  I think it was a huge change for her and she is still adjusting to the new look.  However, here's a clue ;)

Julie's decided she is going to tease everyone.  Here's HER idea of how to show her cut.

Or.. better yet.. here's her impression of Wilson on Home Improvement! 

Way to go Julie!!

Thursday Tweets!

Okay folks,  it's that time of the week.  Let's hear it!  Tweet away!

Tod: has tomorrow off.  good thing.  it's Julie's Makeover day (tomorrow)!!

Tod: is collecting my recipe contest winnings tonight.  know what i'm getting?  see it here:  what I chose.

Tod: it's almost Summer.  temperatures are supposed to top 80 over the weekend.  so lots of time will be spent this weekend working on the backyard... getting it ship shape.  started this morning by scraping the dead lizard off the bottom of the pool ;)

More Team Henderson 2!

We spent Memorial weekend visiting with Joel, Carissa and Ryan in Oregon.  Here's grandma Julie and little Ryan.  He seems very comfortable ;)

This picture makes me smile.  I think of Ryan having very deep thoughts.  What is he pondering?

We call this the 'Call Me' picture.  Lucked out catching that pose!

He's already reaching for the stars.  This perspective makes him look like he's reaching into space.

A unique pose... he just looks like he's free floating and having fun.

Joel and Carissa are doing a great job with Ryan.  Here's dad doing an early morning feeding.  He's trying to make you think he's dozing off....

but he really does have everything under control.

Grandpa loves to hold his little grandchild.  I marvel at God's amazing ability to knit together such a miracle.  Look at that little hand holding my finger.  I like this photo very much.

A last few minutes of bonding time and unfortunately we had to leave for California.

Thanks so much to Team Henderson 2 for sharing your lives and Ryan's with us!